After breakfast we raised the anchor with our usual problem, it hooks the bottom so well! A few raises and lowers and we had it aboard with Jasmine's help. After a little rain, the sun came out and we had a beautiful day. The water is so blue here.
The trip to Airlie Beach Marina is quite short. Once we were out of the shadow of the islands, we received phone signal and gave Mummy and Nicholas a call and booked into the Marina.
The trip across the passage from Whitsunday Island was pleasant and uneventful. We watched a couple of airplanes doing acrobatics over Airlie Beach as we came into the marina following a large yacht full of guests who had obviously been out on a morning cruise.
With help from a friendly Marina staff member, we were able to tie up easily, bow in, at berth P22 safe and sound. After tying up ... we ran out of water on the stern tank. Perfect timing. We plugged in shore power and filled the water tank, checked in at the Marina office followed by lunch at the other end of the marina (which gave us a chance to explore the Marina).
Airlie Beach Marina is all relatively new but was hit hard by the cyclone. We walked past a large number of yachts and boats on the marina with varying degrees of damage. The hills, a bit like Whitsunday island, have some trees where the branches have been broken. The slipway at the marina we walked past, had about 15 boats up with some serious damage. Some must have sunk as they had large holes in their sides, some the size of a fridge that must have come from rocks.
Despite the damage, it was not really that visible unless you went looking for it and was aware there had been a cyclone.
We went back to the yacht and enjoyed time to relax. Daddy played a computer game and read a book, Jasmine played on her iPad and read comics. We enjoyed a shower, no water restrictions (Yay!!!! very special when you are stuck on a yacht), dinner and a movie.
Tomorrow we will explore Airlie Beach.