Cruising the Great Barrier Reef - Australia

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Our home port for 2.5 years
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Our prefered sailplan
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Whales love QLD
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Two Mermaids on the Rock in Pancake Creek
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An accidental gybe tore through this SS bail
Gladstone Marina
Gladstone Marina, managed like one ought to be
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MacKay Marina
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Townsville Marina
CastleHill Townsville
Challenge yourself and walk to the top
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Magnetic Island
Tropical Flower
A Tropical Flower
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A lovely bay on the S side of Magnetic
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A Wild Koala Doing what they do best
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Largest wild Koala in Australia
Lizard Island Anchorage
One of the few great anchorages in the GBR, Lizard Island
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Another view of the Lizard Island Anchorage
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Cooks trail was a challenge for everyone
Monitor Lizard
On Cooks trail a Monitor Lizard stands guard
Lizard Island Resort
Sunset at the Flash Resort on Lizard Island
Cooks Trail Lizard Island
Cooks view at the Top of Lizard
GBR from the top of Lizard Island
A view from the top of Lizard Island
Horseshoe Bay
Horseshoe Bay
Westsail 42 under Drifter
Our Westsail 42 under drifter alone

My Thoughts

This is one of Australia's premier attractions. And yes, there is beauty here. Beauty above and below the water. Sadly for us we didn't have a lot of time to enjoy the beauty. We were in a hurry. The Australian Border force did not make any accomodations for being stuck here with covid. We had three years no matter what. That is three years we could have the boat here before paying thousands in inport duty. Thus our trip up the coast was more like a delivery. A delivery where we had a tad bit of time to enjoy some part of the journey. Not all the time in the world we would have liked.


My description after sharing with many Aussies out here seems quite accurate. Imagine you are married to Ms. Universe or GQ's Sexiest Man of the Year. Now imagine that the person you are married to is physically and emotionally abusive. That is the Great Barrier Reef! For more detail on our trip N you can follow along in the blog.