On the second last day of February I recieved a text message from one half of some of our BEST FRIENDS EVER. He asked how long we planned to be in Sydney, and were we sailing any further south. I said ‘about four weeks or so’ and ‘no’. By the end of that day we […]
Exploring
Investigating Pittwater
I write this a little belatedly, but I want to document our first bit of time spent in Pittwater (not counting our very brief visit last time. For anyone visiting on a boat, save yourself the trouble of looking for a public/courtesy mooring. There are none. It is well known that you can borrow moorings […]
Brunswick Heads Revisited
Although we hoped to be in the Clarence River by now, we are not. We remain in Brunswick Heads – and OH MY GOD – it’s hardly a chore! We love it here!! As I type this, M has taken the Smalls to a Hogwarts School Fete at Coorabell Primary, where our friend Marco is […]
West End Markets & Brisbane Open House
The past weekend was a blast, albeit a rather tiring blast. At West End Markets (where we travel to by dinghy) we scored fruit and veg bargains… Bananas – $1 a kilo Pineapples – $1 each Avocados – 3 for $6 Vine tomatoes – $3 a kilo Green beans – $1 a kilo Plus GF […]
Brisvegas
Unintentionally we arrived in the school holidays, meaning there were library activities aplenty… but there was also the scourge of the homeschooler – Other Kids Everywhere. We like the other kids, we do – but in horde proportions? Only just tolerable. Yesterday, however, Queensland children Went Back To School. We…went to the State Library, the […]
Port Clinton to North Keppel Island
After spending two nights in Port Clinton (which I belatedly realised was not an island, but a part of the mainland), we sailed to North Keppel Island. A lovely spot with a little creek perfect for high tide paddling in the kayak… THE WHAT??! The KAYAK. It was gifted to us two days ago by […]
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Middle Percy Island. Again…
It is a delectable feeling to be back in a place you know and love. None of the trepidation that comes with a new anchorage, a comfortable knowledge of what to expect once you go ashore. After the previous few days, it was a very soothing prospect. Our first morning we motored Foamy into the […]
Brampton Island
We left Goldsmith Island, aiming for Scawfell Island, but the wind dropped out and we diverted to Brampton Island instead. We needed somewhere to hide from a large south easterly wind for a few days – I was glad that the wind had decided the destination for us, because M and I could not. I […]
Genesta Bay and on to Goldsmith Island
We actually did finally manage to leave Airlie Beach. It took three attempts – the first being thwarted by Small DB having her leg sliced open on an oyster shell, the second by staying at Hill Inlet for five days and getting so low on water that it was silly not to return 20nm to […]
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Nara Inlet x 2
Five days in Airlie Beach was enough. M fought the toilet and won – although he was literally sprayed with shit three times during the process. Bella Luna stank like a sewer and the Smalls and I tried to make ourselves scarce. The toilet itself wasn’t the problem. The pipes had gradually built up layers […]