#4 in the Newport Canal series
Seagull canal gives water access to residents of even numbered houses on Intrepid Court. You will only find smaller power boats on this canal, however, as access to the bay is via Albatross canal where you need to pass under the Kay Cottee bridge and so a mast is not an option.
Intrepid is the name of a 12m class yacht which won the America's Cup yacht race in 1967 and 1970. It is a double-planked mahogany monohull on white oak frames and represented the New York Yacht Club, United States of America. Intrepid defeated challengers, Dame Pattie, in 1967 and Gretel II in 1970, both Australian. Intrepid is now available for charter out of Newport, not this one on the Redcliffe peninsula but the one in Rhode Island, USA.
The Silver Gull is common throughout Australia and is also found in New Zealand and New Caledonia. The Silver Gull is found at virtually any watered habitat and is rarely seen far from land. Birds flock in high numbers around fishing boats as these leave or return to the coast, but seldom venture far out to sea. As with many other gull species, the Silver Gull has become a successful scavenger, readily pestering humans for handouts of scraps, pilfering from unattended food containers or searching for human refuse at tips. Other food includes worms, fish, insects and crustaceans.
I had to skip Petrel canal across the road in this cache series as it was too close to Cormorant canal and this one, but just so you don't miss out on finding out about petrels, here's some more information. Petrels are seabirds of the open ocean ranging in size from small storm petrels to giant petrels. A number of species can be found feeding well off the coastline.
The cache can be found in a small treed park at the end of Seagull canal with a convenient seat. You are looking for a small blue cache in a cottonwood tree. Please replace covering camouflage.
Congratulations to Brislions for FTF!!