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| Sea Change in the background. |
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| Bit posh. |
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| Very good food. |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 114: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Lazy day...
Though we did go to the Barefoot restaurant for dinner.
Day 113: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
A short walk from the Forts bus stop, we spent some time on Arthur Bay while Carolyn and Walter did the Forts.
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| Towards Cape Cleveland. |
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| It's a fairly small bay. |
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| Driftwood tree. |
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| Getting arty now. |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 112: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
First full day with Carolyn and Walter, and they wanted a tour of the island. With a day-pass bus ticket each, we dropped into the main settlements on the island; Picnic Bay, Nelly Bay, Arcadia, and back to Horseshoe Bay.
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| Pier at Picnic Bay. |
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| Alma Bay. |
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| A grumpy rock at Alma Bay. |
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| Kim models her new rashie at Horseshoe Bay. |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 111: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Lazy day.
Pearl's evening constitutional.
Pearl's evening constitutional.
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| Somebody wants something. |
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| You can see interesting stuff from up here. |
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| After a while it all gets very tedious. |
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| Time to chillax with daddy. |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 109: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Lazy day.
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| The girls having one of their 18 hour snoozes. |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 108: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
I've started making these as a past time on the boat. This is a Kim prototype in colours similar to Cat Play. It would be nice to be able to sell them and break even. Have to see if there is a market.
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Dinghy Chaps - Example
Out on a walk, I came across this dinghy anchored on the beach. Same make as our, next size down by the look of it, and with very similar fittings and mount points. When I make chaps for ours during the off-season, I could do a lot worse than follow this.
Day 107: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Took the bus to Arcadia to visit the Rock Wallabies. Lovely little guys who come down for food at dusk. Dead cute, and some will eat from your hand. Some have joeys as well.
Everybody smiles.
Everybody smiles.
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| Geoffrey Bay at low tide. |
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| This one likes bananas... |
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| ...but pellets, not so much. |
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| A lady wallaby - with a joey. |
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| Some interesting rocks on the headland. |
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| Formation wallabies. |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 106: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
The Arcadia Hotel has a laundromat so we took the bedding over for a spruce-up. Mostly working, the washers and driers were up to the task.
Had lunch at the hotel while we were there.
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| Mysterious Machines. |
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| Spagbol at the Arcadia Hotel. |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 105: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Fishing. Seemed like a good idea; motor north out of the bay with the fish finder doing its thing. On finding a shoal, drop in a line and load up the freezer.
Fish caught = 0
Fish caught = 0
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| Line out - no bites. |
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| Rainbow Lorikeet - like to hang out with the tourists. |
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| Curlew - also like tourists. |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 104: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Technical day.
The alternator belt tension adjustment arm sheared and needed the TLC of a professional welder. An auto service shop in Nelly Bay (NJB Automotive) did a fine job and the arm is back on the engine doing its thing. The whole alternator mounting setup on the starboard engine has been problematic since we got the boat. I'll be looking for replacement parts when we get home.
A cabin hatch was left open with the blind left closed, i.e. a cat magnet. Stripped down and repaired the result. Pearl The Destroyer strikes again.
Great WWSA (+DHs) meet up. Nibbles and drinkies in the rotunda.
The alternator belt tension adjustment arm sheared and needed the TLC of a professional welder. An auto service shop in Nelly Bay (NJB Automotive) did a fine job and the arm is back on the engine doing its thing. The whole alternator mounting setup on the starboard engine has been problematic since we got the boat. I'll be looking for replacement parts when we get home.
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| Newly welded adjuster arm. |
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| Arm on the running engine - seems OK. |
A cabin hatch was left open with the blind left closed, i.e. a cat magnet. Stripped down and repaired the result. Pearl The Destroyer strikes again.
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| Bits of blind. |
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| Blind back in waiting to be catted again. |
Great WWSA (+DHs) meet up. Nibbles and drinkies in the rotunda.
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 103: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Went on the bus over to Picnic Bay to check out the museum. Not very interesting but, then, Magnetic Island is small.
Checked out the jetty while we were about it.
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| Little humpy. |
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| Curlews. |
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| Original school. Built like a proper Queenslander. |
Checked out the jetty while we were about it.
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| Out on the jetty. |
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| The beach at Picnic Bay. |
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| A great pub for lunch. |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
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