Looks like we have no choice but to enjoy marina life for a while. The next 4 days was going to blow 20-30kn with 2m swell and waves. It’s always a great time to do any boat projects, blog & video updates and to catch up with new & old friends.

It took us a couple of days to get into our jobs, the wind was so frustrating. I couldn’t work out if I was cold or hot. Poor Time Flies was at times healing over in her berth. So I decided we needed to have a day off the boat and hired a car. We provisioned at the local shopping centre, then did a run to Rockhampton to Dan Murphy’s. I really enjoyed the driving.

As another boat had a hire car to, we decided on a group dinner out in Yeppoon. It was suggested to head out to Capricorn Resort which had a Japanese Restaurant – Tsuruya. We couldn’t believe how dark & empty it was heading out. I wasn’t sure if we were heading in the right direction, but Dean reassured me we were. It turns out the resort is closed and the only thing there, is the restaurant & golf course. A very sad sight. After a wrong turn we made it to the restaurant & were welcomed by a couple of kangaroos, we had a lovely meal which we can highly recommend.

We joined King Billy 1 for a walk up to the lookout. We were glad we stayed in the marina as the sea state was not pretty. We also heard that a boat had come into trouble at Middle Percy.

 

The weather was finally starting to calm down and looked very stable over the next week with 10-15kn NE for a visit to Middle Percy Island, one of my must do islands.