96 - Sailing Up Australia's East Coast

You never realize just how big Australia is until you have to sail up the coast. Spoiler alert… it’s big!

We started out this leg of our trip with an overnight passage up to Fraser Island. But to get into Fraser from the south, you have to cross the Wide Bay Bar, aka “The Mad Mile.” It has a reputation for being dangerous, so we timed our crossing quite carefully. Once inside, we celebrated with some drone flying, paddleboarding and enjoying some amazing sunsets.

The weather didn’t really cooperate for us to head out to the Great Barrier Reef, so instead we left Fraser and set sail for Great Keppel Island. There was still more boatwork we had to do, so we crossed that off our to-do list and then enjoyed exploring the island.

And then our last passage for this video (see we were really moving!) was up to the famous cruiser hangout at Middle Percy Island. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the true Percy experience, as we were the only cruisers there at the time, but it was still cool to get on the island and leave a mark for people to follow!

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(Footage from May/June 2018)

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For more info on the island we visited check out these posts from our blog:

Fraser Island:
https://outchasingstars.com/2018/06/09/crossing-wide-bay-bar-and-gunkholing-fraser-island/

Great Keppel Island:
https://outchasingstars.com/2018/06/14/great-keppel-island-and-keppel-bay-marina/

Middle Percy:
https://outchasingstars.com/2018/06/17/middle-percy-a-cruisers-famous-pit-stop/

Our Gear:

Lots of people have been messaging us, asking about the gear we have on board Starry Horizons and what we use to film. For a look at the most detailed list, including cameras, fishing gear, and books, check out our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/outchasingstars

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Panasonic GH5: http://amzn.to/2p9J0Kn
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Music Thanks To:

Kontinuum – Lost (feat. Savoi) [NCS Release]
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89IUAznfjqE
Kontinuum
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Savoi (vocalist)
• https://soundcloud.com/savoi-1
• https://www.facebook.com/savoimusic?_…

Ikson – Home
Music by: https://www.soundcloud.com/ikson

Jim Yosef – Canary [NCS Release]
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52R3Xy82nFc
Jim Yosef
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• https://www.youtube.com/c/JimYosef
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