By jobiker on Skatehive
Firstly thanks so much to all the positive reactions to my last post. Im still sailing and exploring the Capricorn Coast of Queensland though today is the final day of the trip and I have returned to Mackay (the redneck crap hole I mentioned in the last post). We just docked the boat in the Mackay marina and I have sequestered myself in the Marina bar with a cold Corona and some solid internet. The trip was fantastic. We spent a total of 5 days at sea island hopping and exploring. We fished, sailed, hiked, snorkeled, slept and repeated every day. The islands up here are kind of too good to be true - the water is crystal clear. They have multiple sandy sheltered bays where you can anchor and hide from the strong North easterly winds that blow continually at this time of year. So our standard "MO" would be to have a little sail in the morning to relocate then anchor up in one of the bays and pack up the dingy with the following essentials.... water mask/snorkel/fins speargun phone(for ph