An early morning motor in windless conditions took us across the end of the Lucinda Jetty that extends 5 kilometres out to sea with very shallow waters down its northern side. In order to enter the nearby Hinchinbrook Channel from the south, we needed to navigate these very shallow waters on a rising tide.
Once we had successfully passed the narrow entrance at the base of the Lucinda Sugar wharf, the Hinchinbrook Channel opened out in front of us with all its splendour. Our first anchorage was at Haycock Island where we again woke early to catch the rising tide going further into the channel. Views on both sides are spectacular at this point, with towering mountain ranges and hectares of rainforest and mangroves. As we motored further along, we came to our next anchorage in the side creek of Gayundah, where Erica and we had a very peaceful night's sleep (together with one other monohull yacht whose owners tried unsuccessfully to lure some crabs into their pots set amongst the mangroves).
So far, no crocodile sightings and the biting midges (sandflies) are keeping a respectful distance away from the SA adventures.
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