Myora New Year 2011

 Rainbow Myora

 Zena and Zeus our "Z"-( I require a tug) code cushions purchased on a trip to the National Maritime Museum in Sydney last September.

 Sunset Myora

 Sunset Myora

 Our Christmas Lights!

 Morning at Myora

Myora Anchorage

After a very wet few weeks (Monsoonal) over Christmas we waited patiently for the weather to improve before finally setting sail for Myora (Western coast of North Stradbroke Is) on Wednesday Dec 29 2010. The day was grey with winds gusting to 36 knots from the South and at one stage I noticed we were travelling at 10.7 knots through the water. Yee Ha! We stayed at Myora for 5 days returning via a short stop at Green Is on Monday 3 January 2011. At Myora we caught up with friends Rod and Sue and family on their Lavranos 56 Etosha and Chris and Sue on their Adams 31 Noahs Ark. Lion Rampant had festive lights this year and looked very pretty after sunset. A new experience for us was a fresh water swim at Myora Springs. Delightful. We only returned to Manly because we ran out of fresh food and clothes!

Blakesleys Cruise

At last the weather was good for a weekend cruise. Winds were from the ESE so we sailed to Blakesleys setting off early Saturday morning arriving at around 9:15AM. Blakesleys is a small sandy beach between Dunich and Canaipa on the Western shore of North Stradbroke Island. The WMYC cruising group arrived at lunch time and we joined them for a chat on the beach with sundowners later on Rob and Annette's boat 'White Star'.

The picture above is all that is left of a wrecked yacht on a sandbank adjacent to Blakesleys. The picture below shows what it looked like back in May 2010.

Perulpa Bay

'Intrigue' at anchor

Roast Pork

The Cobb Barbeque (a recent boat acquisition) was used to cook roast pork and roast chicken! Food seems to be an important part of our boating.

Perulpa Bay is a great anchorage in a Winter westerly!
Had another great weekend cruising around Moreton Bay.