Haulout
After a few days anchored around King Island and North Stradbroke Island, we headed down to the Gold Coast. Sadly this was all under motor as, apart from our screecher, we currently only have an empty furler and no mainsail (while we wait for our shiny new ones). After passing all the amazing mansions at Sovereign Islands, we traveled about 5 miles up the Coomera River to Gold Coast City Marina. The guys there were terrific, allowing us to spend the rest of the day alongside
Moreton Bay
Up early to leave Mooloolaba and head south towards Moreton Bay. This plan was delayed somewhat by the amount of sticky black mud that was stuck to our anchor chain. It's ironic that Mooloolaba is one of the more over-regulated anchorages along the Queensland coast, yet its bottom is probably the most polluted we have encountered. By the time we finally hosed off all the goop as the chain came up, the sun was definitely higher in the sky! Traveling along the beaches of Bribie
