A catamaran muster was scheduled to occur on the last weekend of October 2020. M was keen to attend; then he wasn’t. Then he was, and then – again – he wasn’t. By that time I was over it and had realised that the thought of leaving the river had given me a bit of …
Dot points are my saviour. Dot points and antibiotics – they are the things that enable me to make sense of the past ten days. At the dock in Kettering, catching up with our friends on Gusto. On Sunday 24 November I become aware of a little sore just inside my right nostril. All of …
Maria Island is a crazy place, soaked in history, swarming with wombats and kangaroos. It used to have a cement factory, it used to have a vineyard… Now there are mostly ruins. Because of the whims of the wind we bypassed Darlington – the main harbour where the visitor’s centre and main campground – and …
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, …
The Bermagui Wharf is excellent. The people of Bermagui, by and large, are also excellent. It is quite possible I would be happy to spend a month or two tied up to the jetty – however, space is at a premium because of ongoing construction work, so it’s probably not an option. We frequented the …