Had to stop the previous ramblings - time ran out at the internet cafe...(we do have a computer on board - but takes quite alot of power, is very slow and 1 gig of downloads seems to disappear at an alarming rate - so less stressful to leg it up the road and pay to transfer the stress to the internet cafe!) We have now finally made it over the border - we are currently anchored in Southport, Southern Queensland, in the delightfully named "Bum's Bay" and have met up with our friends Rob and Barbara. They are on their boat Robara and we will travel north in company - at least as far as the Whitsundays. (Travelling in company means sharing the decisions, the dramas - and copious amounts of food and alcohol at night!)
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