On Wednesday we set sail for Mooloolaba. We left at 10-45am, a bit later than anticipated, and consequently motored a bit more than we would have otherwise to make sure we got here in daylight. The trip took 6 hours with some good sailing conditions along the way. We saw some dolphins, one pod of 6 came close to the boat, they are very beautiful. There is quite a boating culture amongst the 'boaties'and by staying in one spot for a time you become part of it. Consequently we had a few boats looking out for us on our maiden trip and one guy asked us to call him when we were anchored just to make sure we had arrived safe and sound. The photo below is taken coming into the Mooloolaba at around 5-30 in the evening. There was a lot of activity on the water with lots of kayaks, racing row boats etc. The homes on the canals are magnificent, with their own private jetties and huge boats/catamarans moored out front. From conversations we have heard Lisa Currie/Kenny is the owner of one of them. It is a beautiful anchorage, very calm with great views from the boat. We will stay here until the weather conditions are right for us to move further up the coast, our destination being sheltered behind Fraser Island. It looks like that will be several days, but with everything virtually at our doorstep (linked by a short trip on our dinghy to a sandy beach) we aren't complaining.
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It looks so nice and relaxing! What a lfe to just come sailing in of an evening and put your feet up, have a couple of wines as the sun sets.....Beautiful
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