Saturday to Tuesday morning 25th
Messed about in various places from Esk to Whitehaven and Cid Harbour for El’s birthday dinner. This was a culinary masterpiece. Roast pork done to a turn on the BBQ. Then back to Henning and Hamilton to drop girls off. Attempted to reprovision in Hammo but there’s nothing super about the supermarket. They do a nice range of mince. Resembles Russia. Prices, of course, are more your Fortnum and Mason. So Pam is lying in wait for the morning supply barge from the mainland. Could get nasty.
Another failure was dinner ashore last night. “Do you ‘av a reservation monsieur? Oh mon dieu you don’t? Zen I am afraid you weel go ‘ungry” And this was at the Chinese joint….last on our tour.
So we shared a “yachtyburger” and charrdonois at the tavern with the other social outcasts. Seems it’s school holidays and unless you’re related to Bob Oatley…….
Off in the general direction of Whitehaven for a few days and then we start thinking about heading slowly south.

FRIDAY 21st September
Tongue Bay. Walked up the Hill for a stunning view of Hill Inlet at low tide and all the different colours of water depths…quite stunning.

SUNDAY 17th September

Back to Airlie for one night to provision and prepare for the arrival of Sam and her friends. Motored to Cid for an evening before their flight arrived the next day on the 19th. After collecting the girls we headed for Whitehaven beach and had a fairly pleasant evening with the stern anchor out. Next day 20th was magical,oily calm waters, turtles popping up everywhere and the most amazing blue sky. Decided the day was too good to stay in one spot so motored to North Whitehaven to dingy up the Inlet but too low tide, and only got so far but saw lots of sting rays as we dingied ashore. Next on the agenda was Dumbell Island and snorkeled amongst the coral and amazing amount of colourful fish. On over to south Border for lunch and a walk along the beach then back to Tongue Bay for the evening.