Hervey Bay Whales

Well we set off from Pelican Bay yesterday morning. We transited the sandy straits, anchoring briefly for lunch near white cliffs. A lot of navigation is required here and these days, with moving chart displays, made my 6th journey by far the easiest.
As we came towards the Northern end, a front of rain cloud to the west approached. A decision was made to head to the East of Big Woody Island. We arrived and anchored just before the rain came and enjoyed the sight of others follow us in over the next couple of hours in the misty rain.
Well here we are 3 hours South of Burnett River, we have had s close encounter with a whale leaving a footprint beside the boat, then an even closer brush this time a diving whales tail glancing our Port Bow as high as the rail.
It was travelling North along with us we think, the last sighting just 100 metres abeam of us.
We have the channel markers of the Burnett River (Port Bundaberg) ahead on the horizon.
Beautiful sailing weather with flat seas and a westerly of between 7 and up to 12 knots.
All is well on board
Wayne