Time in Ballina was not planned, but the wind was due to die out and we didn’t want to be stuck motoring our way to somewhere safe to pull in – which basically would have been the Tweed River. The timing was right for the Richmond River bar, although it did look a little bit […]
Anchorages
Wineglass Bay. Hooray!
The white sand and transparent water of Wineglass Bay were somehow far more beautiful than I remembered. The first thing I did was jump into the water – my last Tasmanian swim for quite some time. We were anchored alongside GonYonda and our combined Smalls rowed themselves to the beach each day and spent hours […]
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Binalong Bay & St Helens
We only spent one night on Cape Barren Island – the wind was due to change and we wanted to get over to Binalong Bay. Just before we got there I realised (via google) that there were five moorings there – huzzah! The only other boat in residence was a trimaran that had arrived the […]
Lord Howe Island : First week
I am very happy here. There are many birds. There are friendly people, but not too many friendly people. There are more bicycles than cars. As I write this I am looking at all the Sooty Terns settling in for the night on the point amongst a mixture of moss, grasses and scrubby looking teatree. […]