Sailing around the World, ( Cairns , AUSTRALIA )
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Sun 15 Aug 2010 01:40
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FRIDAY 13th
AUGUST 2010
01.30hrs, we rolled out the headsail
again, at least we were getting a little breeze,
shortly after, the wind was abeam on our port side,
and blowing 16 knots, Beautifull sailing on a beautifull night, on flat
water,
05.15 we were outside Cairns, actually at
cape Grafton , about 6 miles SE of Cairns ..
The entrance channel into Cairns was about 5 miles
long, very well marked with flashing lights on both
sides and
looked more like a runway for aircraft. The
channel was only about 1/4 mile wide the whole way into the
marina..
06.45 We arrived at " Marlin Marina " and tied up
at the marina on the southern side next to " Wild Tigres "
Later , " Joe " from the marina dept gave us
directions to our berth , E 20, there were still a few W ARC boats
here.
We moved to our permenant berth, and after a few
minutes of securing the boat, we scrambled up the marina and into the
town
for a hearty, collesterol filled
breackfast,,, ( 2 fried eggs, a mountain of bacon, 2 sausages, 2 slices of
toast, 2 tomatoes, 2 big helping of baked
beans, and a coffee ) the equivelant of 7
euros each.
skipper returned to the boat , washed her down, and
strolled over to Super Sandy at the Marina office, She had been on the radio to
us a few
times on our way to Cairns, At the office, we
filled out all the paperwork and guess what ! the big Boss, his name was
Micheal Barnett,
However , he was not around to ask him if his
relations came from Schull.
The others went off about the town, Cairns is very
compact, and the marina is only a few minutes walk from ther center of
town.
The place has a lot to offer, which we discovered
later, it was a beautifull day for good measure.
Skipper joined them later and did some more
exploring, Yeah, we could fall in love with this place,
17.00hrs, Skipper met one of our neighbours on the
marina called " Richard Chapman," Originally Welsh, lives in Oxford now,
and has a
buisness with mini Submarines called "Nautil Oz
Submarines" in Cairns. We invited him for a drink later , which he
enjoyed very much, so
stayed for dinner,, Mary cooked a super
- lasagne - We munched it down with lots of fine wine and had a great
night.
We spent a couple of hours listening to how he got
involved in the buisness,, facinating stuff. and a nice guy ..
We went ashore later for a night cap,, did a bit of
the town again, and just soaked up the place, The activity was great, the
place
was buzzing with people, and the park close to the
marina was being cordened off for a rock concert tomorrow night....
buzzzz, buzzzzz,,
We also booked a trip to " Kuranda " tomorrow
morning, so not too late a night.
Thats it for today,
Signed :- Stephen
Hyde ( Skipper )
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