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I forgot to title my last update – it should have read “Goodbye Cairns”.   The next day we traveled to Magnetic Island Marina. I will sing the praises of the wonderful day. This is “happiness stuff” for power boats heading against the normal f…

I forgot to title my last update – it should have read “Goodbye Cairns”.   The next day we traveled to Magnetic Island Marina. I will sing the praises of the wonderful day. This is “happiness stuff” for power boats heading against the normal f…

July 23, 2012 – we finally left Cairns and headed south. The cruising is a bit splashy, but we expected as much. Once the boats are all salty the oceans level out. We pull into the anchorage at Dunk Island and have a peaceful night with minimal swell…

July 23, 2012 – we finally left Cairns and headed south. The cruising is a bit splashy, but we expected as much. Once the boats are all salty the oceans level out. We pull into the anchorage at Dunk Island and have a peaceful night with minimal swell…

Almost! We almost saw a cassowary. Cassowary – prehistoric – big, black, flightless bird, aprox. 5 feet tall, with blue head, red wattle, grey comb (like and axe stuck in it’s head), can be ferocious (?? Big Bird??), leaves BIG piles of “sign” on t…

Almost! We almost saw a cassowary. Cassowary – prehistoric – big, black, flightless bird, aprox. 5 feet tall, with blue head, red wattle, grey comb (like and axe stuck in it’s head), can be ferocious (?? Big Bird??), leaves BIG piles of “sign” on t…

This coast of Queensland, Aust. has some pretty tough weather and there aren’t many places to hide the rough stuff out. So we putz on the boat for a few days and enjoy more of Cairns. The weather calms down and we head out to Michaelmas Reef for a …

This coast of Queensland, Aust. has some pretty tough weather and there aren’t many places to hide the rough stuff out. So we putz on the boat for a few days and enjoy more of Cairns. The weather calms down and we head out to Michaelmas Reef for a …

Finally, we got a break in the weather and Oso Blanco and us scooted 40 miles north of Cairns to the Agincourt Reef. We anchored behind Crispin Reef. Our whaler is too heavy to unload in the still persistent swell, so Glen and I lowered our rubber di…

Finally, we got a break in the weather and Oso Blanco and us scooted 40 miles north of Cairns to the Agincourt Reef. We anchored behind Crispin Reef. Our whaler is too heavy to unload in the still persistent swell, so Glen and I lowered our rubber di…