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Day 68, Thursday, 26.03.2009

9.21 147.26 Cape Bowling Green. 70km. Lovely surf along the long sandy shallow spit   Coconut Bay was a lovely place. There was a bay 2 km northwards, but it had not such a nice name and more steep walls shown on the map – actually no name at all on the map or the […]
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Day 67, Wednesday, 25.03.2009

19.45 147.50 Coconut Bay. 70km. Lovely small, hidden bay set in a rocky shore Leaving Gloucester Island, I had to pass Middle Island pretty close. It looked like a lovely spot with a nice reef to camp…but I can’t camp everywhere!!!   So I kept on heading towards Abbot Point, with following winds against tide […]
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Day 66, Tuesday, 24.03.2009

20.03 148.27.  Gloucester Island.  80km, 7 am to 5 pm. I listened to my first coral beach. It sounds like glass in a gentle lapping sea… Paddling out of Genesta Bay was a bit of an effort against the wind and tide, but eventually I made it around the rocky headland of Round Head.   […]
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Day 65, Monday, 23.03.2009

20.28 148.53 Genesta Bay. 75km, 10am to 10pm. Hit by a nasty breaker on the open sea, I had to roll. I use a lifeline*  now. *tether to keep kayaker and kayak from being separated. Aussie size? Banana from Victor and Alyth’s backyard… I woke at 4am, to be ready to leave the Rainforest house at 5.45am…I could […]
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