At "Liberty" to cruise

After a week of shivering in southern states, looking forward to the sunshine, we returned north to cloud and rain! The captain got caught in a shower on Tuesday on his way back to Liberty at the marina, the first mate’s plane nearly got diverted on Thursday due to thick fog covering Hamilton island. Our first night back together was spent at South Molle island, dodging the rain and staying warm inside. Next morning was still grey but very humid and we made our way to Airlie beach for a few necessities then started cruising north. Two hours later we anchored in Double Bay with no other boats in sight. It was so peaceful! The captain felt warm enough to venture to shore for a swim, the first mate was just happy to paddle in the water. We investigated an old hut on the shore which appears to be set up for visitors, with furniture, kitchen utensils, a well maintained fire pit and a few basics in a pantry. It’d be a lovely place to “get away from it all”. On Saturday morning we continued c