A Tiger at Lion Point

At Lion Point the wind dropped, sun shone and it was the best ever kayaking on a glassy sea.  There were shovel-nosed rays, turtles and lots of colourful reef fish, though the coral itself was lacking in colour.  A beautiful calm anchorage and a full moon over the water, ahhhh!

Next morning we noticed the anchorage up at the Whitsunday Cairn walk was free again, so we sailed up to try for our fourth attempt at the bushwalk.  The track is quite challenging, with only a few markers and mostly rock clambering through rainforest, with a few stinging trees on the track just to keep it interesting. 

Larry on the track

Then just as we started the climb, Toni’s right boot parted from it’s sole.  Peter went back to get some rope and tied it together to the boot, but after half an hour the left boot sole perished too, so we had to turn back.  Walking downhill with no tread on the boots was even more scary and those boots were only about 15 years old!

Lost Soles 

A stitch in time...

One day we will return to conquer that walk!