In mid September we all flew to the Whitsunday Islands - a collection of beautiful tropical islands at the south end of the Great Barrier Reef. After meeting up with our friend, Rick, who flew from the US to sail with us and hang out in Tasmania afterwards, we took a ferry from the small island we landed on, and hopped aboard the Morning Mist - a comfy 11 meter catamaran.
It was a magical week - perhaps our best family vacation ever - with a leisurely day sail from mooring to mooring in beautiful coves and bays, with fun snorkeling a splash away from every anchorage. There was a three mile long white sand beach, short walk to a cave with aboriginal paintings, plentiful sea life including breaching whales, dolphins, and sea turtles, and not too many other boats around competing for moorages. Sunsets were postcard colorful. The kids had fun bobbing around in the water and laying on a mini surfboard with a clear plastic bubble - so they could see the fish and coral. The weather was perfect and the water an amazing turquoise. Our eyes were bigger than our heads in our initial purchase of alcohol and snacks so we had some Boag's left over which we donated to some other sailors about to head out.
When we returned to Tasmania, a brief visit to a nearby National Park treated us with a look at some new little Joey's in their Mom's pouches.
A great week.
BNER
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