March - making our way north!
Farewell Runaway Bay By early March, Liberty and her crew were ready to go. We’d checked everything was ship shape, we’d farewelled friends, the weather was looking good. We cast off our lines and cruised out of the marina on an overcast Wednesday, bypassing Tipplers and taking the Tiger Mullet channel up to Slipping Sands, anchoring near the sand cliffs for our first night. Next morning we continued up the Canaipa channel, crossing the “hump” (the shallowest spot) at high tide and anchoring next to Canaipa Point for breakfast before continuing into Moreton Bay and over to Coochiemudlo Island. “Coochie” is a new favourite, particularly when the breeze is from the north, as it is quite a protected spot. The locals are always friendly and there’s a lovely walk right around the island that we have enjoyed, with views across to Victoria Point from the south and Peel Island to the north. We’d arranged with Kirsty and Ben that they’d catch the ferry across to join us for a night, and bough