We had a good sleep in and a lazy breakfast before heading
to Airlie Beach Marina to reprovision. On the way in we passed Wimaway another
yacht in the Coral Coast cruise and at the marina we caught up with another
yacht Bogart.
As we approached the marina I received a phone call from an
old PNG friend Ian Smith. He had bad news to deliver about Steve Allatt off
Boomeroo our cruising companions in June. He arrived back in Mooloolaba after
completing their cruise to the Whitsundays and back to Mooloolaba. Steve has
been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.
Our hearts are with you “master mariner!!” we wish you will be cruising with us again
soon. It was terrible news and I spoke with Maureen soon after to pass on our
thoughts and wishes to Steve. She said Steve was being positive and was
responding to treatment and was determined to get back on the yacht.
After completing the formalities on arrival we headed off to
the supermarket in the “shaggy” mobile provided courtesy of the SICYC. It is an
ex taxi commodore wagon with 570,000kms on the clock. It still goes well. We
get to use it for a donation to the Prostrate Cancer Foundation.
With the car loaded up with supplies we arrived back to the
yacht and unpacked in time to join Alan and Sue Pick off Supertramp for 5
o’clock drinks. For dinner we had the remaining Stripey Perch and the Coral
Trout. I watched the AFL final and it was a cracker game between Geelong and
Hawthorn with the Hawks getting up in the last quarter.
Next morning we got up early and headed to the Airlie
Markets. The fresh produce there is very good and we managed to get some good
herbs, fruit and vegetables.
It was a very hot day with very little wind in the marina. I
put the covers on the yacht which helped to keep it cooler inside than the
outside hot air. I met our next door neighbours Peter and Marie Hansen. Peter
had the brokerage at Mackay Marina before selling it to his employee 5 years
ago and retiring. He gave me lots of tips about anchorages in Morton Bay as
well as his prediction we are likely to have an early cyclone season because of
the hotter than normal winter. It will be interesting to hindsight his prediction.
Leon and Nirvana flew back in from Sydney to collect their
yacht after being back in Sydney for 5 weeks and continue with the cruise. We
caught up with them and Ian Pritchard off Bogart for dinner at the Whitsunday
Yacht Club followed by the traditional stop at the ice cream shop for the walk
back to the marina.
The air had cooled and the boat was cool enough to get a
good sleep while I lamented the Swans loss to the Freo Dockers. I must admit is
good to see the Freo Dockers into their first grand final. I will look forward
to seeing the grand final next Saturday.
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