Lizard Island and more

Island Kea II
Steve and Katrin Everett
Sun 17 Oct 2010 11:51

On the way from Cairns to Darwin we stopped overnight at Lizard Island.  This is a lovely island and we walked up Cooks Lookout where Cook went to, to see the gaps in the Barrier Reef.  We stopped at an island at the top right corner of Australia where we saw a crocodile on the beach.  When we arrived in Darwin we first had to go at anchor to be de mussled..  this involved a diver coming and squirting stuff up each sea inlet of the boat and then we had to stay there for 14 hours before going to Tipperary waters marina..  We saw a beautiful sunset at this anchorage, enjoyed a nice meal on board and a few bears and had a good night sleep

 

    

We left the dinghy on the beach             view over anchorage on the way up

 

    

Steve signing the visitor book at cooks lookout.          A view over anchorage on way down

 

    

Crocodile on an island we anchored off      Passangers don’t mind them but wish they would not leave presents

This is taken at fairly high zoom level..

It is about 4 meters long and waiting!!!

 

    

We have seen some wonderful sunsets…..

 

 

The lock at Tipperary waters marina..  not very big so catemarans had to go elsewhere..

Tom at the Bows on his last trip for now on Island Kea..

 

    

Island Kea going back in the water in Mackay – view from the top which is pretty rare…