Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Toketie back in Airlie Beach

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We had our Canberra friends, John & Masumi, on board for a week of cruising around the Whitsunday Islands!  Fortunately the weather gods...
Monday, July 18, 2011

sunken boat in Airlie Beach!

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Woke up the other morning and looked out the cockpit to see two sticks showing above the waterline!  Does not seem to have been anyone on bo...
Thursday, July 14, 2011

hiking Whitsunday Peak!

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...an hour and a half up....good cardio workout....lunch at the top with a view...and an hour down to stretch the leg muscles....who says we...

oysters!

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...had a good feed of fresh oysters off the rocks in Nara Inlet....marinated in lemon juice with a dash of tabasco....yummmmm
Saturday, July 09, 2011

Whitehaven Beach viewed from Tongue Bay lookout!

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White a good view of Whitehaven Beach in the background....taken a short hike from Tongue Bay!

Chance Bay!

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e We got into the water for the first time in Aus! Whitehaven Beach is one of the famous stops in the Whitsundays....not as crowded as expe...
Friday, July 01, 2011

Cockatoo perch and Canada Day eh!

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Well, the cockatoos were beginning to perch in our rigging....not that we mind them but they don't seem to be housetrained and although ...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

chatter boats!

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Toketie has been 'relaxing', code for pinned down by strong winds and heavy rains!!  The sun is out today, the 8th day here and that...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Nara Inlet, Hook Island

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It was nice to get out of Airlie Beach! Though we were enjoying the town, we decided to explore some of the famous Whitsunday Islands area....
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Airlie Beach!

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We were on our way North but a headwind came up and that was all it took to divert us into Airlie Beach.  It is a very touristy place, jumpi...

Whitsunday Passage!

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The new engine performed quite well up the passage....of course there was a bit of tide running!!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Whitsundays!

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Finally....6 years and the whole Pacific Ocean and we are in the bl*^&%dy Whitsundays....well...at least we are out of Mackay!  New engi...
Saturday, June 11, 2011

The Persimmon Tree

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The problem with reading Bryce Courtenay is that it makes you want to give up even attempting to write anything meaningful.....I started wit...
Tuesday, June 07, 2011

And they're off....almost...

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We did cash our shower keys in and head out the breakwater....only to turn back an hour or so later with an overheating shaft support bearin...
Friday, June 03, 2011

New Engine - Day 10 and Done!

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Morning dragged by with still no shaft....it had been sited in Mackay just down the road but the delivery company would not guarantee when i...
Thursday, June 02, 2011

New Engine - Day 9

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Getting down to the short strokes here....well except for the new shaft which seemed to have gone missing while being shipped from Brisbane!...
Wednesday, June 01, 2011

New Engine - Day 8

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Well, I'm sure all you faithfull blog followers (who put up with the technical detail and secretly want more adventure and lots of pictu...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

New Engine - Day 7

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Big day today again!  Welder on board...made up new engine beds...then grinding away the paint so he could weld them to the hull....very str...
Monday, May 30, 2011

New Engine - Day 6

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Oh happy day!  Feels like Christmas around here....new engine arrived about 10AM....old worn cutless bearing has been removed (where the sha...
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Sunday, May 29, 2011

New Engine - Day 5

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Sunday here!  Lots of locals launching their fishing boats for the day and live music in the pub at night.  Sanding the big hatch took most ...