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Humping Turtles & an Underwater Playground | Lady Musgrave You Absolute Treat
Food – check. Water – check. Fuel – check. Top notch weather forecast – check It was time to put our big kid pants on for an overnight voyage to the Bunker Group.…
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What Do We Want? Northerlies! When Do We Want ‘Em? Now! | Rolling Our Way South
So I believe we were in paradise last time I left you… I am still so stoked just thinking about those places. As much as we wanted to stay, the winds would not…
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The Great North Escape & A Pocket Full of Sunshine | We Found Paradise!
Before the break of dawn we made our escape. We wove our way out through the anchorage in Horseshoe Bay with the promise of light winds to make our way south. Ahhhh empty…
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Buckle Up For a Birthday Bonanza| Turning 29 Could Be Worse
So last time I left you with this guy. The captain. Looks like he has things under control. Since our recent towing debacle with Poly we have to secure him to deck every…
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The Island that Time Forgot | Giant Fish, Epic Coral, A Slice of Paradise
I really don’t know many people who would have heard of Keswick or St Bees Islands before… They are under 35 km from Mackay but oh man they could be on a different…
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Oops We Did It Again | Hop, Skip & a Jump to Mackay
Last year our passage leaving Island Head Creek was one to remember. What started as no wind, quickly became 30 knots and 3 to 4 metre seas. Good times. This year, we left…
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Who Let the Pirates Out?! | Northbound 2.0
Can you smell it?? The oh so sweet smell of freedom with just a hint of no marina fees. Ahhhh. Breathe it in baby because we are on our way! Voyage 2.0 begins.…
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A Little Reflection & A Whole Lot of Gratitude | 2019
Looking back, our first sailing season seemed a little short lived. Everything happened so fast as we learnt how to keep our home afloat! But we made it!! 2019. WHAT A YEAR. But…
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A Fiesta of Frolicking, Fish, Feasts & Fun! | The Magic of Percy Island
Here we are, right where you left us. Sitting nearly 70NM SE of Mackay in the Percy Isles. Really not a bad place to be. Time to leave South Island and go and…
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A Little Bit of Hexham in My Life, A Little Bit of Percy By My Side | Let’s Go Sailing!
After a week of waiting for wind in Island Head Creek, two very well-fed sailors were itching to head off. We sat tight for a big southerly blow then took our chances on…
