Tag: trade winds

1,000 MILES INSIDE THE BARRIER REEF

Track of Truce inside the Great Barrier Reef

Of course, the reality of cruising an area or coast is often different from the perceptions.  This was very true of my cruise inside the Barrier Reef.  I started the voyage in Gladstone, Queensland and finished the Barrier Reef section In Siasea, just around Cape York in the Gulf of Carpentaria, amazingly still in Queensland – Australia is a big place.

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PUBLIC HOLIDAY ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND

Last night I slept in the cockpit under the stars.  I started off in the forward cabin but the noise of the waves against the bow and the anchor chain drove me out.  It's quite cool here at night and a long sleeved shirt, sarong and socks was the comfortable attire for sleeping outside. Fortunately,... Continue Reading →

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A DAY OUT ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND

This morning we had a run ashore, in fact by the time we had ourselves ready it was almost lunchtime.  The wind and waves at the anchorage are too much for the small rubber duck so we had to launch the pig which has been languishing on the foredeck for months undisturbed. This is Jessica’s... Continue Reading →

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