We wont succumb to scurvy on our way south

Jo arrived and we had another day or two in Cairns, as she too had lived in Cairns for some time.In fact there were still more people around that she knew and wanted to catch up with than for me.

When we did in fact depart, it was with a supply of wonderful fresh greens and herbs , papayas ,cucumbers and beetroot, which I forgot to photograph ,from David's garden up on the Tablelands - ...as well as mangos and limes and lets not forget the bottle of Botanic Australis Gin, from Carrie.
The gin  is distilled on the Tablelands, and  I look forward  to sampling it and comparing to my current favourite, Bombay Sapphire.
I shall report back later on that.

There will be no chance of scurvy on K'Gari,  this leg of the voyage !










It is distilled with 14 native botanics according to the label. Lemon myrtle, finger lime, lemon scented gum, lilypilly, wattle seed and pepperberry, to name a few.

From this ...

It was overcast and drizzling when we left, sailing out of the inlet on the last of the flood tide, destination Fitzroy island .it was only 17 miles to Fitzroy and we managed a sail for an hour or two, but then the wind died, so we motored into the bay at Fitzroy and picked up one of the moorings.

.....to this in 17 miles and 4 hours - it's called localised weather.