13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th Aug - Dunk Island.

Sun 13^th

After a good sleep without the annoyance of midges and mosquitoes, we had breakfast and met the fleet at the café for coffee. They really do have good coffee at the sunset café.

The team assembled for a 12km walking trail up to Mt Kootaloo and around the island to Coconut beach and back to the café.

Assembled for coffee before the big walk

Artists are still alive on Dunk

Fantastic walk and a great time was had by all. Lunch and a few beers at the café and we returned to the yachts for a rest.

On our way to Mt Kootaloo

At the lookout

Jetty in Brammo Bay

The Team

Girls on the walk

Farewell drinks and eats on the beach for Leon and Nirvana

At 4.30pm we all assembled at the now closed café for the official Dunk Island rendezvous where we had drinks and each yacht contributed salad and cold dishes while I cooked Mackerel with spices.

This was to be Leon and Nirvanas last night with the fleet.

They are departing south to get back to the Whitsunday Islands.

Only Novae and Isabella and Billabong left in the fleet.

Mon 14^th

Today was a day of rest and getting things done. Tamara did loads of washing and washed and dyed her hair while I made many trips to shore and filled the water tanks with a 20 litre container.

We had a salad lunch ashore and then drinks on Isabella for the sunset.

The resort which about to reopen after Cyclone Yassi in 2011

Tue 15^th

More of the island life. Picnic lunch on PurtaBoi Island which is a cute Island in Brammo Bay where we anchor in the bay off Dunk.

Purtaboi Island

After our Picnic

It was Billabong’s turn to host 5 o’clock drinks at sunset

Wed 16^th

Woke to another beautiful day with very little wind and a sunny sky.

My friends from Perth Graham and Judith arrived at 10.15am on the ferry from the mainland. They are staying at Mission Beach for a few days.

They were very kind and bought us some fresh produce.

We had a great lunch of mackerel and salad with a bottle of white wine.

A very enjoyable afternoon but they had to go back to the mainland on the 3.30pm ferry.

The team including Tilly

Sundown drinks were on the beach and the RPAYC cruisers made a contribution to the café in the form of a piece of memorabilia with all the yacht names on it.

Memorabilia  left at the Dunk Island Café

Thur 17^th 

Graham came back to the Island on a 9.15 ferry and we had coffee and raisin toast before we headed off for another walk circumnavigating the island and a walk up to Mt Kootooloo.

Back from the walk on the beach at about 1.30pm in time for BBQ sausages and ginger beer to quench the thirst.

Graham departed on the 3.30pm ferry and I must admit I was very tired from the walk.

5.30pm we went to Novae for sunset drinks and a farewell dinner. Novae supplied chilli/garlic prawns, Isabella did coconut rice and we supplied a green curry with mackerel in it.

Novae are heading to Lizard Island and Isabella and Billabong are turning south for the long haul back but at a leisurely pace.

It was a fun night but sad to lose Debbie and Peter on Novae as travelling companions.

Lotsa Laughs but sad to split up the yachts

Lots of good memories.