Here are the last 25 English blogs. If you want more, then every blog post we have written is available in the archive.
- German Summerby NeillTime to write a blog. What was the address to log in to Buruwang? What is my password? Where do I click to write a new blog post? I can tell that it is a long time since I last … Continue reading “German Summer”
- Flood! Storm! Lightning!by NeillThe [Mary] river level may exceed the major flood level from Sunday morning. Further river level rises above the Major flood level are possible. Queensland Flood Warning Number: 14 HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to flash flooding is forecast. INTENSE … Continue reading “Flood! Storm! Lightning!”
- Up the Mary Riverby NeillFrom Fraser Island, we crossed back to mainland Australia and followed the Mary River up to the town of Maryborough. After four years of oceans, it is a nice change to be sailing along a river with farmland on each … Continue reading “Up the Mary River”
- Lake McKenzie – a long walkby NeillWe are anchored off Kingfisher Bay behind K’Gari (Fraser Island). Inland there is an immaculately clean, see through lake with the finest sand and water that reflects the blue sky. Surprisingly, this being Australia, there is absolutely nothing in the … Continue reading “Lake McKenzie – a long walk”
- Behind Fraser Island (K’Gari)by NeillHaving crossed the Wide Bay Bar (and giving my muscles time to recover from the battering) we set off north through the Great Sandy Strait between Australia and Fraser Island (K’Gari in the local language). It is full moon at … Continue reading “Behind Fraser Island (K’Gari)”
- Wide Bay Bar – “interesting!”by NeillAnother overnight sail had us just off the Wide Bay Bar, south of Fraser Island, at dawn. We had read all the pilot books, received advice and routes from the coast guard and checked the charts. The bar has a … Continue reading “Wide Bay Bar – “interesting!””
- Shiny Red Mustangby NeillWe finally left Moreton Bay and ventured back out into the Pacific Ocean for the first time since we entered quarantine in the middle of November. The wind was either against us or non-existent but we managed to reach Mooloolaba … Continue reading “Shiny Red Mustang”
- Serious signsby NeillAs we travel around the world we see signs everywhere. It is a big mistake to not read them all very carefully. Some are seriously important!
- Biking the Redlandsby NeillIn my last blog, I mentioned that we cycled the soft sand of North Stradbroke Islands. If you are interested you can see our route at Alltrails. Back on the mainland we set out to explore the mountain bike parks … Continue reading “Biking the Redlands”
- A month in Moreton Bayby NeillAustralia has a land area of 7,617,930 square kilometres. Moreton Bay has an area of 1,523 square kilometres. I know people who have “seen” the whole of Australia in a month – Sydney Opera House, the Gold Coast, Ayers Rock, … Continue reading “A month in Moreton Bay”
- Digital paradiseby NeillAustralia got off to a good start. We applied for our visas completely online. We supplied all the supporting documentation as PDF files and finally received an email saying we were good to visit. No paper; no post; no signatures … Continue reading “Digital paradise”
- Newsflash! Artemis fails to reach Aldi.by NeillThe world sailors Heidi and Neill on their 36 foot sailing yacht “Artemis of Lleyn” totally failed to reach Aldi today. It should have been easy. Lift anchor at St. Helena Island, sail the eight miles south to Raby Bay, … Continue reading “Newsflash! Artemis fails to reach Aldi.”
- Christmas 2021 – Tangalooma Wrecksby NeillAnother Christmas, another continent. After Europe (2017), Africa (2018), South America (2019) and Oceania (2020) it was time for our Christmas in Australia. We needed a beach, clean sea water, a gentle breeze and Christmas carols so we sailed to … Continue reading “Christmas 2021 – Tangalooma Wrecks”
- New Photo Album / Neues Fotoalbum – Australiaby NeillPassend zum neuen Kontinent gibt es ein neues Fotoalbum – “Australien“. New continent and a new photo album – “Australia“
- Noonsite on French Polynesiaby NeillNoonsite has published an article about the current situation in French Polynesia. It just shows how different two people can experience the same situation. We were in Polynesia for 17 months and, with five exceptions, only met friendly people who … Continue reading “Noonsite on French Polynesia”
- Up the Brisbane Riverby NeillWhile Heidi and I were in quarantine, Artemis stayed at a marina on the Brisbane River. After we “escaped”, we spent another two weeks in the marina working our way through a list of repairs. But, after a month, it … Continue reading “Up the Brisbane River”
- Australia – finallyby NeillAfter our two weeks of quarantine, we were released on to the streets of Brisbane. Finally, about thirty years after I first dreamed of visiting Australia, we could start to explore. The bikes were assembled and we set off to … Continue reading “Australia – finally”
- Getting fit during quarantineby NeillAfter two days recovering from the Pacific crossing, while locked away in our quarantine hotel, we began our fitness program. The first two days we did ski gymnastics following this video. After spending seven weeks sailing, we thought we were … Continue reading “Getting fit during quarantine”
- Welcome to Australiaby NeillFar off on the horizon we could just make out some hills that we knew to be part of Australia. Land Ho! The first boat we met was “Texas T” and they were kind enough to photograph us with fully … Continue reading “Welcome to Australia”
- Halloween at Seaby NeillThe last day of October and the 34th day at sea on our way to Australia. Polynesia is two and a half thousand miles behind us. The Cook Islands, Tonga, Fiji and New Caledonia all came and went. Ahead of … Continue reading “Halloween at Sea”
- Time and Distanceby NeillIt is only three years ago that we sailed across the Little Minch to the Hebrides. Having spent a few weeks sailing amongst the Inner Hebrides, this was our first “Crossing” – twenty miles from the end of Skye to … Continue reading “Time and Distance”
- Sailing the washing machine.by NeillWe were sailing gently west happy to have escaped the doldrums of the previous five days. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and we were relaxed. Davo sent us a short message. “You are approaching a ‘washing machine’. … Continue reading “Sailing the washing machine.”
- The world is roundby NeillObviously the world is round. But deep down inside, all those years of lieing and oppression by the church have left their scars in our brains. And at school there were always those big flat maps on the wall with … Continue reading “The world is round”
- Pacific wind shearby NeillDavo had warned us. “You will pass through a frontal system and the wind will shear from north to south.” Today was Sunday so we decided to have a lazy day with no water making, no washing, no complicated meals, … Continue reading “Pacific wind shear”
- The restaurant at the end of the dayby NeillAs you sail west things get later. The sun rises and sets a little later each day. After a while you are eating breakfast while your friends in Germany are eating lunch. Later, their dinner time is your breakfast. And … Continue reading “The restaurant at the end of the day”
Every blog post we have written is available in the archive.