In Port

Well while we are here we sent Bruce's computer off to be fixed as he had a failure on the day we had all the rough weather. Going to get the boat cleaned up, laundry caught up, shopping ect. We got most of the boat stuff done today, so tomorrow we will rent a car and head up to Tully and Mission Beach for a bit of a look around and a shop while we have wheels!  Even found time for a little relax by the resort pool!

Luncheon

Today the winner will be announced! It s a luncheon here at the marina. We had a nice lunch and we were quite excited as we have a chance to win this rally! Finally we are to the announcements. race winners were announced first, and then the rally. Third place first, then second , and finally the winner is..... " Bluenose". darn it was so close! Steve even said this is where the target times become a serious part of the rally. Oh well it was a lot of fun. Would would do it all again, but not next year as we will be overseas for Kendra's graduation! 

The contest tonight

Well we are almost finished now. Can't get any more points. Last chance was a quiz they gave out at Dunk Island. 15 questions and we found out that we were tied at 3rd place in the quiz by answering 13 questions correctly. What I was sure we got them all right!! Oh well another bottle of wine was won. That makes it 6 bottles all up. Now for the contest there were 11 entries, Jerrica was our model, as there is no way I was getting into a bikini! Samantha & Kendra weren't here as they left today for the Sunshine Coast. When it was time for the contest Jerr and I left to go get changed. we were both a bit nervous. We were finally called up around the 8th boat. Jerrica did great she walked across the stage to the judges turned around so they could see the whole swimsuit and then walked back. the round of applause was so loud!  This was a judged event with 6 or 7 judges and one of them was a swimwear designer! The winner wins a $200.00 gift certificate. Turns out that Jerrica & I won! ( well I did design it!) Here are a few photo's.

Port Hinchinbrook

On to Port Hinchinbrook for the finish of the rally. The first day in was Sunday, and we had to wait outside the channel for the tide as it is very shallow. We are going into a marina here. Quite a site to see 42 boats entering into a small marina. As the tide reached enough draft for us to start to enter there was a lot of chatter on the radio, and one of the boats came on and said " Okay we got ourselves a convoy" in a real southern accent. It was quite funny. Nothing on tonight, but there was a lot of partying happening as the race was also finishing this night! We stayed in and I worked on Jerrica's  swimsuit as tomorrow night is a homemade (boat made) swimsuit contest. We are all pretty tired and it is good to be tied up to the marina, as we can rest easy knowing the boat is safe from wind, waves, and dragging anchors. I stayed up the latest to finish the swimsuit. 

Dunk Island

We sailed on (motored really no wind) to Dunk Island. About 4 hours from Cape Richard's. We wanted to get there early to go explore. The rally had a target time between 11 & 12 a secret time that if you arrived at that time or close to it you would be awarded points. We got in around 10:45. Got anchored up and went to the beach. This is one of the prettiest beaches yet! Tonight is a Hawaiian theme. We had a walk, swim, lunch and a ice cream! Once again we dressed for the occasion! Here are a few pictures from Dunk. Another fun night! The event is winding down now. we learned tonight that we were in the top 6, with a chance to win the rally!

Cape Richards

We left Palm Island for our next stop Cape Richard's. There is an Eco lodge here, or I should say was ( we were the last group of people to be served it has shut down). This was a fun night as it was karaoke and a talent night as well. We arrived in the anchorage around 3 and started to plan what we would do tonight. Sam and I  choreographed  a dance (belly dancing). Kendra was in charge of the music. Jerrica picked some music and wanted to do gymnastics. It was a really fun night. Jerrica did FANTASTIC at her gymnastics so much so that she won 2 place! I was amazed at how well she did, as it wasn't practiced at all made up on the spot! Sorry I don't have any photo's to share on this one.

Dunk Island

We left Magnetic Island for Palm Island. we stayed one night there, but we didn't go ashore. The wind was howling until dark, and we were quite cozy on the boat. It was the first night we just hung out. I made our favorite dish my dad's recipe for spaghetti & meatballs, and some homemade bread. Yum was a good night!