The weather has been terrible since Easter. Nice days are midweek.
My 4yo demanded we go out. I told him that there was a chance of rain, he responded "but we have a cabin we can just play there if it's raining." Well you can't argue with that logic. So we planned to launch on Fri arvo. Then just myself and the 4yo left Yorkeys Knob on Sat morning for cairns whete we would meet the rest of the family who were at basketball. Weather was beautiful, tempting us to pull the main up but singlehandedly managing the boat and 4yo could turn ugly so we played it safe.
Once we docked at marlin marina we found this in Fogarty park.
We went for a motor around Trinity Inlet after lunch with the family for a chance to troll thru the moorings and pilings. No luck but a nice little expedition b4 we headed back to the marina for showers then a night out at the esplanade.
The next day we awoke early to a very overcast sky. So we left for yorkeys knob early. We were chased by a cloud for half an hour.
Once it finally caught us we had a complete whiteout and for probably the 1st time I really appreciated the GPS. We arrived at yorkeys just as there was a break in the rain so quickly got the boat on the trailer. Not the best of weekends but it was better than jobs around the home! Oh yeah I did get to test out my new switch for the fresh water inline pump. It's a blue led which lights when on. It was OK, especially for $3 delivered.
