Tuesday 27 November Landfall Brisbane

on passage

arrival in Brisbane

We're here. Five days after leaving new Caledonia and we cleared Customs late afternoon before continuing up the river to anchor in the heart of the city as the sun was setting.

Biosecurity were very kind and took nothing but our bag of rubbish. Customs spent longer looking through all the cupboards and under the floors. Still no nasties found.

As we came up the river, about 10 miles with a strong in flowing current we were impressed by the attractiveness of the 'burbs and then the grandeur of the high rise CBD. We'd seen the high blocks from more than 20 miles; they dominate the skyline.

Later sitting in the cockpit with our 'we're here G&T' we watched the river ferries and paddle steamers pass close down our starboard side and then our port side as we switched direction in the current. There's nothing like being in the thick of the action