This time the plan was to go much longer (for several months), visiting the Swain Reefs.
Before heading possibly as far south as Brisbane.
On day one, we reached a safe anchorage at Goold Island.
Before going ashore to explore the council operated Garden Island nearby.
Join us in Episode 2 of our trip crusing the Queensland coast from Cairns to Goold Island.
GEAR AND TACKLE
If you’d like to know more about the kind of fishing gear we take while cruisig the Queensland coast, click the link below for our gear and tackle cheat sheet.
Includes the electronics we run in each boat and our favourite lures as well.
DEPARTURE DAY
Crew all smiles for the last photo before we depart. From left, Skipper Ryan, Entertainment Roxy and Gracie, Codmaster and chief cook Evatt, minister of finance Karen, sous chef and deckie PJ.
Steamin past the Barnard Islands with the northerly up our tail.
The Blue Boat in tow. Yeah… that’s our tender!
Evatt relaxing on the back deck as we head south.
Taking turns at the helm. We all love our stints alone on the flybridge. Watching the world go by.
Watching the sunset from a deserted beach. One of the joys of cruising the Queensland coast.
Beach combing on Garden Island.
Anchored up for the night, protected from the northerly, behind Goold Island. Time for a drink, a giggle and the chill tunes of Van Morrison’s Tupelo Honey.
I hope you enjoyed Episode 2 of our south to the Swains series – departure day.
Karen Rudkin-Moody became hooked on fishing after being introduced to the sport in 1989. Karen is a marine biologist specializing in estuarine marine protected areas, finishing her successful career in Queensland Marine Parks as Ranger In Charge of the Wet Tropics region within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Karen now works with her husband, accomplished fishing guide Ryan Moody, encouraging people to get away from their computers and into the great outdoors.
Karen Rudkin
Karen Rudkin-Moody became hooked on fishing after being introduced to the sport in 1989. Karen is a marine biologist specializing in estuarine marine protected areas, finishing her successful career in Queensland Marine Parks as Ranger In Charge of the Wet Tropics region within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Karen now works with her husband, accomplished fishing guide Ryan Moody, encouraging people to get away from their computers and into the great outdoors.
