Willis Island
Wednesday 26th April, 2023
Blink and you may miss it! Our sail past Willis Island occurred between 9.15am -9.45am, a whole 30 minutes! We had a special broadcast from an Australian Meteorologist who was living on the island. He mentioned he had been there since late last year with 3 other meteorologists taking data on temperature, wind, sea and tidal statistics in the Coral Sea for around 6 months. One of the jobs was maintaining the equipment involved cleaning off the build-up of seabird guano (I goggled guano to find it is eggshell, excrement and carcasses). He explained staff provided wildlife sightings and behavior for scientists studying these animals. Willis Island is a nesting ground for green turtles. He described his living conditions, amenities for entertainment and hobbies and the lack of fresh food, giving cause to a lot of work preserving and repacking the fresh fruit and vege. they bring onto the island.
Close-up of the island
A little further out from the island.
Willis Island, its pristine reef circling the island and lagoon.
Map of the ship's sail-past and distance from Cairns. It was shortly after our sail-past that the ship was in international waters.
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Map just after we sailed past. I don't know what the other land/reef was just south of the island.
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