Cruising under the Kiwi
From Musgrave we had the Kite up for about 36hrs strait which was wonderful we were on the way to Middle Percy Island (MPI) which is about 170nm. As you can see from this photo we were using the one sail policy for this leg!
Friday, 10 September 2010
Murphy
While in the beautiful city of Bundaberg we managed to meet up with a lepricorn who was selling cheap bikes, we were tricked out of our $45 and had the handle bars, brakes and rear wheel fall off within the first 10km, luckly being able to use a hammer and a shifter we were able to get Murphy up and running in a safe enough manner. We now have wheels on the boat, combined with a piece of rope and a skateboard we can now travel around on land in style and with speed. This picture is of Murphy strapped to the back of the Frog on the way out of the Burnett river. From here it was a 60mn sail to a coral cay called Lady Musgrave. It is one of only a few cays with a navigatable lagoon, which meant that at low tide we had full protection from the swell (at high tide it was like being anchored in the middle of the ocean, an amazing anchorage and a fantastic first taste of the reef, we stayed for a few days before deciding that we should head further north...
The Rum Factory!
While in Bundaberg we went on a factory tour of the Rum factory, which is right by the river. There were millions of liters or rum (they have to store it in oak barrels for at least 2 years before it can be sold). It was good to see the home of Australian Rum, we did have to be carefull to watch out for Drop Bears as they have a bit of an issue at the factory!
Topsy Enhancment
In Bundaberg It was decided that due to the next stop being a coral lagoon - Lady Musgrave- that Turby being all inflatable my not mix so well with the sharp coral so we tested the outboard on Topsy... when the mighty 4hp Suzuki was lowered onto the transom the flex could be seen and the cracking heard, and this was before we even tried to start the motor, so some modifications were necessary. Luckly we were anchored in the Burnett river right in the middle of town and there were free powerpoints by the bbq's, we we packed up the grinder and glassing gear and let loose on Topsy. As can be seen the transom was reinforced with racing carbon fiber!!! Success we can now use the outboard on Topsy (all be it very carefully)!!!
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