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| Daily walk. Kim's looking perkier. |
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| Found a geocache - woohoo. |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 97: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Pharmacy run. Jumped on the bus to Nelly Bay and the island's only pharmacy to top Kim's drug stash off.
Day 96: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Still doing battle with the engine electrics - mainly to with charging and maintaining the batteries.
First job was to replace all the globes on the engine control panels. These appear to be critical for both state indication, and for setting some voltage levels. Whatever, they could do with swapping and a cleanup.
A bolt sheared on the starboard alternator a few days ago and I got a replacement. Put it on today. All seems to be working well, though whether the starboard engine charges the battery is still hit and miss. This will be the subject of a big investigation when I get home.
First job was to replace all the globes on the engine control panels. These appear to be critical for both state indication, and for setting some voltage levels. Whatever, they could do with swapping and a cleanup.
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| There's 10 globes in that lot somewhere. |
A bolt sheared on the starboard alternator a few days ago and I got a replacement. Put it on today. All seems to be working well, though whether the starboard engine charges the battery is still hit and miss. This will be the subject of a big investigation when I get home.
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| New bolt - hoping it stays put this time. |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 95: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Walk to Balding Bay.
This is a short walk from Horseshoe Bay - about 1km. Easy access from the western end of the beach, it is a moderate climb up a well-maintained path. Balding Bay, itself, is a lovely little beach with a mixture of walkers and nudists.
This is a short walk from Horseshoe Bay - about 1km. Easy access from the western end of the beach, it is a moderate climb up a well-maintained path. Balding Bay, itself, is a lovely little beach with a mixture of walkers and nudists.
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| Well-marked path. |
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| Well-maintained, too. |
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| A lot of the island is covered in great big granite boulders. |
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| Balding Bay. |
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| The obligatory nudist. |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 94: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Weekly food shop and another parcel at the post office.
A familiar run now, we got the bus to the post office to pick up the new toilet seat, had lunch at a local cafe and then walked back to the IGA for food shopping.
The toilet seat is a hit because it, get this, closes slowly. No, me neither, but Kim seems to like it.
Finished with the filling. The boat came with a few unsightly holes and I have added a few more since we've had her. Polyester resin putty is the fix. It's a 2-part mix and white as snow. It tends to shrink a little as it sets so you often need a couple of goes at the holes. They are looking pretty good now.
A familiar run now, we got the bus to the post office to pick up the new toilet seat, had lunch at a local cafe and then walked back to the IGA for food shopping.
The toilet seat is a hit because it, get this, closes slowly. No, me neither, but Kim seems to like it.
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| Open |
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| Somewhat open |
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| Somewhat open |
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| Somewhat open |
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| Somewhat open |
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| Somewhat open |
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| Closed |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 93: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Swim at Geoffrey Bay, lunch at Gilligans Island cafe at Arcadia. Martin and Monica from WOW came over to see the cats.
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| Geoffrey Bay. |
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| Nelly Bay marina. |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 92: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Went snorkeling at Alma Bay - nice place for a swim but low-vis - and then the Arcadia Hotel for lunch. Used the pub pool, too.
Met up with some WWSA + DH (dear husband or dick head depending on the time of day) for steak night at the Marlin Bar.
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| Arcadia Hotel pool. |
Met up with some WWSA + DH (dear husband or dick head depending on the time of day) for steak night at the Marlin Bar.
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| Lunch. |
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
Day 91: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Lazy day - sitting around and swimming.
Location
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| Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island |
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