We left Wineglass Bay as the sun shone and the water twinkled. M had deduced that conditions were to change and wanted to be gone before they did. “Don’t worry,” he told us, “It will be champagne sailing all the way there.” We settled in, anticipating a comfortable journey to Triabunna (a destination recommended by …
Month: November 2016
A few days ago, while freeing a shark from his line (the Smalls and I have instituted a ‘flathead only’ rule) M‘s fishing rod fell gently to the bottom of Wineglass Bay. Gone. We don’t have a lot of classy stuff, and the rod was no exception, having cost four dollars from Balnarring OpShop. However, …
It’s possible that if Wineglass Bay did not have a name that rolls from the tongue with beauty and precison, it would not be quite as famous as it is. I had no inkling that it was such a destination of choice – but it turns out that even the Mothership hit Wineglass Bay while …
Another early start – 5.30am – I did a similar preparation – food and water in the cockpit etc. I felt slightly intimidated by the day ahead of us. Wineglass Bay was quite far away – the past few days had been five or six hours of sailing – but this was probably going to …
After a night protected by sandbank, at 5am we sailed off the anchor. I was up almost an hour earlier than that, determined to try and circumvent the awfulness of the day before in any way I could. I took a tub out into the cockpit and the thermal cooker (to keep a few things …
Most of our time in George Town involved preparing to leave… The weather was sublime, so we were able to wash all our clothes and then dry them on the vast clothesline that is Bella Luna. The big shop was completed, the water and fuel topped up. (Although M didn’t top the washing up water …