Bundaberg

All afternoon and most of the evening gave us 15-20 knots of N-NW wind and we ran downwind with the headsail poled out and holding 8-9 knots. This put Bundaberg clearly in our sights and we reached the leads of the Burnett river at 2:30am.
Coming in at night was relativity easy with clear navigation aids. All the port and starboard lights are synchronised to flash together, giving a real airport landing strip effect. We found many boats at anchor around the Port Bundaberg Marina and we anchored just out of the main channel and had a nice calm sleep for the rest of the night.
My two german crew, Denise and Birta, have left the boat and Michael intends to stay with me through to Newcastle. The girls were absolutely thrilled when a pod of dolphins came to the bow just on dark and stayed for ages. With Reflections really surging the water away and pushing the bow down at eight knots, the dolphins were almost in touching distance.
The expected southerly change came through with gusto and dumped lots of rain. I was able to fill my water tanks, saving a trip to a jetty. Really noticing the temperature falling as I continue south. The strong southerly winds now blowing will keep me here for three or four days at least.