04th Aug 2010
As explained, we needed to leave Hinchinbrook before 06:00 in order to have enough depth to get out of the marina. As it was we saw '0' on the sounder a couple of times but did not touch bottom. Once clear we were surprised by a fresh and cold ‘land breeze’ that pushed us along under full sail at over 6 kts. This was a completely local effect as the forecast was still with S/SE so as expected, it died off after about 2 hours. Still, a good start to the day and one that gave us perhaps the most spectacular sunrise to date.
With the motor running again to assist the sails we drifted past Dunk Island and Mission Beach. Both these, in fact the entire area, seemed really appealing so I made a point to return one day and have a look around.
Now our target for the day was a little island called Kent. We had read about this in another cruising book we have on board and while ‘Lucas’ listed it as a good weather only anchorage, we expected just that! On arrival what we found was indeed and idyllic little island much like the type you might see in a cartoon. Perfect vegetation, golden sand and complete isolation. Unfortunately it was simply too small to offer any protection at all from either wind or swell so reluctantly we pushed north to Mourilyan Harbour.
As you can see from the photo, the entrance is very tight thus affording this place an “all weather’ status A small commercial port dedicated to sugar, here will be our snug little hide away for the night..
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