It is early afternoon Sunday, and we have just picked up the one and only mooring buoy off a little island, one of the two Hope Islands. Luckily visibility is good as we had to wend our way through patches of reef and a few lone rocks to get here - and getting out is easier, we can head due north. Another (German) boat that was in Low island with us is just making her way in so we will have a bit of company. We have a view of a little wooded island with white sand around it and lots of birds on the beach, patches of reef giving good protection, and a background of the hills of the mainland. We're definitely back in cruising mode! Later.... have 'done' the island which has a camp site, or at least 2 picnic tables and a couple of clearings in the bush. A couple of pelicans standing guard on the rocks and a lot of white egrets.
Spent another day at Low island yesterday, and took a walk around it (15 mins at most). Saw the lighthouse which is the original from 1878, and there is also a research station dating from the 1920's when some of the first surveys of the reef were made. This is where J spends much of her time with her turtle project, and she lives on her boat.
Tomorrow to Cooktown, not far from here and we can anchor in the river. Hope laundry and supermarket will be open in spite of it being a public holiday (for the Queen's Birthday!)
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