Friday 19th June 2015
We had such a nice day at Curlew yesterday, we decided to spend another day here, before moving on to Mackay. Two of our Hanse companions, “Soleil” and “Eureka”, left this morning, as did “Magma”.
Only 2 Hanses left this morning
The guys on “Charm” are still here, as are 2 other yachts. After breakfast we went ashore for a walk and further exploration.
Rocks pushed up to form a natural retaining wall, we think from the recent cyclone
The Casuarinas took a fair beating with roots exposed and rocks washed between the roots
Lex , a guy on his own on a yacht "Rambler", decided to have a beach BBQ for lunch and lit a fire and invited everyone. We sat and talked with him and Ken and Robert from “Charm” for sometime, but didn’t have anything ready for BBQing, so eventually headed back to our boats for lunch.
Robert had caught a 12 kg Queenfish off the back of their boat last night, and we were immediately offered some, as they had more than they could eat. Ken delivered some to each of our boats after lunch.
Ken delivering the queenfish fillets
The weather today is a bit overcast, ahead of a change expected to start coming through tomorrow. We are all heading out of here prior to the strong winds expected for Sunday.
This afternoon a Beneteau Sense, “La Tardis”, arrived, and later a motor boat that we had previously seen at Hunter Island.
At 4pm we went ashore to have a go at the oysters which are everywhere on the rocks at low tide. Whilst they were small, they were very tasty, and washed down with a bit of champagne, made for a perfect end to our last day at Curlew before leaving for Mackay in the morning.
The girls waste no time getting into the oysters
Time for a glass of champagne and a snack
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