ITZ MY BIRTHDAY AND I'LL SEW IF I WANT 2 !!!

 G'day All,
Itz my "36th" and it was thyme to learn to sew!
I organised for the best sewing instructor I know to come for a sail and show me how to sow on the Janome unit I bought last year.
So once Mum had arrived in Townsville we set about readying The Yot for sea.
As is usual with this boat we didn't have enuf water 2 float! So I prepared dinner while the Air was filled with a combin8tion of Blackhawk and Chinook helichoppers.
Several Fellixers were consumed, a flash dinner waz cooked  and we waited until the next high tide.
The fishing has dropped to non existent with 2 livebaits being reeled in in the morning and set free after failing to raise a predator, even the crabs have buggered off.
This is all cool! because the following evening I had a full livebait tank and we set off for the top of Magnetic Island .
A pleasant evening sail up Clevland Bay had us arriving at West Point just after dark.
Priority 1 get the fishing lines in the water!
It seems the same malady has befallen at the island with nothin bigga than a garfish being seen or caught all night.
Even the squid came in miniature sizes  with 3 squid caught not any longer than a clothes peg.
Still the music was good, the food was gr8 and the company was even better.
We talked  all afternoon and well into the evening until it waz thyme for shut eye, with the only light being the millions of stars!
Following morn was my actual Birthday and under my system I'm 36 this year!
So a special Brekkie was the first order of the day.
Then it was back to skool thyme, as the sewing machine made itz appearance.
We had cut a heap of heavy vinyl the day B4 and these were sewn into blinds and awnings during the lesson.
Then it was thyme 4 a sail!
I had this insane wish to fly the spinnaker!, so we got ourselves clear of the shelter of Magnetic and begun the task of working out the tecknique of just how to get this sail to work.
Several aborted attempts later it was sorted and the spinnaker was filled with breeze, we were off!
There was only one thing that could spoil this party!
The wind died!
BUGGER ME !
Still it beats working on your birthday.
I've got a good mate in W.A who shares a consecutive Birthday after mine.
When I rang Big Ash he was installing pool fencing in the pouring rain.
Like I said the sailing could of been worse!
G'day All, Itz 36 hours later and the Cat is out of the bag! and out of sight of Australia!
Big Ash is now on this side of the Island while Mum haz moved to the Bottom windier colder part of the island.
I knew big Ash waz due 2 arrive only he didn't! So I could not let the preverbial Genie out of the bottle until now.
We are just about to go out of range of land for 6 glorious dayz parked out on the Gr8 Barrier.
This is the best Birthday eva!
A few dayz with me Mum then a solid week of fishing with my sleepy friend in the front cabin.
We are 20nm off shore heading 2wards Broadhurst reef with the only capture so far  being a 5ft sea snake!
Itz the end of day 1 We're just at the top of Broadhurst Reef with more phish than we can count.
Spaniards, Yellowfin Tuna, Coral Trout, Spangles, and the occasional Shark.
We're both shattered but the music's on the bourbons a welcome accompaniment to the grilled coral trout and mixed salad.
I'm goin 2 close this entry here as the Camera is getting full of fishy fotoz.
2morrow is shallow dive and filming.
Life is defin8ly 4 Living!
Captain Felix