My Final Blog Post

Pelican Bay / Wide Bay Bar

At Pelican Bay there were lots of cars getting bogged.  We saw dolphins jumping out of the water fishing.

Coming out of Wide Bay Bar we caught a Mackerel Tuna then we saw an Albacore Tuna jump out of the water.  Just as we went past where the Albacore Tuna jumped, we got a fish on our line.  It was a big one, we wound it in and it was an Albacore Tuna.  We thought it was the one that jumped out of the water.

Mooloolaba

We arrived at Mooloolaba.  We went for a drink at the Yacht Club and played on the free game machine.  We had dinner there so it saved Mum cooking dinner. 

The next day we went for a walk to the city and went to a really nice gelato shop and went for a swim.  There were lots of good waves to body surf and the water was really warm.  We all went for a swim but Mum did not go for a swim because she thought it was really cold.  When we got back to the boat we had sausages and steak and mash and veggies. 

After dinner Alice and I went Mullet fishing on the marina with a net and torch.  I scooped up two at the same time and when I was running, to show Mum and Dad, one of them slipped through a hole and I slipped on the scales and I nearly squashed the Mullet.

The next day we went to Coles and we did another load of washing and went for showers.  Dad and I said we will meet Mum and Alice at the Yacht Club bar after we had our showers.  Mum said that she had prepared dinner on the boat and did not want to go to the bar.  After Dad and I had our showers we went to the bar and had a drink.  Mum and Alice saw us and came into the bar and had a drink.  Mum gave in and decided that we should have dinner at the Yacht Club, because we were already there!

Tangalooma / Peel Island

In the morning the next day, we headed to Tangalooma, it took us 5 hours to get there.  We got there and we saw 4 ship wrecks in a row.  We put the anchor down and went for a snorkel.  There were lots of fish.  We went back to the boat and went to Peel Island.  When we got there we went for a walk and tried to get yabbies and got some.  We went back to the boat and used them for bait.  Dad got a little fish then we got more and they got smaller and smaller.

Cabbage Tree Point

The next day we went to Cabbage Tree Point.  When we got there and anchored, there were 6 Grand Banks (big power boat) charging past us.  Dad and I went to get some yabbies but when we got to the shore Dad hopped out.  The mud was thick and black and up to his waist, I hopped out and it was sinking too.  Dad and I could feel the yabbies on our feet and I pulled up a yabby nipper.  We got some yabbies.  We then went back to the rubber ducky, Dad and I were not going to lift it, because it slid quite easily across the mud.  When we got back to the boat, we had to go for a swim to get all the mud off us.  When we were clean we went fishing.  The first cast I got a Bream then Dad got a Bream and then I got a Mulloway on Dad’s road, as he was on the phone.  When the sun was going down I caught a mud crab on a hook but it was too small.

Runaway Bay

The next day we were off to Runaway Bay Marina.  It was rollie going there because all the power boats going past created a lot of wake.  We finally got to the Marina where we tied up.  Our Grandma came and she bought us a crab she had caught that morning.  We went to our holiday house at Paradise Point and that is the end of my holiday.

Thanks for following us on our holiday and we will see you soon.

Finn

Tin Can Bay

125 Nautical Miles to Southport

From Yellow Patch to:

·      Pancake Creek to find some shells

·      1770 to buy 2 slushies

·      Bundaberg

We hired a car that was $40:00 it stunk like rubbish and the paint was coming off.

In the car we went to the Rum Factory. When we got there it smelt like rum! There was steam coming out of chimneys, it looked like clouds.

We went inside and got our passes. During the tour we saw some pictures. The rum factory exploded many years ago and rum went into the river and killed fish. There was a picture of a barramundi fish nearly 2 metres long, dead on the river bank.

·      Fraser Island

Alice had her 11^th birthday

·      Tin Can Bay

At Tin Can Bay I fed a dolphin it was a bit scary because it could have eaten my hand! Didn’t eat my hand.

Photos:

• 1770 dry boats
• Alice's Birthday no candles but matches
• Rum Factory
• Pancake Creek resident crab
• Tin Can Bay Dolphins
• Jumping in for a swim in the middle of Harvey Bay

Yellow Patch

Yellow Patch

On my trip Yellow Patch has been one of my favourite anchorages because it has a massive sand dune.

Yellow Patch is near Cape Capricorn on Curtis Island. Cape Capricorn is named due to its location on the Tropic of Capricorn.

Going into Yellow Patch we hit the bottom. The current took us out off course. We tried to put the sail out to lean the boat over to get the keel off the ground but it didn’t work. We put the anchor out instead and waited for the tide to come in so the water would get deeper. The plan worked and dad said if we hit again we won’t be able to go to Yellow Patch. We got back on our track and lucky we didn’t hit the bottom again.

Once in we tried to get a deep spot so when the tide went out we wouldn’t hit the bottom again. We had a quick climb up the sand dune while dad was making dinner.

The next day we went for another climb on the sand dune and coming back I was towed behind the rubber duckie. It was so fun. I fell off a couple of times. There was lots of current and I GOT EATEN ALIVE BY MOZZIES!!!!!!

6pm that night we left Yellow Patch to another Bay. It was really rollie and I couldn’t get to sleep. I was up till 9.30.

Dad explained that the Tropic of Capricorn is where the sun comes down to in summer. See the line through Australia on the orange. That’s where we are. In winter the sun is above the tropic of Cancer the other side of the equator.

we are in Yeppoon

we left Airlie Beach (last week) and headed south to start our trip home.

Goldsmith island-tripple hook up with bait fish 

Keswick Island-plane landing

West Percey Island-climbing a coconut nut palm to get some coconuts to eat

 West Percey Island-Climbing a really steep sand dune with Alice

At the top

Island Head Creek-Fishing off the beach. we caught whiting, gar fish and dart fish. we used a pump to suck up yabbies for bait.

Port Clinton-we were meant to leave Port Clinton early to go to Yepoon but there was too much fog so we had to wait until it lifted so we could see.

After the fog lifted the boat was covered in small flies

And now we are in Yeppoon. we are staying for three nights last night tonight. 

Boo Hoo Hoo We Are Heading South

I want to stay up north but dad won't let me.
We are heading south now back to Hobart. Plan to arrive in September.
Will I have to wear a jumper when I get home?
Tonight we are at Goldsmith Island.

Whitehaven Beach

We pulled up the anchor and headed to Whitehaven beach. The sand was really white and the water was pretty cold. We saw 4 goannas that were 99cm long. Archer and I built a sand castle and we put a ball down and it went into a tunnel and came out into a drop hole.

AT THE REEF

 Hi Everyone
 I have been busy blog updating today.  We have been everywhere and there is so much to mention.  The past few days have been really good.
 The weather was great so we headed out to the outer reef once again with the Ibbots.  Here are some points on what we have done during the past few days.
 ·     We had our first whale swim under our boat
·     First mackerel tuna caught
·     Water skiing at the outer reef
·     Ibbots came over for dinner, we watched a move called “Diary of a Whimpy Kid”
·     We feed meat to the GT’s and Hump Head Wrass
 We are back at Cid Harbour and plan to go to Whitehaven Beach tomorrow.  We feel like we are at home as there are a lot of lights outside.  There are over 30 boats at our anchorage!!
 We have had blue skies and no rain for 7 days.

Rowing the rubber duckie around the Stepping Stones (Bait Reef) with Archie and Denny Ibbot

A whale tale

Stacks on....

Giant Trevally (GT)

Hump Head Wrasse

Water skiing at Hook Reef

Kayaking with no paddle

5kg Mackeral Tuna