While I never tire of whales or dolphins when out on the water, a trip up to Lady Musgrave a couple of years back (sailing around the outside of Fraser): we got to the point where we stopped pointing out breaches, the were so many.
It is pretty good seeing them close to home though. Every year, I’ll see a few wander down into the bay - as far as Coochiemudlo.
Here’s a juvenile, with Coochiemudlo in the background, from a few years back:
I don’t think you can easily get a SIM prior to travelling (unless your phone supports esim).
However, this guide provides you with info on where you can buy Sims at various incoming Aussie airports - Sydney is first on the list. Boost (as per comment from @tuff_wizard ) is in the list.
We use navionics for navigation and the windy.com app for wind and weather. Interested to see if there are any other good ones out there that we should be looking into. I've seen some people using the predictwind app for route planning but it's kind of expensive.
Brisbane Foto Friday
It’s that time of week again! Share your favourite photo you took around Brisbane over the last week.
Melbourne Tramway (aussie.zone)
Rainy day from a trip down to Melbourne
Whale season has started (aussie.zone)
Starting to see whales more consistently while out fishing....
Travelling from the UK to Aus for 3 weeks - advice on gettting a SIM?
Hello Australian chums - and of course, congratulations on your win today at Lords....
Whale season is upon us (Stradbroke island) (aussie.zone)
Favourite apps for sailing?
We use navionics for navigation and the windy.com app for wind and weather. Interested to see if there are any other good ones out there that we should be looking into. I've seen some people using the predictwind app for route planning but it's kind of expensive.