The good news is that Cooinda is now ready to sail again with mainsail problems now behind them. We all spent a day sightseeing and we decided to drive to Woodgate, a small coastal town down the coast ( about 70 km from Bundaberg). Located on Hervey Bay, just opposite the Northern part of Frasers Island, it is a relatively undeveloped town with basic facilities and almost everyone has a beach frontage.
We went for a short walk in the National Park, about 10 mins was enough, drove up and down the beach front and had lunch in the local pub, which David reckons has the best calamari so far on the coast (or at least as good as at the fish markets at Mooloolaba).
We were impressed with the boat ramp across from the pub which allows launching you boat directly into the ocean at hign tide, but a bit disappointing at low tide when we saw it. See below.
Back at the marina we started planning for an early morning departure tomorrow to Pancake Creek, reluctantly handed back our 1994 Magna to the car hire company. Kathy went for a walk and discovered the local fisherman had no trouble getting a feed , unlike us. She captured their technique in the photo below.
We met up with Rod & Lee to discuss plans for tomorrow at the marina happy hour, and it looks like we will be off at first light utilising a brisk SE breeze.
Another Bundy Sunset
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