Early start (Again! Going to have to stop this.) for Gladstone. Lots of other boats left at the same time, most of them off to Pancake Creek. Variable wind meant intermittent sailing. Plan was to go down the outside of Curtis Is and enter the port through the north channel with the last couple of hours of a rising tide. Caught a Barred Longtom just as we turned in, which gets mixed eating reviews. We'll try it tomorrow.
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| Sunrise leaving GKI. |
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| Nice of the whales to put on a show. |
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| Dusty captured. |
We have been warned in the past that Gladstone is a dirty port because of the coal loader. This is somewhat true - the boat collected a light dusting overnight - but the marina and town are very tidy. I'd like to spend more time here on another trip. Southerly winds would help, and it would be a good launch point for The Narrows going north.
Parking was not as much fun as usual with strong winds. I struggled to hold her steady but, after a few runs, things improved. Some young guys in the jetty caught our lines, which was helpful. I would probably have got it right in the end but they made life a lot easier.
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| HMAS Gladstone II |
Hired a car for a whistle-stop tour of the town and area. Drive down to Tannum Sands for a swim, went up the main lookout for a view right across the area, and got a few groceries. After showers, we ate at Rump and Rubs - expensive but very good - and filled the diesel cans.
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| Gladstone from the lookout. Big industrial port. |
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| East Shores. |
Location
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| Gladstone |
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