(Mon 30th Sept – Friday 4th Oct) Each step of our adventure has its own challenges and we faced this next stage with some trepidation. The distance from the Montebellos…
Peter relaxing at sunset These delightful, far away islands are the highlight of our trip thus far. Once safely parked up inside the island group, we loved just pottering around…
One outstanding item when we left Mindarie was the fan belt performance on our main engine a Lugger 1066T. In the past this belt had worn far faster than what…
Shothole Canyon and the Gulf We had loved our time in Denham, but were looking forward to moving up the coast to Coral Bay; another overnight run. Dodging the prawn…
Sunset at Denham Before we get to the apple turnovers, I’m going to take you back to those pesky mooring lines that I am obsessed with. Arriving in Denham (Thursday…
(Peter’s More Technical Version) A bit of a rough trip to Fremantle After 40 years in the mining industry, of which the last 8 ½ involved flying to Africa on…
Peter on Dirk Hartog Island with 'Opal Lady' anchored in the background With a happy serpentine belt (and two spares – just in case) we left Geraldton on Saturday 10th…
The redeveloped foreshore in Geraldton (and Beloved taking the groceries home) We pulled in to Jurien Bay at 8am on Saturday 3rd August and did a not-too-bad job of getting…
Bye Bye Mindarie Friday 2nd August, 3:00pm and we are finally heading out of Mindarie and turning right – Thankyou Hugh and Helen for the sign on the breakwater giving…
Are we there yet? The little text query “Have you left yet?” asked with friendly intent, is seriously frustrating. We haven’t left yet? The answer is very much No, and…