Rosslyn Bay to Lady Musgrave

Jeremy's sister Penny joined us for a few days sailing. We picked her up at Rosslyn Bay.

 

Rosslyn Bay

The most photographed turtle in Australia,
hanging around Keppel Bay Marina

Visiting Great Keppel Island

Can't understand why this resort didn't make it

Great Keppel Island,
another in the long list of defunct island resorts

We stopped at Hummocky Island for lunch and walk
before our night sail to Lady Musgrave. 

The view from half way up the hill on Hummocky Island.
The goat track dwindled to a rabbit track so that was as far as we got.

Penny on the bow in the morning light
on our way to Lady Musgrave

Boat made bread for morning tea

Anchored amongst the other visiting boats

Lady Musgrave Island from our anchorage

We walked around the island at Lady Musgrave which is home to hundreds (thousands?) of birds.

Brampton Island

We left Airlie into southerlies, so we did some short hops to get some miles covered, stopping at Lindeman, Goldsmith and Brampton Islands. 

Brampton Island

Brampton Island has a deserted resort. There's a caretaker (we didn't see him/her) the rooms are locked and curtains drawn, but you're free to wander around. It had that look about it that everyone just got up and left one day. 

ex-resort

Check out the fire hydrant Pauline

The first hole

We had the place to ourselves

This little train took guests to the island wharf
for reef day trips

The view from the restaurant

The gym. 

Pelican Island, joined by a sand spit to Brampton Island

Back on the boat we had lunch..

...and a turtle came to visit

 A perfect place to spend 
our 30th wedding anniversary.

Magnetic Island to Hinchinbrook

Pauline came to spend a couple of days with us on Magnetic before we headed north, so we hired 

an inconspicuous car

On the Forts walk, so close to the mother Koala

and her sleeping baby

With Jeremy in his new favourite t-shirt,
thanks Shaun

Hinchinbrook was to be our northern most port. We stopped at Orpheus Island on the way.

Moored at Orpheus

The last pictograph warns of crocodiles.
We trod very carefully.

At the old shepherds hut

One of the entrance leads into the Hinchinbrook Passage

Lining up the port channel markers to keep us in the deep water

The changing colours as we made our way through the Hinchinbrook Passage...

We did an overnight sail from Hinchinbrook to Nara Inlet on Hook Island, had some good sailing and good fishing too.

Filleting a Spanish Mackerel

Jeremy caught a Bluefin Tuna,
made a very good sushi

Sailing with the main, genoa and jib

Hard to capture it but the sea was such a deep blue
 it was almost violet

Looking very relaxed
despite an imminent flight to Sydney
and a brief return to work