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…
Our boat’s name has been in limbo until recently. We knew we wouldn’t keep the previous name, Lizzie. We also knew the name we chose would have to be approved by the national registration office, which requires that each Australian registered ship (or yacht in our case) has a unique name. So while we liked the…
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…
Lady Elliot Island Arrived just in time: While we’d planned to sail straight to Lady Musgrave, the ocean wasn’t on our side. We traveled all day with 2knots of current against us. We were moving at about 7knots through the water and only doing 5knots over the ground. Thankfully we arrived at Lady Elliot right…
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…
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…
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…
We are dancing to the Moana soundtrack in our ‘loungeroom’ (cabin). When I say we, I mean Markito, Freyja and I. Zach is wrapped up in his game on the long couch that runs along the port side of the cabin and barely notices us. Simon is sitting lounging on the other couch catching up…
DAY 1 Leave Hastings @ 2pm. Motor-sail to Flinders, arrive @ 6pm. We had been telling people that we planned to leave on Friday 9th June, knowing this wasn’t locked in for certain until the minute we actually left. There was still a list of jobs waiting for Simon on Friday morning, and he got…
It’s been just over a year since we bought our boat and now I’m sitting here typing this up on the third day of our trip. I still can’t quite believe it. This has been such a huge commitment for us. All the decisions we’ve made over the last 12 months have revolved around this…