Shaw Island, Lindeman Island and Club Dead

 We anchored in an excellent anchorage towards the south end of Shaw Island.  As we were getting the dinghy ready to go for a hike on Lindeman Island another yacht anchored near us.  We dropped by to say hello on our way to the hike and met a lovely couple who invited us back for sundowners when we returned.

Lindeman Island has a good hike up Mount Orford and provides great views from the summit. The pictures below show the 360 degree view.

True North is anchored off the beach by the point at the top right of the photo



Looking north towards the rest of the Whitsunday Islands




Lindeman Island had. Club Med Resort which closed around 2011.  The resort is still there but has been rotting away with no maintenance since it closed.  I’ve taken to calling the old resort Club Dead 😱.  When we returned to the dinghy after our hike I took a few photos of Club Dead.







The caretaker told us that the resort had been recently purchased by a Singapore company and they are about to start work renovating the buildings.

We returned back across the straight to Shaw Island and had a nice evening with the couple on the other yacht.  The next morning as I was getting the dinghy put away for our next passage, I heard my name being called.  When I tracked down where the shout was coming from it turned out to be Steve on a catamaran named Jester who I’ve met several times at various anchorages.  We got together to catch-up before heading out for a long passage to Scawfell Island.

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