FINDER’S KEEPERS MARKET, OPAL CARDS AND TELESCOPES {NOTE: – I am happy to report that this Mother’s Day was a vast improvement upon the previous one.} The decadence that is waking up on the water in the middle of Sydney on a sun drenched autumn morning. I like it. M keeps telling me we can …
After leaving Bermagui we pulled into Jervis Bay when it all got too hard. Had to motor for a few hours in order to get in before sundown. In the morning, we had new neighbours! We spent two nights there, and planned to leave at about 9.30am on the morning of 9 May. However, the …
The first of May is last day of my forty-third year. In fact, I had to do some counting to figure out how old I actually am. Two years ago I was in Tasmania for almost a week and it was both fantastic and appalling. I had to say goodbye to my dad the day …
{There are no pictures for this, and possibly the next few posts, as we have almost zero internet. Text only for now.} When we tied up to the pier here, I didn’t immediately recognise that it was similar to a small street. But after several days – almost a week – I have learnt more …
The trip back to Franklin did not daunt me; the weather forecast was good, and the Smalls and I had our minds firmly fixed on the gluten free fish and chips there. We left at about 6am, bidding farewell to Spain Bay and the Breaksea Islands. It was useful to have the track we had …
M heaved himself into the day at 6am and somehow managed to untie the ropes from the shore, secure the dinghy and pull up the anchor without mishap all on his own. I had earned a Small in the night – courtesy of the cold – and I earned another – Small Z – who …