We could no longer stay at Rooney Point. Looked up Alan Lucas’s
cruising guide and decided it was worth a try to spend the night at Sandy Cape.
As we were discussing the move and having breakfast we were frightened by a whale blowing its spout right next to Billabong. An incredible experience. It was a juvenile whale about 10 meters long. It circled around the back of the yacht and then disappeared and then came along the side from the bow and came up and turned looking at me taking a picture of it. It turned and I could clearly see its eye looking at me. After checking us out it headed back out to sea to join the other whales about 200 meters away.
It was a very moving experience to see that size animal up close and personal. We were anchored in 5 meters of water and a whale was the last thing we expected to see.
The juvenile whale circling Billabong
Coming in for a closer look
The whale turned on its side and looked me in the eye
The whale dived and then disappeared
After that excitement we motored around the point and along the top end of Fraser Island. Anchored in
front of the lighthouse and had a quick lunch and walked up to the lighthouse.
It is quite steep. <et the caretakers and had a great chat. They passed on a lot of knowledge about the light and other Lighthouses along the coast. The lighthouse was established very early in the maritime history
of Australia because the Breaksea Spit that extends for miles north of Fraser
Island claimed so many ships and lives. Despite the lighthouse being built the
Breaksea Spit has still continued to claim lives. Ironically in 1999 a boat
named Sandy Cape was swamped by a wave and 2 lives were lost.
Sandy Cape
Sandy cape Lighthouse
Billabong anchored off Sandy Cape Lighthouse
A very attractive and well built Lighthouse
History of the Lighthouse
Sandy Cape
Sunset at Sandy Cape
We had a great day but the early night was disturbed by a
rolling swell until the tide turned at midnight and the rest of the night was very comfortable.
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