Year One
Date: 17/10/2008 16:00
Weather: Clearing. Windy
Location: Mooan Point Fraser Island 25'14 00S, 152'59 39E
Author: Peter

We have been taking short little hops along Fraser's western shore over the last few days with very little to report. The sand island is beautiful but it is difficult for us to get inland as the bush is so dense. There are 4WD tracks heading inland every now and then from off the bay but these are also of little use to us without a vehicle as any sites are well inland and it would not be safe to leave the boat for extended periods. The weather also has not been kind this week being mainly overcast with occasional showers. This does not mean we have not had a good time however as we have done plenty of whale watching (stay tuned for the photo's I took from up the mast) and some walking ashore.

How amazing are these!!!!








So this one isn't a spectacular photo but it is the proof that I(Kylie) went up the mast to view the whales too!


John and I swam in the stunningly clear water, which is a perfect 24 degrees. The other day we drifted along in little breeze and you could still easily see the bottom 14m down. At the arch cliffs (named for their shape resemblance to the Sydney Harbour Bridge)I found the remains of a young whale. Even a young whales skull is as long as my old Mazda 323. Back on the mainland Kylie and I had a very educational explore ashore at Pialba where we got to learn about, and check out a huge flying fox (bat) colony. Off the beach at Pialba looks like a great place to come and sailboard or kite surf.

John was meant to stay with us through to Brisbane however his wife Jenny has found a house they are both interested in so our plans changed a little and we spent last night in a marina at Urangan so that John could catch a flight this morning. I feel a little sorry for John as the weather during his stay was not great and we could not even provide him with a perfect sunset. Although his week was not as activity pact as we would normally have it we think John still had a great time and the whale experiences probably made up for the bad weather.

Urangan Pier

For those of you who don't know, yesterday was my birthday and to those of you who sent messages, thank you. Tegan I'm not sure where you sent the email but we did not receive it. Well not much to share about the day as we were up early to get into the marina before a front came through. We then caught a bus that wound its way into town before doing a little shopping. John picked up a book bargain and we had to walk fast past McDonalds to resist the temptation of yummy hot chip smell. After checking out the movie theater as it was now black, windy and raining (my show was not on till late and there was no way of getting back home) we hopped back onto a bus and followed the forshore back to the marina for coffee and smoothie's. John and I then went exploring the marina fingers checking out ideas for bow sprit's while Kylie baked a cake. We finished the day off well with a perfect meal at the local cafe (my steak was local, perfect and three times the size of what I would normally eat. I tried, I failed) The rain still poured down so after some tv and cake we all went to bed. Kylie did really well given the weather and change of plans. Thank you Kylie and John for a entertaining day.

Back on our own we are now preparing to make our way through the Great Sandy Straits before we head back out to sea and then down onto Morton Bay.

Our friends Pete and Jess have arrived back home in Eden and Ron and Suzie are now somewhere near Sydney. See ya all again next time.

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