Monthly Archives: June 2012

Frank Heading to Cairns to See Doctor

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Frank Taylor

My eye has gotten worse. We made arrangements on the first available plane (there’s a small resort here on Lizard Island with an airport) to get me (Frank) to the nearest city – Cairns, which is today. I will go … Continue reading →

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Eye Sore

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Frank Taylor

Activity here at Lizard Island had reached a frenetic pace as we made good friends with some Aussie boats who regularly visit the area. They have showed up some really unique sights here and hiking and snorkeling all over the … Continue reading →

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Lizard Island Getting Better

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Frank Taylor

We spent the first couple of days here at Lizard Island cooped up on our boat. There was a lot of wind (25-30 knots) and rainy periods. Especially rainy on Monday night and Tuesday morning. But, the weather started breaking … Continue reading →

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Passage to Lizard Island

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Frank Taylor

Because of our late start from Bundaberg, and our extended stay in the Whitsundays, we have been moving north at a quicker pace than other boats. We left Cairns on Friday night and sailed overnight 146 nautical miles straight to … Continue reading →

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Bad Medicine

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Frank Taylor

After over two years of traveling by sailboat, half way around the world, I’ve learned a thing or two about the troubles of having things shipped out for delivery to our boat. I have just one medicine I take routinely, … Continue reading →

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Kuranda Village and the Rainforest

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Frank Taylor

If you visit Cairns, one of the top tourist destinations is the Kuranda Village and the rainforest. You can get there by train, bus, or the gondola. Most people take the gondola up and the train down (or vice versa). … Continue reading →

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Passage to Cairns

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Frank Taylor

As was said in our last post, we stopped at Magnetic Island first after leaving the Whitsundays. We went ashore and walked a trail to some WWII fort ruins on the high part of the southeast side of the island. … Continue reading →

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Diving Whitsundays

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Frank Taylor

We only had a few days we could spare in the Whitsundays with our daughter before we needed to start heading north so we can get to Darwin in time for the Indonesia Rally we are joining in late July. … Continue reading →

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Doing the Non-Internet Side of Whitsundays

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Frank Taylor

If you are visiting the eastern shores of the Whitsundays, the island mountains block the cell phone service, so Internet is unreachable by those means. We are sailing between islands at the moment, so this message is just to let … Continue reading →

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Tahina Crew Changes

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Frank Taylor

Our friends with the three kids, who joined us for 10 days in the Whitsundays, left on Sunday. We came back to Airlie Beach on Saturday and they treated Karen and I out to a nice dinner on shore. The … Continue reading →

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