22 AUGUST 2005 FITZROY ISLAND

Sunny skies and clear blue water, that's what great cruising is all about. Orpheus seems weeks away as our subsequent anchorages at Gayndah Creek at Hinchinbrook and inside Mourilyan Harbour were calm and peaceful. The last 2 days have been 40nm days over sparkling seas, we even saw a humpback whale and her calf heading south. Our fishing has been woeful, I'll have to take lessons or give up being the ever-reliable provider of ship's tucker. Our northerly passage-making will ease tomorrow when we tie up at Cairns. This will give us the opportunity to catch up with friends and to arrange the next hospital visit for Lyndall. It's a fun place and we'relooking forward to it.