North West Island 5/12/2010

After all the rain at we had at Port Clinton we finally got a break in the weather and headed for Roslyn Bay marina just south of Yeppoon.
After spending a day restocking the boat we headed for North West Island.  The island is a coral cay 50 Nm from Roslyn bay and with light winds and clear sky's we motored the whole distance.
Our high tech fishing equipment was successful yet again with a very nice Spanish Mackerel that has provided us with 5 meals so far. Our set up is 40m of venetian blind cord, 10m of shock cord, a wire trace and a well used lure. This system requires no skill.

This time of year is the breading season for turtles and sea birds. Every night the
turtles come a shore to lay their eggs.

The first nights anchorage was rolly so we relocated to the south western side of the island in 10m of water and it was comfortable in the light conditions we where experiencing, but it would have been very uncomfortable if the wind got up.

 The island was used as a turtle cannery and there are some remnants of its past.