by Mad Crew | Mar 25, 2020 | Australia, Tasmania |
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...
by Mad Crew | Dec 15, 2019 | Australia, Coral Sea, New South Wales Coast |
Left RQS on a sunless day and spent the night at Blakesly so that we could catch the right tide to the Gold Coast the next day. We had an uneventful trip down the inside passage, anchored just outside of Seaworld which is next to the Gold Coast Seaway for a...
by Mad Crew | Nov 10, 2019 | Australia, Coral Sea, Fraser Island, Queensland Coast, Whitsundays |
It has been about 3 weeks since I posted our adventures up at Lizard Island … been a little busy! Picked up Shelley at Cairns airport and came back to Port Douglas to continue our journey south. The goal would be to get as close to Brisbane as we could...
by Mad Crew | Oct 18, 2019 | Australia, Coral Sea, Queensland Coast |
In August 1770, Captain Cook named Lizard Island because all he found here were lizards. He ventured to the top of the island to see if there was a way through the reef and into the ocean. From the top of the island you can see what Cook discovered and they...
by Mad Crew | Aug 31, 2019 | Australia, Queensland Coast, Whitsundays |
After Happy Bay we spent a week anchored outside Airlie Beach using the dinghy to run errands. Laundry and shopping, getting ready for our guests from Vancouver. Don’t want to see the inside of a shopping mall again, at least not for awhile. Guests...
by Mad Crew | Jul 30, 2019 | Australia, Fraser Island, Queensland Coast |
Spent a little bit of time around Fraser Island before heading to Urangan for some provisions. Over to Bundaberg for an overnight staging area before heading to Lady Musgrave Island in the morning. Caught a nice Bigeye Tuna on the way to Bundaberg. Had the...