We took our leave of my new favourite place before 6am on 17 November 2018. Conditions were clear and calm. I photographed everything as we departed our mooring on North Passage. The light was ethereal. There was no wind. The sky was clear. The swell was low and M was able to hold the mooring […]
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Brunswick Heads to Maclean via Yamba, a snake and Iluka
The day we left Brunswick Heads was like a reward for the many days we had waited until conditions were just right for our departure. The bar was incredibly benign and there was hardly any wind. We were particularly excited because we had an extra crew member on board – our nine-year-old friend Marco – […]
Pittwater to South West Rocks to Coffs Harbour
It’s a bit of a tug to drop in at beautiful places like Refuge Bay and then leave after a night, but we are comforting ourselves that we will have time to explore when we noodle our way back down the coast. And I mean NOODLE. Once we got out to sea, leaving Pittwater behind […]
St Helens to Bermagui
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 […]
Triabunna, Orford, Maria Island, Triabunna, Orford.
Small DB and I went for a crystalline early morning walk around Triabunna, her in her PJs and dancing bare feet. It was a Monday morning, November 28th. The further we walked, the more entranced I became. It’s a little tiny town with what seems like one of everything. A little supermarket, petrol station, a […]
Pt Eddystone to Wineglass Bay
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 […]