The lighthouse caretakers on Deal Island, David and Di, haven’t seen a boat in five weeks, then one came past yesterday, and today we turned up. Ford St Clair, Small Z and I walked up the track to their accommodation, spending a comfortable amount of time at the Telstra Chair – placed off the track […]
Kent Island Group
The Kent Group – the best bit of Bass Strait
We encountered almost every form of weather while we were in the Kent Group of islands. After strong icy winds through our first three days on Erith Island conditions calmed down (in comparison) – once ashore and out of the wind, it was t-shirt weather. On Monday 28 October 2019, M, Small DB and I […]
Kianinny Bay to Erith Island
The Smalls and I spent the day (Tuesday 22 October 2019) pretending Jean’s house was ours. Washing clothes, baking a lemon and yoghurt cake and making chocolate chip biscuits. (Oh it is excellent to have an oven!) I diligently fried the many zucchini I’d bought on sale into fritters. Tidied our bedroom, had a bath, […]
Deal Island: caretakers and lighthouse
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 […]
Deal Island
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 […]
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Erith Island to Deal Island. A short journey.
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 […]