Thursday 29 July We left Mackay on Wednesday about 11.00 the halyard having been completed about 0900 that morning. The price was not quite as we expected but the Rigger, Tim was a good chap and unusually for the boat guy he kept us very well informed and came when he said he would – most unusual! It has not been stress tested yet and the invoice for the parts is yet to come so stay tuned for Andrew’s dummy spit. But the sail to Brampton was pleasant and we caught up with some the Mackay mob for drinks on Eureka. The fine crew from: Eureka, Shiraz, Chasseur and us all enjoyed the quiet of the evening, and few drinks to go with it! This morning we awoke to hundreds, literally hundreds or blue and black butterflies flying hither and yon over the water and on the island. A little later Steven, Sharon (Shiraz) and Chris and I walked into the resort at Brampton for a coffee before we headed off to Thomas Island (much more important to us now with our grandson, Thomas). We are now at Thomas Island about to go ashore for a beach BBQ !!