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This is my story from the time when Capt'n John and I first decided to sail around the big block, to circumnavigate this great land of ours, AUSTRALIA.


Saturday 29 September 2012

My Week in Yorkeys Knob Cairns in Pictures

Yorkeys Knob
My Week in Yorkeys Knob Cairns in Pictures
Thursday 20th – Wednesday 26th September 2012  
This is our week in Cairns and/or Yorkeys Knob through my photography.
I need to get up to date with my blog.

sailing into Cairns

Thursday: left Fitzroy Island at 0720hs
 
 
 
 
 
 
the welcoming committee
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
and arrived at the Half moon Bay Marina Yorkeys Knob (16’48.131S – 145’42.928S) at 1040hs.














our first visitor
This could be the Dainty Swallowtail common in Far North Queensland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_anactus
Friday:
our first morning in the marina
MrJ eats his breakfast in a hurry as he has a lot of work to do.
fixing the pump
fixing one of the heads

 
 
Saturday:
I went for an early morning walk over to Yorkeys Beach
there were other people doing the same
 
Yorkeys Beach
Yorkeys Knob
the lifesaver goes round & round
and there is a real lifesaver
the walk home
our friend Kelly took us to the Rusty's Markets
met an old busker
we are a multi-cultural society
and then we went to the meat market
view from Kelly's back deck
Kelly
in Kelly's deck garden
Sunday:
early Saturday I walked up Yorkeys Knob
the steep hill
alls quiet at the Boating Club
fishing boats have started their day
and then I walk over to the little beach near the boat ramp
one has already gone out
others are getting ready
the fellers have just arrived
more and more take to the water

out to sea they go
the girls challenge the waves
I lay on the sand and watch
as they paddle
in the morning's light
day has broken
and the paddlers have all gone
leaving me and me mate on the sand


back at the boat ramp the action is happening
cars and trailors are lined up for miles
there is movement in the marina
and a plane goes over
some one has found a quiet spot to fish
and so life goes on
I head back to the boat to get on with my day to day chores.

Monday:
MrJ and I drive into Cairns
in a little car that we have hired
we buy a portable airconditioner for the boat
on the way to the store we see the hinterland train 
Cairns may have the feel of a large country town but it is still a city
I love to see the natural life
but you can keep all that dust
give me the tranquility of water any day

Tuesday:
up early again
some people are sleeping on the beach
and then the morning begins
I find another friend
into the sea he goes
and loves to play
and brings back the stick - what fun......!
some one else is watching the new day
while some one is still sleeping
on the walk home I find an old building
a Kookaburra in a tree
and the creek by the marina


time for a shower - good way to disguise the shower block with lots of plants
 

and see another Koockaburra
 
MrJ and I go into town (Cairns) again
visit all the likely boating supply stores
this is where we had to get the new sparkplugs for the Honda generator
 
we take a walk along the esplanade
check out the low tide
check out the lagoon pool
and the park - love the big old fig tree, they make such wonderful shade
lunch at a diner
one more look at the baots anchored out the front of Trinity Inlet

more photos downtown

get to the bottle shop just in time for a emergency evacuation

and then off to the Chemist for our medical supplies 

now it is time for home and to unpack the grocies
That evening we have dinner and catch up with my dear friend Trish and her daughter Cortney.
 


Cortney - sweet girl she is
my dear friend Trish who I have known since primary schoool - good old Tempe days - so long agao
 
Wednesday:
0600hs and all is well
I take an early morning walk up to the Post Box to post off some birthday card for October; goodness know when we will be near any post box till we get to Darwin.
saw another Koockaburra - or maybe it is the same one?
 
someone lost their shoes - must be getting desperate for photo material

and the planes keep going over
I get back to spent most of the day trapping back and forth to the marina laundry - washing and cleaning day.
the swallow have made a home on the boat next door
the waterway out my back door
sunset across the waterway
That night MrJ and I have dinner out again - such a social life we lead - not! We catch up with good friends Billy and Lynette.
always has a smile our Billy
cheerful as ever is Lynette
and my dear happy chappy who has to be the main character in a lot of my photos
The next morning MrJ and I sail AR away from Yorkeys Knob, sail for Low Isles twenty something n/miles away.
 
ps. Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmm....! this posting was huge with graphics -  maybe I should not be taking so many photos next time - I did say maybe........!! ;o)))

2 comments:

  1. what a lovely post - thanks for sharing so many wonderful photos

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  2. Hi Again,
    I've been following your blog during my lunch breaks. It's a nice escape and an inspiration as I too would love to do what you guys are doing.
    Anyway, imagine my surprise to see Courtney and her mum in your photos.
    (Beauty obviously runs in the family)
    My kids go to the daycare centre that Courtney works at.
    You are right, she is a sweet girl, and my kids absolutly love her.
    Isn't is a small world!
    Keep up the great blog.
    Mick.

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