Saturday 29 November
Followed my marks out that I’d put on the tracker when I’d come in and headed north again. The country around the mouth of The Pascoe is very pretty with big hills and huge boulders on white sand .
Headed north to Cape Grenville, beautiful day, the water is like a mirror and I’m steaming along at a good 5 knots.
Passed through the Piper Island Group, it is here that the Channel is narrowest, and with my luck holding along comes a big ship.
However much to my relief there was room for both of us. The light on the western side of the channel has a helipad built onto it ,I’ve seen quite a few of these as I’ve travelled up the reef. Can you imagine the poor civil servant who says Hey I.ve got an idea let’s put helipads on the lights .The fight he would have had to put up to win, well good on him it certainly seems sensible . 
Arrived at the Home Islands of Cape Grenville, there is a resort on Hicks Island I saw some buildings but nobody was around. Was a bit reluctant to go ashore, I,ll have to find out about it when I get to Thursday Island.
The island group are very pretty, I tried to go ashore a one little island but it had a shallow reef around it, which was a shame, as the white sandy beach was very inviting.
Found a mooring off Cape Grenville and had some fun stirring up some wolf herring with a lure , one had a wack at the lure and missed completely but shot out of the air , you could imagine him going ‘what the f***’ as he suddenly sailed through the air.
Followed my marks out that I’d put on the tracker when I’d come in and headed north again. The country around the mouth of The Pascoe is very pretty with big hills and huge boulders on white sand .
Headed north to Cape Grenville, beautiful day, the water is like a mirror and I’m steaming along at a good 5 knots.
Passed through the Piper Island Group, it is here that the Channel is narrowest, and with my luck holding along comes a big ship.
However much to my relief there was room for both of us. The light on the western side of the channel has a helipad built onto it ,I’ve seen quite a few of these as I’ve travelled up the reef. Can you imagine the poor civil servant who says Hey I.ve got an idea let’s put helipads on the lights .The fight he would have had to put up to win, well good on him it certainly seems sensible . Arrived at the Home Islands of Cape Grenville, there is a resort on Hicks Island I saw some buildings but nobody was around. Was a bit reluctant to go ashore, I,ll have to find out about it when I get to Thursday Island.
The island group are very pretty, I tried to go ashore a one little island but it had a shallow reef around it, which was a shame, as the white sandy beach was very inviting.Found a mooring off Cape Grenville and had some fun stirring up some wolf herring with a lure , one had a wack at the lure and missed completely but shot out of the air , you could imagine him going ‘what the f***’ as he suddenly sailed through the air.
1 comment:
Hi Ted,
That island there with the shed and coconut palms on it according to the boson that I worked with on the ‘’Fitzroy River’’ said it used to be leased out back in the day. The island directly across from it with the jetty and the two houses on it is leased by a doctor from the gold coast the house on the water is the care takers and the house at the top is the doctors. Just a bit of useless information that I was told and thought I would pass it on.
Looks like you’re getting there
Have a good one
Shane
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