Using all her 7 tiles to make an ingenious 8-letter word, Catherine has taken the title for playing the highest scoring word in Scrabble. She placed “CROAKING” across a double letter and 2 triple word squares that scored a triple-triple 13 plus 50 bonus points for a total of 167 points. The master class continued and Catherine sealed her Scrabble championship title by winning the game with an impressive score of 417.
Over the past week, Catherine and I have been on a couple of short cruises. We went to Nara Inlet for a couple nights (Tuesday 8 to Thursday 10 August) just to relax at a quiet anchorage for a day — along with 27 other cruising boats! We then went to Maureens Cove (Saturday 12 to Sunday 13 August) which was much more secluded with only a few moorings available.
We’re back in Airlie Beach now, setting the boat up for Hamilton Island Race Week. We’re looking forward to our crew flying up later this week to join us for this popular regatta in the Whitsunday islands.
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