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Mackay to Gladstone: fair weather and new friends

Mackay to Gladstone: fair weather and new friends

I was nervous about leaving Mackay. We’d had our asses so comprehensively whupped coming into Mackay and the bad weather had persisted for nearly 10 days. We hunkered down in Mackay Marina and waited for it to blow through. The weather was looking good for…

Gladstone to Hervey Bay: The Last Leg

Gladstone to Hervey Bay: The Last Leg

The last little bit of our 2017 journey was from Gladstone to Hervey Bay. Matt is originally from Hervey Bay and has lots of family there, so we decided it would be a great place to spend Christmas. It’s also south of the tropical cyclone…

Next please!

Next please!

We’re ready for Stage 2. Much as we’ve enjoyed floating around the Whitsundays and seeing our land-based friends every week or so, we’re now keen to set off on the next stage of our journey. The plan is to head south and … well, see…

Playing Games

Playing Games

This week we’ve been playing a lot of games. Monopoly. Pass the Pigs. Uno. That waiting game. It’s been a necessity; we’ve been sitting at anchor the whole time, waiting for the weather to change (and for another part for the generator to turn up…