A FEW WEEKS AGO IN ILUKA… Awoken not by the gentle offer of tea, but slightly harried tones; “What did you tie the kayak to last night when you got back?” I’m asleep but not asleep. I know immediately that I’ve fucked up. I pulled it up on the beach next to the boat last …
For at least the last two months, every Wednesday morning we go to the Yamba Farmer’s Market – held in the carpark between Witing and Turners beaches. Bella Luna is usually anchored off Whiting Beach – including a 30 second ride in Foamy we can get from the boat and be buying bunches of basil …
The Mothership and T returned to Bella Luna for a repeat performance in early January. I think they were slightly disappointed there was no sailing involved in their boat-stay, but the weather was a bit dodgy and we are kind of stuck between the Yamba bar and the Harwood Bridge. An hour before their arrival …
Christmas Eve of 2017 was spent – as I had hoped – at Moriartys in Iluka. My favourite spot in this whole area – where the sand of the beach drops away at the shore into a deep swirl. There were other boats pulled up further down the beach, and GonYonda were close by. The …
Since leaving Maclean about ten days ago, we have been hanging in Yamba, but have been across to Iluka twice so the Smalls can go to Bush School. We were lucky enough to also attend a couple of homeschooler get-togethers in Grafton while we had the use of a car. This led to a connection …
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 – …