Pictures are our track to Wide Bay Bar, our new friends in the Great Sandy Straight and our anchorage tonight is just the other side of the sand spit. Well, for those of you who read yesterday’s entry Lucas was not too far out. It was pretty uncomfortable but we had out lots of anchor chain – so we were not going far. Up it came from the south and at about midnight down came the rain. However Tuesday dawned bright and sunny with a 15 knot southerly to get things moving. We had agreed with Tin Can Bay Coast Guard that we would transit the Bar at about 1300-1330 which is about 2 hours before high tide, and we would cross with an incoming tide. We were given the waypoints the previous evening and had entered them into the computer to aid us navigating the Bar. It has a pretty bad reputation and both Chris and I were apprehensive, even though we knew conditions were excellent. We decided to up anchor about 11.30 to go and have a look at the bar, we were 8NM away, but by the time we got there it looked pretty good and it was about 1300 – so off into the wild blue yonder. With Chris keeping me on the straight and narrow (this time literally) – we hit each waypoint spot on and over we went – just like that. It was a bit rolly in places but nothing to worry about. All that fretting for nothing. We are now anchored in a pretty little bay around the corner from the Bar, it is quiet, sunny and just lovely. This is the deal man !! One the way in we saw some more turtles and we think a family of three dugongs (but they were hard to identify – they might be small whales ?). Look at the pic and decide for yourself. Tomorrow – who knows…….