After a sound nights sleep we awoke to the weather we have been waiting for. After breakfast we went ashore to have a look around.
We had morning tea on the beach, with Rod & Lee and our newfound friends from Black & Tan, and then set out for a walk along a well cleared track to the resort, about 2 km away. The scenery along the way was stunning and just what you expect in the Whitsundays. Temperature mid 20's, blue sky and water.
Morning tea at Plantation Bay
Mica in Plantation Bay
When we finally arrived at the resort we had a quick look around, and was a bit surprised how spread out and hilly it is. Access to the resort from the track was past the airstrip, I would catch the boat. !!!
The airstrip at Lindeman Resort
The walk back to Plantation Bay was a bit more downhill, so easier than the walk up, and a swim was in order when we returned to our dinghies, although a number of stingrays were sighted just off the beach, so it was a quick swim.
The weather forecast is deteriorating and we expect a strong southerly change overnight and possibly a storm, so decide that after lunch we will move to a location that has better protection from strong winds from the south.
After lunch we motored over to Shaw Island and anchored in a bay protected by Burning Point to wait the change. It hit around midnight with winds around 25 knots and the suspected storm arrived also. We had a lot of rain, apparently 80-90mm (looked like more in the dinghy), but the anchorage was reasonably protected from swell, so we slept well.
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