We left the Magnetic Island Marina at 7 am, after a few enjoyable days, and a great spot to give Michelle & Cody a chance to see Magnetic Island from an onshore base.
Alma Bay on the east coast of Magnetic Island
Our destination is Orpheous Island, the most northern of the Palm Islands. There was little breeze, so it was a motor sail all the way, arriving at our anchorage in Little Pioneer Bay at around 2.30 pm.
We had a slight delay along the way when we hooked a sizeable spanish mackeral in Steamer Passage. As I finally got it close to the boat, it gave a final last minute surge, snapped the 40lb line and took off with the lure.
Havannah Island in the Palm Group
It is very still at the anchorage but we are expecting a 20-25 knot southerly change around daybreak.
Tomorrow we plan to go into the Hinchinbrook Channel (only around 11 nm from here) , hopefully before the full force of the change hits. We also need an early start to go though the southern entrance on the high tide.
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