Sunday 25 May Woodwark Bay

In an ideal world we'd have completed our visit to the Whitsunday island area and would have taken advantage of the steady south easterlies to move on to Magnetic Island. In an ideal world the letter we're waiting for from the UK would have been delivered in less than 10 days. However, our letter, due for delivery to the Whitsunday Sailing Club, is taking longer than expected and we're hanging around with time to kill.

dogs and Bruce on the beach

We returned from Nara inlet to Airlie Beach and the sailing club late Thursday afternoon hoping we could pick up the post fro Friday's delivery and be able to leave Saturday morning. No such luck, no letter and a weekend spare before the next delivery on Monday. We chose to go just 5 miles north to Woodwark bay which afforded good protection from a strong southerly wind forecast for the weekend. When we arrived there were 5 boats in the very large bay and hills to the south to give sheltered water. Chilli Heat had arrived earlier and we anchored a respectable distance away. It is wonderfully quiet with one large house, a select rental which runs to AU$4,400 / £2,800 per night for a couple – a bit beyond our cruising budget.

This afternoon we took a walk on the beach aware of the signs warning of private property and do not venture above the high water mark on penalty of prosecution. At least the property dogs were friendly and joined us on our beach walk (below the high water line). Tomorrow we'll go back to Airlie, ever optimistic on Australia Post delivery.