Saturday and it’s a bit overcast and feels cooler today. One more practice session at 2 pm then Qualifying starts at 5 pm. In between, there are more historic racing cars, Ferrari parade, the Porsche Carrera Cup, RAAF Roulettes, an FA 18 jet flyover and more Supercars. So much going on around the actual GP […]
Practice 1 continued
We got to the gate, literally across the road from where we are staying, by 10:30, and had to queue for bag check. Once in, you felt like you were somewhere special. All the features you usually see on tv are there in real life – the bridges with Rolex or Pirelli signage, the huge […]
Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix – Practice Day
We arrived at our AirBnB without any hassle and quickly settled in. Checked out the rooftop to find this view: So a quick trip to the shop to pick up breakfast gear, then up to the roof to jump in the spa with a bottle of sparkling red! From the spa, you can see the […]
Pete’s Fortieth Birthday Present
OMG! Here we are at Sydney Airport waiting on our flight to Melbourne. We are off to three days of Formula 1 Grand Prix PLUS Dinner By Heston on Friday evening! Very excited to be sharing Pete’s present and looking forward to a fun weekend 😄😍🏎
Plans in the sand
I have closed a chapter in my life by starting my two year career break from CBA. An immensely exciting chapter now begins, as Pete and I prepare to move permanently on to Wine-Dark Sea, and go cruising. The first day of leave was yesterday, 1 March, an auspicious day for Welsh people as we […]
Happy 2017…where the journey starts.
What an end to 2016! December passed in a whirlwind of social events enhanced with the Festival of Pete – a never ending celebration for Pete’s fortieth birthday. Dev, Suze and Nige again made the trip down under this time for the week ending 16/12. We spent the week on WDS watching Extreme sailing, Big Boat […]
Home Port Ahoy!
We were fortunate to have four volunteers to assist with our delivery of Wine-Dark Sea for the 380 nautical mile trip back to Sydney. Trent was flying at lunchtime so would arrive at the Gold Coast with Pete and I, and Dick, Doug and Ryan were to arrive around 7 pm. Pete, Trent and I […]
The Final Countdown…
So we have managed to persuade some of our trusty crew to replace Smudge and Noodles for the delivery back to Sydney from the Gold Coast. This is a very good thing! We are flying up on Friday, with the aim of leaving around 7 pm on the outgoing tide. The forecast is interesting with […]
The Road Trip
A few pics above to catch up with some of the stories you have already heard, and to show you how pleased the cats were with the road trip decision! We got the berth we were after at Mariners Cove and spent the day preparing the boat for being left, but also making sure she […]
Bundaberg Rum….and other stories
So the reason we had to come to Bundaberg is because Pete had another Sydney meeting to attend, and it was a convenient place from which to fly. We had a whole day here because we arrived on Sunday morning, which allowed us to get some rest after the 2 overnight sails. It was much […]
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