We were leaving the van in storage at the caravan park while we went out sailing. We packed up the van as much as we needed to so as to be able drive it around the corner knowing we would be back in three days to set it up again. Rick dropped us off at the marina with all our gear and he drove the car up the road to where he had booked it in to get the springs done. We headed out of Airlie at about 11.00am and sailed under headsail across to Blue Pearl Bay off Hayman Island. There was about 20-25 knots of breeze and Caitlin was feeling a little queasy but held up well. We attached to a mooring and had some lunch. After lunch the kids and I suited up in our wetsuits and Rick took us out in the dinghy to do some snorkeling. We got out on the beach and while I was trying to help Cooper with his goggles I stood on a rock which was super slippery and I fell straight onto the rock landing on my coccyx - ouch! The water was quite shallow so the coral was bright and colorful and there was heaps of pretty fish including parrotfish. There seemed to be an array of different types of coral - stag horn, brain, branch coral -it was very impressive. We motored over to Nara Inlet (Hook Island) where we anchored for the night - it was after 6 by this stage. We had a BBQ for dinner.
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