What a great night. Unfortunately the winds where so light we ended up pulling the sails down & motored all the way. But the sea was so dead calm you could have water skied on it.
I took the Helm from 7pm to 9pm
while David dosed below. From 9pm to 11 pm I tried to sleep but couldn’t. My phone kept coming into reception so SMS messages people had sent me earlier kept coming through.
I then ‘stird the pudding’ from 11pm to 12:45am while David stayed up next to me.
The stars are so bright out here, the milky way really does light the way. They seem so close you would almost reach up & touch them.
I then slept in the cockpit & woke just before 4am to find mount Coolum to our beam, and luckily David still awake.
David just put in a long stint at the Helm so it’s his turn to have a nap before we reach Mooloolaba.
Passed old woman island around 4:30am, it’s just getting light & a 14 ft power boat just passed us at speed going in the opposite direction.
I can see all the lights of the sunshine coast & already I feel at home.
All I need is some bacon & eggs & a coffee.
Here is a photo of the island plus Maroochydore & Mooloolaba at 4:30am.
