Sailing to a piece of paradise - Lady Musgrave Island - Australia's Great Barrier Reef
People often ask me why Lady Musgrave Island is one of my favourite locations on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
I have a long-held love for the place that stretches back to my backpacker days.
In 1997 I attempted to travel to the lagoon, but somehow landed in Gladstone after the transport options had moved to Bundaberg (thanks to an out-of-date guidebook!).
Seven years later, I finally sailed to the island with my soon-to-be husband, Julian.
We had arrived in a way that was far more meaningful than any day tour or ferry trip.
We had sailed there.
Lady Musgrave was the ultimate destination on a voyage from Sydney to the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef and back, on our little Compass 29, 'Orion'.
It was pure magic.
In 2006, I got to return to the island on our newly acquired, somewhat larger yacht, the Peterson 44, 'Brilliant II'.
We called in during our year-long voyage from Phuket, Thailand, to Sydney, Australia.
From 2007-9 we were based in Bundaberg, so many a long weekend was spent traversing the 120-mile round trip between Lady Musgrave and the Bundaberg Port Marina in Brilliant II.
The next 10 years were all about working, starting a family, and cruising the Whitsundays, but from December 2019-January 2020, we once again set sail for the southern Great Barrier Reef.
For me, the ensuing visit to Lady Musgrave was particularly special.
It was the first with my son, Josh.
This is a video from that trip.
The music is 'memories' by bensound.com.
Enjoy 💙
@shazatsea
The Sailing Adventures of Brilliant II
Join the Smallwoods - Sharon, Julian, Josh, and Pepe (the Blue Burmese) - aboard Sailing Vessel Brilliant II. Brilliant II is a Kelly Peterson 44, built in 1978. Julian and Sharon bought the boat in Phuket, Thailand, in 2005, and sailed her slowly back to Sydney, Australia. Over the next five years they lived aboard and sailed the coasts of New South Wales and Queensland. They are currently based in the Whitsundays, Queensland, where Josh was born in 2010. In 2021 they began a refit of the water-damaged interior (which had needed doing since the start!), while continuing to sail on mini-adventures north and south of their home port. Sharon is a photojournalist by trade, but realising YouTube is a thing has started creating videos too. You can also follow their adventures on Instagram at @shazatsea.
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