We head ashore in Peanut to check out the Aboriginal rock at at Art Creek. It’s worth the hike up the rocks as the art is amazing!
We explore some more and Magnus does ashore to check out a freshwater spring.
We’ve got friends coming and we need to e...
We leave No Name Island anchorage and gently make our way south the Palm Island.
We head off in Peanut to explore our surrounds and find the Five Men in a Canoe Aboriginal rock art painting and many more.
We head into shore and set up a hose to collect ...
We spend a great deal of time exploring our surrounds in Peanut. There’s just so much to see. We find plenty of Aboriginal rock art paintings, especially the well known Four Men in a Canoe one. It’s much smaller than we thought it would be.
We also c...
We explore various Aboriginal rock art sites and find many beautiful and very old paintings.
The rock formations are quite unbelievable and we take a good look around in Peanut.
We find a giant snake, jelly fish, people, dancing people, Wandjina art and ...
We leave Deception Bay and make our way to Langii Gorge. It’s a difficult place to visit because you can’t get all of the tides in your favour, so we head in at high tide to see the rock formations. An advantage to going in at this time is that we are ...
We leave Crocodile Creek for the final time and make our way to Cockatoo Island and a drink on the wood at the Iron Ore Bar.
We make our way to Coppermine Creek to collect oysters and check out a beautiful blue hole just down the creek. It’s a magical...
After finally managing to make it through Whirlpool Pass we tuck into a bay at Dunvert island, just on the other side and have a well earned rest.
The next day Magnus looks at all of our options and we decide that the best thing to do is to head out to se...
We head to shore to sort out the broken shaft and catch up on provisioning.
Peanut gets a bit of TLC with a new ‘bumper’ and good cleanup.
Friends arrive onboard and we leave Broome and head south on our way to Dampier.
Whales are everywhere. We ca...
Magnus begins the task of fixing the holes in the bowsprit with epoxy.
We go ashore in search of the many petroglyphs which are in this area.
Magnus splices a new anchor rode to replace the 500 feet of chain which is now at the bottom of the ocean, with ...
We have been killing time checking out the nearby islands while waiting for the new anchor chain to arrive.
We take a look at Malus Island and the fishing shack Magnus used to visit twenty years ago.
We make our way back to Dampier, collect the chain, pr...
We arrive at Chianti Bay in the delightful Montebello Islands just off the Dampier coast.
Join us in Peanut as we explore the Montebello Islands. We spend hours just poking around the tiny islands and checking out the little inlets and lagoons. It’s a m...
We spend time exploring the Montebello Islands, the waterways, lagoons, reefs and beaches.
We catch quite a few fish and make our way to a special beach where the turtles are known to come ashore to lay their eggs.
We are not disappointed and see hundred...
Wendy attempts to catch a giant trivially but is thwarted at the final moment!
We explore the various lagoons in the Montebello Islands in Peanut.
Magnus catches a coral trout, a mackerel and a big eye tuna, so we are definitely getting passed our fish...
Magnus heads out in Peanut to do a spot of fishing and finds not only loads of dolphins, but also a giant tiger shark!
We cruise around the nearby islands and end up at Whalers Bay. More fishing from Peanut. It’s a pleasant place to be.
We take a good ...
We continue on our passage to Mermaid Reef in the Rowley Shoals.
On arrival, Border Force approaches us, which is quite an intimidating experience.
We slowly make our way into the pass at Mermaid Reef, and the weather turns… doesn’t it always!
We se...
The weather improves a little, so we decide to go snorkelling on the reef. The currents are very strong, and we change our minds and do a drift snorkel instead.
The weather sets in, and the anchorage inside Mermaid Reef is very rolly. With no good weather...
We pack up Peanut and Nutshell for the cyclone season and leave Darwin to begin a massive road trip.
We are going to drive to Perth. We will spend quite a few months there building up the cruising kitty and visiting family and friends.
This episode is th...
We leave El Questro after a wonderful stay and make our way along outback roads with many water crossings. We pass the Pentecost River and check out the spectacular Pentecost Valley.
Next, we head to the Durack River and stop for the famous tea and scon...
We continue on our journey south towards Perth. There’s plenty to see on the way and we poke around in the bush and find all sorts of wonderful things.
We come across a beautiful pink lake, a group of multicoloured salt lakes, a motor museum and a few o...
Magnus buys a secondhand 2-stroke engine for the new Peanut. It needs his TLC and a few new parts to get it going.
Magnus picks up the new Peanut. it’s a bit special. All will be revealed in the episode.
We leave Perth and begin the journey back to Da...
We continue on our journey back to Darwin to drop off the new SV Peanut, and Magnus continues to experiment with cooking under the bonnet
We check out the Great Australian Bight.
We have a major blowout on a bridge and look everywhere but are unable to f...
We’ve been away from Darwin for quite some time and have had many parcels sent up.
Magnus checks out the Mr Funnel which we have got to use in Indonesia for the dirty fuel.
We leave Darwin, again, and drive a few thousand kilometres to the farm to swap...
Engine problems, again! Magnus goes to start the engine and nothing happens. He investigates to find that the starter motor isn’t working and definitely needs replacing.
He has also checked out the bolt which broke off on the engine itself.
We check ou...
It’s time to do a bit of exploring so we pop out of the marina and head over to the nearby mangroves in Peanut to go crabbing. It's good to be back out on the water and doing what we love.
Magnus has gleaned some high-level crabbing tips from a seasoned...
We are in the marina and ticking off the boat jobs.
Magnus replaces the deteriorated fuel line on Nutshell.
We get our new red Altex bottom paint ready to up on the careening poles.
We also score a few not quite out-of-date flares which will be great fo...
Magnus decides to reduce the length of the headsail furler foil to prevent it from getting caught up in one of the halyards in the future, and jamming up the system. So we remove the furler and begin the task of shortening it, replacing the rivets and bolt...
After months of Nutshell being in the marina it’s time to escape.
We head out and sail to Tapa Bay. Magnus helps a mate in need when his furler jams.
We explore the mangroves and make a new Anchor Buddy.
We move on to Indian Islands but it’s very ro...
It’s time to get on with provisioning Nutshell for our impending departure to Indonesia.
First we remove the two gas bottles from the boat. One is to be filled and the other returned.
We spend the day running around and ticking off things on our list.
...
Wendy picks up new canvas to make covers and bags for various items on Nutshell.
Nutshell has a new garden which is progressing nicely.
Magnus gets new chain for the Nutshell’s broken autopilot.
He goes to fit the new bolt on Nutshell’s engine only ...
We get ready to leave Tipperary Waters Marina and make our way around the corner to the Dinah Beach careening poles.
Once the tide is out far enough Wendy begins the task of cleaning and scrubbing Nutshell’s hull to get her ready for antifoul paint.
Sh...
Magnus does the final provisioning shop, sorts out the davits for ‘Hazel’ and our solar panel and we get ready to leave Tipperary Waters Marina for the last time.
We finally leave Darwin and begin the passage to Indonesia.
It’s not long before we g...
We are now all checked in to Indonesia so it’s time to address the very important boat jobs.
We have a leak in the raw water pump and the alternator isn’t working so we have very limited power on board. The weather is pretty overcast so the solar is g...
We decide to embark on an island tour with the local University students. They take us to a small village and we are given a traditional welcome.
We head to a rural restaurant overlooking the ocean and have an Indonesian lunch.
We then board a narrow boa...
We take Peanut on a fairly long trip to an island nearby where we walk up to the Nutmeg Plantation.
We are invited to one of the guide’s homes and see the system of harvesting and processing nutmeg first hand.
We head into town and test out the local s...
We leave the Banda Islands and make our way to Ambon Island for an overnight stopover.
We then have a very windy sail to Namlea on Buru Island.
We check out the town and find some fabulous food to try.
The people of Namlea put on a very warm welcome cer...
We leave Namlea and sail north. The idea is to tuck in to a little bay before the wind comes up and send us back south again.
Unfortunately, the weather changes and we have no choice but to continue around the top of Buru Island. We hope to stop along the...
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