12/8/19-15/8/19 Sorry about the delay in the post but we have been moving along and when we have stopped we have generally been out of range. Get ready for an influx of news though Following our delayed start we decided to head up to Kirribilli for a “last supper”. We were joined by a rather […]
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Delayed Departure
Stowage is now complete and the boat rigged ready to go. Somehow we did manage to stow all the booze. One might say enough booze to sink a ship but I think we have just managed to lower the waterline a centimeter or two. From memory we are sporting 6 packs of Moet, Bollinger, Piper […]
Boat prep and Northward bound
Boat preparations are going well, but not without the normal number of hiccups. A couple of jobs hanging over from her lift out are yet to be finalised. The toe rails are yet to be replaced and I have been advised they will be wood and not nylon as previously advise. Lighter but more maintenance […]
Sarah Jane Goddard-Jones
I am sure most of you are already aware. Sarah passed away on the 10th of June after a diving accident in Fish Rock Cave at South West Rock on the northern NSW coast. Her funeral was held on the 2nd July at North Suburbs Crematorium and was attended by more than 300 people from […]
Hot springs, Cold snow – Photos
Here are some of our favourite pictures from our week at Nozawa Onsen. Family photos – dinner, skiing and sake! Best of the rest – selection of fun pics and views. This last picture is one of mine, but I cant get over how much like a Japanese drawing it looks. The tree line on […]
Hot Springs, Cold Snow
Apologies for the confusion of having accidentally posted the start of this trip as a page, not a post. Still trying to work out how to fix that! If you have not yet seen the start of the trip “winter in Spring” find it on the main page. Also apologies for the lack of updates, […]
Final Countdown
Oh dear, it has been a while, but I thought I would finish up with some added Christmas Cheer! So here is the final installment of land cruising, as well as some snippets from Christmas. So we departed Collie around 1000, and began the big trek north back to Perth. Poor Pete was struggling with […]
