Chris

  • 2017 Hill Inlet

    2017 Hill Inlet

    Hill Inlet is a tidal estuary that runs into the middle of Whitsunday Island. It…

  • We leave Bess at Gloucester Passage

    We leave Bess at Gloucester Passage

    Sitting on the side deck when under way was one of Bess’ favourite spots, here…

  • Thomas Island

    Thomas Island

    Within sight of the crowds that visit the main body of the Whitsunday Islands lay…

  • Percy Island

    Percy Island

    We missed Percy Island on our first trip in 2016, so this year we made…

  • Curtis Coast

    Curtis Coast

    After a stopover at Mooloolaba, we continued north to Double Island Point for the night,…

  • 2017 Whales

    2017 Whales

    By the time we left Wooli to head north into Queensland, it was well into…

  • Byron Coast Whale Encounter

    Byron Coast Whale Encounter

    The view back to Evans Head as we headed out After seeking shelter overnight at…

  • Shelter at Evans Head

    Shelter at Evans Head

    We had the motors running and heading out of Iluka at 0930, and at 1000…

  • Wooli 2017
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    Wooli 2017

    We returned to Wooli after our trip to Lizard Island in 2016. Our insurance requires…

  • Reef Time

    Along the coast of far north Queensland, the barrier reef comes much closer to the…

  • Dunk Island

    After our anchorage in an un-named creek along the Hinchinbrook Channel, we took the tide…

  • Hinchinbrook Channel

    After the time in Zoe Bay, we came around to Dungeness to buy some mosquito…

  • Zoe Bay

    We anchored in Zoe Bay and surveyed the north creek at low tide, before entering…

  • Orpheus Island

    Hinchinbrook Island looms large to the north, but we stopped here for a couple of…

  • Magnetic Island

    We travelled overnight from the Whitsundays through to Magnetic Island off Townsville,