The Broadwater to Tangalooma
We've had a perfect evening anchored here at Russell Island in the Broadwater. Russell Island is inhabited, but it's almost impossible to see signs of civilisation from our anchorage.
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| Early morning at Russell Island |
I was so happy with this place I used the opportunity of a quiet morning to debut my drone. I still haven't found the courage to launch it while we're underway, but this was a good start. I found it extraordinary to see just how beatutiful and isolated this landscape is, since we get a very limited view of it from the water. It may not be the Barrier Reef, but see if you're not amazed by this location (and please, zoom it out to full screen mode).
It had been suggested we head for Tangalooma Resort for the night, on the western side of Moreton Island. The reasoning was that it was an acceptebly short distance from there to Mooloolaba for the following day. So, after a fairly quick breakfast, we completed the remaining 20 miles of channels through the Broadwater followed by a further 20 miles through open water in Moreton Bay. There was considerable commuter activity around the northern islands of the Broadwater, all based around car and passenger ferries. The sail through Moreton Bay was, again, lots of fun. With 20 knots behind us and flat water the boat (literally) sailed itself.
We reached Tangalooma around mid afternoon, and found the anchorage wedged into a narrow stretch of water, maybe 100 meters wide, between the beach and a row of scuttled wrecks. The wrecks didn't seem to do anything to alleviate the prevailing SSE waves, which caused some pretty pronounced pitching. That did stop later in the night when the boat reversed direction with the change of tidal flow, to be replaced by water slapping at our stern. Still, the anchor didn't budge throughout all that and we had a safe, if uncomfortable, night.
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| Some of the wrecks sunk to create a protective barrier for the anchorage |
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