We all walk to the petrol station, about a kilometre away around the river and up a bit. M has his beloved haversack (his joy stems from buying it for $27 on eBay from a woman who had bought it new for over $300 and had used it once) into which we can fit a …
Rain. Wind. Cold, cold wind. M slept in until 11am. Thrillingly, I was awoken by a small DB at 7am. I spent the rest of the day feeling somewhat zombie-like, as if I still had a lot of sleep to catch up on. When the weather cleared in the mid afternoon, we went for a …
We left Garden Cove at 2am – MetEye indicated that we would have a bit of wind to help us on our way. We decided on four hour shifts. I went back to bed at about 2.30am. Woke at 6am. M looking despondent – behind him loomed Murray Pass and Deal Island. We’d barely moved …
After the world’s windiest night we went back ashore to investigate and see if we could convince the Smalls to walk the 2.5km to the caretaker’s cottage. Although the lighthouse was decommissioned about 25 years ago, people volunteer to stay in the lighthouse accommodation for three month stints, during which time they keep an eye …
On the beach I collect bits of rubbish here and there, to take back to civilisation and get rid of. M has walked off on his own, but reappears, beckoning…beckoning…. We trot toward him and then quietly halt. There is a sign, welcoming us to Deal Island – and there is a wallaby sitting next …
DB finally loses her snaggle tooth, mid-whinge. I no longer feel like I am living with a Small Nanny McPhee… The tooth fairy made it to the middle of Bass Strait – amazing!! After breakfast we motor back to the shore. I have lost a part of my heart to West Cove on Erith Island …