The Plan 2024This year we are ready to finally make that jump across the Atlantic. We will be travelling through the Gibraltar Strait from Spain and head to the Canary Islands. All the upgrades are completed on the boat including a watermaker. Mid December we plan to be in Cabo Verde to start the Atlantic adventure.
We left Triabunna and trundled up the East coast of Tasmania knowing we needed to be tucked into some protected anchorages along the way. First stop Schouten Passage, about 5 hr sail from Triabunna and arrived late pm to the anchorage with about 4-5 other fishing...
Everything we had planned for our Tasmania trip has happened without any hitches (fingers and toes crossed), the last on the to do list was to anti-foul here for the simple reason the hardstand lift was a fraction of the cost of mainland Australia, so after getting...
Time to bring the boat onto dry land and spruce up the bottom. Last time was in February last year when we travelled from Brisbane down to the Gold Coast where BoatWorks did a great job. This year we are in Tasmania and opted for the hard working folks at Kettering -...
After the Overland Track it was time to get in a rental car and see some of the other sites. Other sites involved visiting the vast number of wine, cheese, beer and gin distilleries all over the island. First stop was the lovely city of Launceston which is a 2 hour...
The Overland Track in Tasmania is one of the great hikes worldwide. On a par with the West Coast Trail that Jacqui and I accomplished back in 2013. The hike has been in the works for a few months and I was not involved in any of the planning and timeline which is fine...
Spent a couple of days on a mooring buoy in Sandy Bay outside of the Royal Tasmania Yacht Club. Was not interested in spending over $100 to stay there and besides they didn't even call us back. Took the dinghy in to the city and found the Kathmandu store to purchase...
