Bookmark and Share Beautiful Cairns August 1, 2012, 10:59 pm,
Cairns Marina  It's been a long time since I've been to Cairns
and I can't get over how beautiful and vibrant it is. From the
marina it's a short walk to the Casino (where for the price of a
few beers we watched the Reds lose their preliminary final), to
Woolies (it took me a few trips to stock up on 3 months supply
of dry goods not to mention 3 weeks of fresh), to Rusty's fruit
and veg market (a fantastic, vast, indoor farmer's market), and
it's a stones throw to the Esplanade with all its attractions
and activities. In addition, there's an Officeworks and a JB
HiFi both of which were useful since we needed a new laptop (Jim
killed the old one) and a new TV (it died all by itself 2 days
before the Olympics were due to start).  Rocketing North August
1, 2012, 7:10 pm, Fitzoy Island  We were expecting pleasant 15
knot winds so we planned to sail north and pick up an anchorage
or a mooring at one of the islands enroute to Cairns. There are
a number o