Fickle FNQ weather
Fitzroy Island is one of our favourite anchorages. Once we arrived, we intended spending a few days there, walking the various trails and maybe snorkelling and kayaking around the bays and generally relaxing. But the weather put paid to those plans! Whilst we were able to relax on Sunday afternoon and enjoy a leisurely Monday, that night the wind went way above forecast, wrapping around the island into our sheltered bay and making sleep almost impossible. So we threw off the mooring on the Tuesday morning as dawn broke and headed across to follow the coastline around and into Cairns. We booked into the marina, ensuring ourselves of calm conditions and a chance to stock up, wait for calmer weather and make our next plans. Cairns marina is home to the many tour boats heading to Fitzroy and Green islands and out to the reef. There are many hotels and restaurants in the vicinity and the town itself is very well set up for tourists. The captain’s brother paid us a visit and kindly lent us h