First Trip Out

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="1ccd05a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>DRUMBEAT</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DRUMBEAT"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> back to  <A HREF="id94.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Voyages"><B>Voyages</B></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="1cdd2123.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="id153.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Launch">Launch</A></div> <div> <B>First Trip Out</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id201.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hervey Bay">Hervey Bay</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id202.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lady Musgrave Isl">Lady Musgrave Isl</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id220.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gladstone to Whitsundays">Gladstone to Whitsundays</A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div>                  </div> <bR> <div> It was so exciting to head out for the first time.  We motored out to Kingfisher Bay on Fraser Island and anchored.  We spent the weekend 'calibrating' instruments, and adjusting the pitch on the propellers.  Getting to know our new home.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="49635a80.jpg" border=0 width="565" height="424" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Damon took up residence on the day bed with all his lego and Millie settled into sailor dog status very quickly.  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="48635a80.jpg" border=0 width="565" height="424" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <IMG SRC="48e3ea80.jpg" border=0 width="318" height="424" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>