Finally I have managed to get the story of our cruise online . . . head to the website and go to 2009 page, its all there, more photos will be appearing daily. And now just a few things from the past weeks! 12th September Saturday The first weekend back was close to the opening of […]
The Soup Cruise Cruise,or Windswept Cruise, we can’t decide??? Read More »
We arrived back on Thursday afternoon into Recherche Bay, The Bins: almost 4 weeks out of email and phone reception, but . …..such a fantastic trip. It will take me a few days to finish our trip summary and photos. This is a photo of our first Happy Hour after arriving in Spain Bay on 12th August.
We are back in civilisation! Read More »
12th August After a sleepless night, you never sleep well when you know you have to get up, the alarm finally went off at 4am. It didn’t take long for the motor, kettle and generator (so the aircon could warm up the boat) went on. Tea and toast was made and as the final engine
The Pigsties to South Cape. Read More »
We dropped anchor in the dark after switching the navigation lights on as we rounded the point to enter Port Esperance. The southern shores of the bay are lit like an amusement park at night as the workers at the fish farms work into the night. It was only an hour later that LeMaris pulled
Dover to Recherche Bay Read More »
The day has finally come for us to leave on our trip to Port Davey; we untied the mooring lines and departed from the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmanian at 12.30pm. All snug in the pilothouse with only 700m visibility, light misty rain, and a light 6knt breeze from the SE, it was the start of
Hooray!! We’re Off!! Read More »
July flew by and other than 2 day trips we have stayed firmly secured to the dock as the Southern Ocean has unleashed its’ fury on us. The southerly and westerly winds have blown with amazing regularity at speeds of 40,50 and even 60+ knts. The locals around the marina don’t even blink an eyelid
Some land based activities! Read More »
29th June ‘09 The sun was shining as we farewelled my cousin, Helen and her daughter Tamra as they left on their 10 day road trip of Tassie. They arrived yesterday from Adelaide to embark on a 10 day road trip around Tassie. It was an ideal opportunity for us to take advantage of being
Our Trip to the Gordon Dam Read More »
We upgraded the oven on Opal Lady from the standard model to a Viking Thermal Convection Freestanding model. The Installation required it to be built in at floor level and stainless steel rails (fiddle rails) around the cooktop to stop the saucepans falling off the top at sea. The oven is much larger and is thermostatrically
My Oven gets a workout! Read More »
The Winter Solictice has passed and the days will now be getting longer. We have both managed to recover from our sniffles and sneezes but the cold weather continues. It has been a heat wave the past few days with temperatures reaching 8 degrees C, 3 days in a row! It takes great skill to
The first week of June, the first week of winter and the rain has been falling for most of the week. Alan has spent most of this past week snuggled on the corner lounge in the saloon trying to recover from a head cold, not happy to keep it to himself he has shared it