Gold Coast to Moreton Bay

Gold Coast (still)
Tues13 July, still here in fab Runaway Bay, washing done, boat watered, dieselled and ready.
Check out the washing, now do we look like a real cruising boat?
After a tour of the GC with Stephen & Bev Murray (pictured with Anne) seeing the view from on high and the over the top palaces of some of the canal estates it makes one wonder. (What that is, who knows??) thanks to Stephen & Bev for their hospitality and company.

The Broadwater from on high where you may be able to discern the entrance bar. This view is to the NE. If you cannot find the bar do not enter and if you enter follow the channel marks or its grounding time.
It may be our grounding time as we proceed up the GC seaway to Moreton Bay but lets hope not.


'Kiwa' with Phil & Cathy from Adelaide were penned close to us as fellow Runaways and we hope to see them further up the coast.
With a deep draft they are not keen to chance another grounding up the Seaway and will be heading to sea and onto Mooloolaba. Everyone goes aground up here so we hope that when our time comes it is soft and short lived. We are heading up the channel on a rising tide, if I can find the tide table book.


Jenny (Anne's niece) came for a quick visit and a glass of plonk, sorry I mean a Chateau Four Dollar cleanskin, which was very drinkable. Yes life is hard up here with The Bud Naked being saved for more out of the way anchorages. ( Bud Naked wine one would be aware is in a pouch and hence has no empty bottle wasting boat space, not a bad drop Chris & Nikki)





Wed 14th July.
We headed up the seaway towards Moreton Bay overnight at Horshoe Bay, Peel Island. Alas it was not to be, for although we avoided the dreaded grounding by the time we entered the bay the wild SW wind convinced us to retreat. We anchored at the lovely Canaipa Point waking to a beautiful day.