Just sitting here on the deck at night in Byron Bay… It’s Christmas Eve, and everyone is headed to bed. I found some videos on my phone from my sailing trip a few weeks ago so I thought I would try post them here. It might work, it might not…. We’ll have to see!
The first one is motoring out of Hamilton Island, and the second one is under sail, later that day. Try not to get seasick!
PS… It didn’t work! I’ll figure it out soon.
We have moved down the coast to a place called Byron Bay. It’s a pretty famous beach spot, lots of backpackers and people taking it easy.
The other day we had the chance to cruise up the coast and go see the zoo that Steve Irwin made famous. It was a good, fun day.
Eli sneaking a pet of a little roo.
Annalise with her popcorn trough in tow.
This shot is from Hamilton Island, which is a big resort that we stopped at for a night. We had a party on the beach and then slept on the boat in the marina.
This was where I slept last night. Perfect night, I slept on deck.
After a three hour sail, we have arrived, and it’s great!
After almost ten years away, I have returned to Airlie Beach. Last time I was here I was with Mike, driving up the coast. This time I am here with 130 of my classmates, and we have all rented yachts and are going to sail out around the reef islands. The Great Barrier Reef is just 100 km from shore.
The photo showing a parking lot was actually where we slept on of the nights back then. Mike was sleeping in the parking lit and I was on the adjacent beach. The cops came and told Mike to move on in the morning, as they do here. They didn’t notice me, I was sleeping under a small catamaran! Those were good times.
On my first day off, I headed out for a bit of fishing with John and Sam at Wellington Point, East of Brisbane. Good times.
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