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The Torres Strait Islands

We made it! We are at the northernmost point of Australia. Can’t believe it! We arrived here on Saturday 21st October at around lunchtime. We had to go through a cool passage between Albany Island and the mainland, and then around Cape York, before we anchored at Horn Island. We spent Saturday arvo having a…

Far Far North Queensland

Friday 13 Oct – Cairns to Low Isles “It’s a bit rolly today Dad”, Zach said as we left Cairns. “Ooh Dad. The boat is too wriggly!” It wasn’t really. The weather was beautiful and the ocean was calm. But as we motored away from Cairns a few big tourist catamarans zoomed past and our…

Cairns, Cairns, Cairns

We are in Cairns. Simon and Markito went into town today and came back with two big bags full of fruit and veggies, about 1/4 of which was bananas. We love bananas. Banana pancakes. Banana milkshakes. Banana boats (cut a wedge along the top and spread some nutella in there, then put some sprinkles on…

Highlights: Cape Capricorn to Airlie Beach

Picking up from the last blog post….we sadly left Lady Musgrave Island earlier than planned as some big winds were forecast. We wanted to get to a more protected anchorage so we packed up and left as soon as it was light enough for us to spot and avoid the bommies (small patches of shallow…

“Fill Her Up Mate!”

It’s 7pm on Saturday night. There is a crescent moon above us and it’s dark outside. The kids are all in their beds having a play or reading. They’ll eventually fall asleep one after the other and we’ll go and check on them later. Simon is sitting in the cockpit. He’s on watch. I’m sitting…

Inland Waterways South of Brisbane

We’re anchored in Raby Bay, Brisbane. It’s a quiet bay with about 10 other boats moored close to shore. We are right on the spot where the depth goes from 3 metres to 1 metre. Our boat draws 1.7 metres so we need the deeper water. It’s the furthest we’ve ever anchored from shore. The…

Finding Our Groove

We made it to Queensland! Woohoo! We’re anchored at Marine Stadium (also referred to as The Spit), just near Seaworld on the Gold Coast. This is the busiest place we’ve stayed so far. There are approximately 60 boats around us. All sorts – big and small monohull and catamaran yachts, huge luxurious motorboats, compact little…