2010

Looks like we might put SB on a freighter coming to West Palm Beach, it will leave here sometime the end of Oct give or take, still need to iron out all the details. We’ll see how it all goes. Martha

We are back at Black Island (Bali Hai) 20*05′.021S/148*53′.407E. We will snorkel here in the morning, hope the turtle shows up. This morning we snorkeled the reef. The first time the currant was so bad Jim and I both were huffin and puffin after 15min (if that long), 20 pix for me. It was like

We have terrible visibility this morning, cannot see your hand in front of your face, trying one more spot before we head out. I’m not giving up with out a fight. Martha

we stayed a little too long at the snorkel spot, after you’ve seen the best, it’s hard to se just so-so. BUT I did get in the water and saw a gorgeous hot pink parrot fish. No good pix thought just too murky for that. It is almost mid-night your time, 2pm our time. We

Yesterday early we came out the the Reef, Hook,Line and Bait Reef to be exact. It has several big bommies called The Stepping Stone. They are in about 50ft of water and come up to a few inches on top. Loaded with fish big and little. It is one of the best snorkels we have

Finally we had sunshine. We came back to the bay where we swam with the turtle, the water was so stirred up couldn’t see anything. The bat fish were there. We dropped some bread in the water, some of the fish rolled all the way out of the water to get it. Moved to Hook

we spent another day locked inside. Wind again 20 or so and just when we thought maybe it had died it would start again and rain. Opened and closed doors all day long. Jim tried to listen to the game guess it was blocked on the internet or something, so he just “watched” the stats.

Since we have been in the Whitsunday Islands we have had one day of weather nice enough to get in the dingy and look around. Yesterday we crossed about 15 miles to Sawmill Bay, in CID Harbor. We have had winds 25 to 30 kt, the seas were 3 to 4 ft on the bow.

Bali Hai as it is also known. We had a great day, sun was shinning. Went for a snorkel with a turtle and a dozen or so big bat fish, they came so close you could have touched them. It was awesome! No jelly fish, crocs or sharks seen today. Tonight the wind is supposed

We’re good, expecting a little wind for the next couple of days, so we’re heading for a tucked in anchorage. Hopefully Butterfly Bay. It is supposed to be very nice, maybe some coral to look at????? Martha