Double to Low Isles

Double Island is a great anchorage, if you like the smell of jet fuel, it is right under the flight path to Cairns airport.  A sweet downwind sail to Snapper Island with the promise of same for dinner, we did manage to catch a reef shark instead. 

Alas, after 4 attempts to anchor at Snapper, (the only good spot seems to be a small vessel mooring, doh!) where it drops from 5 m to 13 m and rocky bottom, we had to give up and sail into the sou’easter to Low Isles. 

Just before our second tack we saw whales frolicking and realised they were only about a mile away.  After lots of leaping, tail slapping and cavorting the flipper waving began and the calf leapt in delight. 

One more tack and we were near Low Isles and luckily picked up a mooring near Aqua Safari, with the usual welcome by the huge batfish.  

Mobs of Pied Imperial Pigeons were arriving to roost and the brown boobies and terns were jostling for roosting spots on the tourist boats and moorings.