Magnetic Island to Orpheus Island

We are on the next phase of our journey after departing Magnetic Island this morning.  From the strong winds we had over the past week, there was next to no wind on departure and the mainsail was up but was of no use so we had to motor for the first part of our journey.  By mid-morning there was enough breeze to unfurl the spinnaker and turn off the engines.  By the time we were almost at Palm Island the wind was finally up to around 14 knots and our speed picked up and we had a great sail the rest of the journey.  Not having sailed these waters before I was amazed at how many islands were in the area and will need to spend more time on our return journey exploring some of them.  We arrived at Pioneer Bay on Orpheus Island at 3.00pm and were able to pick up a mooring along with Evelyn who we are travelling with.  We all went into the beach to stretch the legs and explore this part of the island.  We will definitely be spending more time here on our return journey as there looks like plenty of coral to snorkel and some nice walks to see some more of the island.

Tomorrow we are off to Hinchinbrook Island so hopefully enough wind to fill the sails.