Farewell to the Pacific Ocean!

Traveling the Queensland coast and the inside of the Great Barrier Reef has just been plain awesome! Many beautiful reefs, islands, sandy cays, and capes to tuck in behind. Very windy this time of year, continuous 15-25 knot SE trade winds, but good weather. The winds are from a consistent direction so we could sleep at night. We had it all behind us traveling up the coast (wouldn't want to be going the other way or we'd be pounding into it). And finally reaching Cape York was a monumental event, where EQ has finally left the Pacific Ocean behind after 12 years of wandering about. It was also a bit sad to say goodbye as it feels so much like home. So I know we'll be back in a few years, the long way about. :) But we are also enjoying our adventure with so much to look forward to. Here's a little video to give you a taste of this beautiful area of Australia.

with Equanimity and Joy