Chasing the sunshine
We enjoyed a lovely week in the Wide Bay Area, anchoring for a night each at Ungowan and Kingfisher Bay and two nights at Moon Point before we headed to the Great Sandy Straits marina at Hervey Bay. We made the most of Saturday and Sunday to stock up at the local supermarkets, filling our trolley and several bags with food. We also visited both fisheries for the best of local produce and had a meal and spent some money at the local boat club and arts cooperative. By Monday morning we were ready to continue north, slipping out of the marina just after 6am and cruising towards Burnett Heads. Conditions were perfect! We arrived at the mouth of the Burnett River in time for lunch and anchored just near the shipping lane, but the rolling motion of the swell put us off staying there for the night so we continued upriver after lunch and anchored near the molasses terminal. The weather forecast for the next few days was almost identical, with light winds inshore and stronger winds (and more