The weather is still terrible around Brisbane, but we decided that we should start heading south out of the cyclone zone anyway. Set off yesterday morning with clear sky and not much wind, pretty early morning views of all the islands. Eventually the forecast NE wind kicked in during the afternoon so we kept going with it all night. Passed about twenty container ships anchored off Mackay, all empty so presumably waiting to load. A lot of goods are having to be shipped up the coast as the main road is cut in several places. Evidently heavy vehicles trying to find alternative routes are causing a lot of damage to roads not designed for the loads.
The plan at the moment is to continue today and probably part of tonight to Keppel Island, just north of Bundaberg. High winds are forecast for tomorrow pm and Thurs so we will get shelter there for a couple of days. Bundaberg has been very badly hit. The moorings and marina up the river where we left Pegasus last Feb. (and had the dinghy stolen) are no more.
The fishing lines stay out but not a single fish have we caught. The lemons are going off having waited too long. Only wildlife was about 20 noisy terns at dawn fighting for a perch on the bow.
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