Byron Bay wasn't the most comfortable anchorage that we have encountered, but we were tired enough to sleep well, despite the rolling motion of the boat. It was a pretty late night, we went to bed just before midnight.
We awoke to an overcast day, and a relatively calm sea.
A couple of shots from our anchorage, Byron Bay town and Cape Byron
We were up and 7 am, with a plan to leave at around 8am. There had been a steady SW breeze overnight, and just before we left it was blowing at around 10 knots. Not really enough to move us along at a decent pace but better than nothing. As soon as our anchor was up, we had all of our sail up and were moving along at around 5 knots, increased to 6.5 knots with a touch of motor propulsion. Unfortunately the breeze was fluky, losing intensity and changing direction. We stuck with it for 2 hours, but when the wind dropped below 5 knots, down came the sails and we were motoring again.
Koonya even went to the trouble to raise the Code Zero
The East Coast Current effect is lessening as we get further North, but is still providing resistance. We were very pleased to finally come to the NSW /QLD border and see the last of the NSW Coast (always the toughest part of this trip).
Coolangatta / Tweed Heads
It seemed to take forever to get from Point Danger to the Gold Coast but as it got closer it was a welcome sight. We were unaware we were arriving on the night of a State of Origin match, but everyone at the Southport Yacht Club seems very aware.
The Gold Coast from about 4 miles out
We had a nice dinner at the Yacht Club. It was pretty quiet as we left because NSW was leading the score in the State of Origin.
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