Travel with us as we journey across the top of Australia, through the Northern Territory with its amazing vistas and extreme weather changes and into the state of Queensland.
We visit the Six Tanks Brew Pub in Darwin and drive through many iconic Australi...
We leave Broome and begin the long journey to Darwin.
We’re in a bit of a hurry because we’ve got to make it through the Western Australia border before the chance of an outbreak of COVID in Queensland, which will put us into instant quarantine in Wes...
We leave Karratha and after a roadside stop in the middle of nowhere with a cosy night in our new rooftop tent, we drive across the plains to Broome.
In Broome, we visit Matso’s Brewery, which is number three on our list. After tasting a paddle we again...
We leave Exmouth and continue to head north, past Carnarvon and end up at Karratha and the second brewery of the drive across the top of Australia the North West Brewing Company.
The roads are very empty and there aren’t many people around. It’s hot i...
We do last minute tasks ready for our imminent dash across the top of Australia. We’ve got about 8500 kms to travel with two border crossings and breweries to visit!
Before we head off Magnus makes a quick trip to Bunnings to get bits and bobs to instal...
With the announcement of the Western Australian borders opening, Magnus quickly booked a flight for the both of us to go over to Perth to catch up with family.
We flew down to Brisbane for a couple of days to see our three daughters, then took a flight ov...
Magnus heads out the back of our block to clear the track and ends up stuck in a ditch which wasn’t there the last time we were back at the farm pre Cyclone Debbie!
He continues the work on Nutshell’s Volvo engine’s exhaust outlet.
More components ...
Magnus is busy with jobs for Peanut and Nutshell. Peanut’s pimping continues with a new propeller guard and Magnus works on Nutshell’s new engine.
It’s time for some chill time out on the water and Magnus takes the day off to go mud crabbing and fis...
We are having issues with the water pump so Magnus pulls it apart to see what the problem is and hopefully to fix it.
It’s very windy in the Whitsundays with extreme gale force winds reaching up to 46 knots and we’re out in it!
But, it’s just great...
We drive down to Mackay to pick up our new outboard for peanut and Magnus, then head out for a test drive in the bay and through the Coral Sea Marina.
Then its off for a sail to the reef, weather dependent. It’s a windy time and on the way we decide to ...
We have been hanging out to take Nutshell out for a sail but the weather has not been kind enough. I wouldn’t say that we are fair weather sailors but huge storms hit the coast and we had to delay heading off.
After much fiddling Magnus finally manages ...
It’s a week of finishing things off, fixing stuff and finding a bargain sail!
Magnus makes new stickers for Peanut. He fixes the impeller on the Honda outboard which has totally shredded!
Plus, Magnus sorts out the broken ST60+ wind instrument which h...
This week Peanut gets a lot of TLC. Magnus installs a rail on her to help prevent damage when she comes alongside other boats and Nutshell.
Magnus installs the Dragonfly echo sounder so we can poke in to the various waterways the Kimberley and check dept...
And, once again, we have problems with the engine, well the gearbox actually. After Magnus had spent hours rebuilding it, it suddenly fills with water!
Magnus attempts a MagGyver fix, but is it enough to get us back to Airlie Beach or will we be stranded ...
Magnus wrangles a dangerous snake and saves the girls from harm at the farm.
We head off to Happy Bay on Long Island in the Whitsundays, with our youngest daughter, Emily who is staying with us during the pandemic. The once popular Long island Resort is n...
Magnus makes a start on converting our existing staysail into a furling one. He begins by removing the old bolt rope, which is too small, and then sewing in a new one, making various repairs to he sail along the way.
We head out to Happy Bay but are thwar...
It’s time to focus on sticking Nutshell back together again.
Magnus glues the opening for one of the cupboard doors in the head.
He attaches new catches to many of the doors which were damaged in the explosion.
He searches searches through the bits an...
Magnus continues the job of sorting out the cutting of the new v-berth mattress to fit Nutshell.
Wendy paints the locker lids to tidy them up a bit.
We take Nutshell out to Stonehaven Bay and Nara Inlet on Hook Island and explore the stunning rock format...
A mystery box arrives and Magnus goes to collect it and returns with a very, very long box! What can it be? It's our new Kapten Boat Collar for Peanut IV. This will make her very stable and so a much safer tender to have in the Kimberley. The last thing yo...
In our quest to nail down great recipes and techniques for our Kimberley trip, Wendy makes pesto out of the Woolworth’s basil which began as little seedlings on Nutshell. This pesto will be put into a sterilised jar and covered in olive oil. We’ll see ...
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