CAIRNS

     I'm in Cairns (pronounced "cans") at the Marlin Marina right on the waterfront of town. Everything is great.. I was in the Whitsunday Islands for about a week. Nice sailing but the water isn't as clear as I'm used to (too many rivers). After I leave Cairns it will take about two weeks to get to the top of Australia (Torres Strait) and then I will be heading Westbound again. Darwin then the Indian Ocean.

Beautiful Hill Inlet in the Whitsunday Islands with
 Whitehaven Beach in the distance

The silica sand beach at Hill Inlet

Sunrise at Sawmill Beach

The entrance to Hardy Lagoon on the Great Barrier Reef

   

I'm including a photo of the GPS screen I took about 100 miles South of here. When the "targets" (cargo ships) get inside of 1/2 mile they turn red to indicate a possible conflict. If you look very closely the small red and green triangle in between the two is Flyer at 1am no less. Holy crap.