We left Cid Harbour at 10 am to head down to Hamilton Island. Black & Tan are heading up to the top of Hook Island and then off to Bowen and possibly Townsville, so we may meet up with them again further on.
We called in on the VHF just outside the harbour entrance to get our berth allocation and ended sitting around for about 20 minutes whilst the marina staff got there act together. The arrival of the racing fleet for Hamilton Island race week is now in full swing and the marina is very busy. Eventually we were allocated a berth right next to the new yacht club.
After settling in we went up to the waterfront shops and had fish and chips. The cockatoos are still here and you have to be constantly on the lookout to stop them getting your food.
Hungry Cocky waiting to pounce on our fish & chips
The afternoon was filled will refuelling, giving the boat a good hose down, filling the water tank etc. We met up with Rod & Lee at around 5.30pm for a drink at the new yacht club (very impressive architecture) and very expensive, just like everything on Hamilton Island.
Rod returning from the Bar at Hamilton Island Yacht Club
Hamilton Island is buzzing with the boosted population related to race week. Restaurants are mostly booked out and the only dinner option turned out to be the tavern or Manta Ray Cafe, basically a pizza restaurant. We opted for the latter, and it was very busy. They messed up our order and we waited about 1.5 hrs for our main course, having made them aware we were not happy they gave us a bottle of wine to ease the pain.
Tomorrow we plan to head north for the Gloucester Passage on the way to Townsville.
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