Never to miss a bargain, Dave was quick to retrieve the bolt cutters spotted by Mark lying in the mud below the jetty.
A colourful fleet of 16 left Wynnum Creek with destination Green Island for morning tea followed by lunch on St Helena. It was a muddy get away from the boat ramp on an overcast day with the wind initially coming from the SE. The group settled into three waves with everyone pulling up on the NW sand bank for a
superb morning tea. Patrick arrived sporting the amount of clothing you would expect of a pommy tourist. Kate got him dressed for the occasion.
Scarla had brought along a deliciously dense chocolate marble cake to celebrate her birthday, Carol had freshly made iced crunchy chocolate coconut slice while Irena passed around gorgeous soft rum truffles. Charged on calories some paddled direct to St Helena while others went counterclockwise.
The threat of a rain squall eventuated and the accompanying wind
whipped up the chop. Great fun to sail into but not much joy for
Christina who, on her first open water paddle had to contend with
a rising beam sea. Those of us who went the long way sailed all the way as the wind continued to swing around to the predicted NE.
Plenty of yachts were moored off the jetty where the Cat O Nine Tails was tied up. One of the two yellow Sabres was the 'Jenny Kay' with Steve and Kylie. They had spent the previous night aboard. Steve swam ashore, commandeered two kayaks to retrieve
Kylie.
Lunch was accompanied by more homemade treats, dark chocolate and finished with the murder of Deidre a tasty bright pink seedless melon. Even though it was the smallest melon to date with the biggest crew, if it weren't for Steve and Kylie there would have been remnants for the worms.
With the wind remaining in the NE it was a gentle sail/paddle back to Wynnum. Some stayed for a coffee to chew on the details of Tom's Christmas paddle to Moreton Island after a most enjoyable day on the water.
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