Gypsy Lover: Airlie Beach - Whitsundays

From Stone Haven we sailed to Woodwark Bay, on the mainland just north of Airlie Beach. Spent a comfortable night, and sailed back to Airlie on Thursday 30/8/12.
We spent 7 days in Airlie , doctors appointment ( all good), ect. We restocked our provisions, and on Thursday
we had a good sail back to Cid Harbour, in the company of Seabird, where we stayed for the night.
Friday we attempted to sail to Turtle Bay with no luck, the tide and the wind were against us. We also had a mishap, John started the motor, while trailing a fishing line, and it spun around the prop, lucky John noticed and quickly turned the motor off. This meant we could not use the motor until he could get in the water and untangle it. We had to anchor under sail, (this was a first, job well done) at the first safe anchorage we could sail to.
We stopped at Homestead Bay on Cid Island. John had to use his scuba equipment to fix the problem.
We went back to Cid Harbour for the night.
Saturday morning we motored around to the east side of Whitsunday Island through Hook Passage to Tonge Bay. Took us about hrs. On this journey I made a date,apple & walnut pudding in the pressure cooker (no oven on this boat) no pudding tin so it went into the only cake tin I have, and it did turn out, and very tasty. We had Martin & Sheryl over for a dinner of roast lamb (in the cobb) and pudding with custard.
Sunday morning John & I went ashore with the tide,( this beach is only accessible at high or near high tide) and took the track (great track with board walk and steps) that leads to a silica sand beach on the other side, where the amazing spectacle of Hill Inlet and Whitehaven beach unfolds. I got some great photos, the light was just right. Early afternoon we motored to Whitehaven Beach. Very busy here, with all the charter boats on day trips, seaplanes, and helicopter's landing on the beach. We went ashore and Martin, Sheryl & I went on a walk, 3.6km one way, the track extends between Chance Bay , a secluded bay on the southern side of Whitesunday Island, and the iconic Whitehaven Beach. It branches off the Solway Circuit (we also did this 1.2km) Sensational views over Solway Passage. That was a big day.
Monday I made bread in the pressure cooker as supplies were getting low, and we all had a picnic on the beach and a bottle of wine. Later we went for a stroll on the beach. We had dinner on Seabird.
Tuesday John & I sailed back to Airlie Beach as John had an appointment on Wednesday.
The trip back was interesting, we started of with the full main, and the pole (goosewinging) sitting on five knots. when we changed direction to go through Hook Passage, headsail put away, and motor on. Once we got through the passage the wind was favourable, and the headsail back out, no pole, we were scooting a long at 8 knots, John at the helm, trying to catch the boat in front, at this time the wind was hitting 28knotts and the boat was well over powered, consequently rounded up & back winded the sails and then got pulled over. ( John wants you to know the same thing happened to the boat in front). We arrived back in Airlie Beach in one piece.
That is me signing of until the next chapter.