We leave Valentia Island and head through the Bowen Strait and slowly make our way to Raffles Bay in search of Fort Wellington, an early British pioneer settlement.
After a good look around we leave Raffles Bay and float our way around the peninsular to P...
We are unable to anchor in the bay next to Victoria Settlement so we anchor in the bay opposite, which is a long tinnie ride, but Peanut is built for it.
At 6am we motor over to the other side of Port Essington and make our way, by foot, to Victoria Settl...
We head over to the opposite shore to Caiman Creek and head up the creek.
Then it’s a short trip north to the Ranger’s Station to get water.
We then sail west around the headland to Trepang Bay and check out the beautiful creek there: Alaru Creek.
W...
We head out in Peanut to check out the nearby creek in Popham Bay. We’ve heard that there’s coral in the creek which is really unusual.
With a successfully recce we wake early and head into the network of creeks amongst the mangroves in an attempt to ...
We leave Alcaro Bay and make our way to Cape Hotham. We check out the nearby creek.
Then it’s the technical sail through the Vernon Islands and on to Darwin.
As soon as we arrive in Darwin we get on a flight to Brisbane and then on to the Whitsundays t...
We build a new bimini for Nutshell. We are constrained by the shrouds and the mizzen mast, so it’s quite difficult to work out where to put it, but we get there in the end.
Magnus cleans the stainless steel on the bowsprit with a miraculous concoction. ...
It’s time make a start on working out what we are going to need to buy for our time in the Kimberley. We are planning on provisioning for 5 months, so that’s a lot of planning and a lot of stuff!
The first step is to empty the pantries, throw out old ...
Wendy empties the pantry yet again and it’s time to begin planning for new shelves to make things store more easily.
Magnus cuts the timber, Wendy paints it all and then Magnus fits the new shelves.
Magnus replaces all of the lifelines in Nutshell’s ...
It’s time. Magnus decides that he needs to start disconnecting the engine from Nutshell. It’s a laborious task but he eventually manages to do it.
Then it’s off to the lock towed by three dinghies. It’s a tricky journey with million dollar yachts ...
Magnus begins the task of removing all of the old wiring and unnecessary stuff from the engine bay.
We head to Noonamah to do work on Peanut’s captain collars. It’s also time to check if the old gearbox will fit the new Volvo engine.
We have a leak i...
We head down to Noonamah to continue with the offsite boat jobs.
Magnus goes over the new Volvo engine to make sure that everything is tickety boo and also checks to see if the new gearbox will fit.
Wendy fits new pool noodles to Peanut.
The engine bay ...
It’s finally time for Nutshell to get her new engine. With the engine bay now all newly painted and ready, we take Nutshell to the lock, under tender power and meet up with the crane which is going to drop the engine into Nutshell for us.
Everything goe...
It’s time to leave Tipperary Waters Marina and slowly make our way around the corner to the Dinah Beach Careening Poles. Only one little problem though, the shaft has not arrived for the engine, so we have no power. We are escorted to the poles by a flot...
This episode is packed full of boat jobs, both big and small.
We are now up on the careening poles at he Dinah Beach Cruising Club. As the tide heads out, we work and as it comes back in we down tools on the outside of Nutshell and do inside jobs instead....
We leave the careening poles and head out to sea to put the new engine to the test and to make sure that everything is OK.
Then it’s back to the marina for a couple of nights for last minute boat jobs and to provision Nutshell with fresh produce.
We fi...
We arrive at Lacrosse Island and check out the beautiful mangroves.
Magnus discusses our solar setup.
We make our way to Wyndham to get fuel and water. We explore the little port and find a lovely museum.
Then it’s back onboard to sail north up to Sti...
Magnus discusses the worst storm that we have ever encountered in an anchorage.
We explore the Berkeley River in Peanut and check out the Casuarina Falls walk.
Magnus makes a new instrument panel and Wendy sews jerry can covers.
We find Aboriginal rock ...
We check out the two Amphitheatre falls in the Berkeley River and hike up a few boulder-ridden escarpments!
We explore Paul’s Creek with a resident crocodile and also have a bathe in the First Creek swimming holes which are beautiful.
We finally leave ...
We make our way to the entrance to the King George River and check the tides to cross the bar. It’s a tricky bit of navigation.
We spend a few days in the river checking out the rock formations, Twin Falls, and various other waterfalls and swimming hole...
We leave the King George River and make our way around the corner of Kalooma Bay to “Lagoon Bay”. It didn’t have a name so we named it!
We go ashore and spot the resident crocodile in a beautiful lagoon. No swimming for us!
We then head up the coas...
We make our way to Governor Island West and are immediately threatened by an impending storm! Magnus puts out the crab pots.
We then head south to Mission Bay to check out the abandoned Pago Mission and then it’s on to Honeymoon Bay which has a campgrou...
Maia Cove is a lovely, tranquil anchorage and after catching a few fish we spend the evening on the beach smoking them on the BBQ.
We have heard about wonderful rock art paintings at Pauline Bay so we sail over for the day and spend over an hour trying to...
We leave Jar Island and make our way to the site of the DC3 plane wreck. It’s very interesting to take a look around.
Then it’s back on board and a sail to Freshwater Bay. We check out the small waterfall at the creek and easily collect water to wash ...
We are quietly minding our own business when Magnus notices that Nutshell is moving… A very large crocodile has Peanut’s painter in its jaws and is dragging us across the anchorage! It’s mayhem on Nutshell for a while whilst Magnus tries to prevent t...
We make our way south to the Osborne Islands and go ashore to try and find Magnus’ meter which has been hidden for him at the Arches.
We check out the beautiful cave rock formations and explore a tiny island. We have been told that Makassan pottery is o...
We head down the creek in search of the Apartments, a very well known Kimberley rock formation.
It’s an amazing place and we spend time there exploring the ‘corridors’ and checking out the stunning rock art paintings.
Then it’s further up the riv...
We wake early to set sail from La Fontaine Island and down to Swift Bay.
Unfortunately Wendy has a dental issue and we have a huge change of plans and decide to head to Broome to seek medical attention.
Three days and two nights later we arrive in Broome...
We leave Silica Beach on Hidden island and make our way to the anchorage at the entrance to Coppermine Creek. This area is known for its oysters and Magnus quickly manages to find a feast of them on the shore.
We then take Nutshell up the creek to anchor ...
We leave Silver Gull Creek and make our way to the nearby Crocodile Creek using the tides to help us. It’s important to get the timing right to get into the little hole at the top of the creek.
We spend a few days collecting oysters and checking out the...
We leave Dog Leg Creek and work our way through the passage next to Koolan Island. It’s full of treacherous currents and twists and turns.
We then sail south to Dugong Bay with its majestic waterfall and wind our way to the Horizontal Falls. It’s just...
As we are leaving the Horizontal Falls we notice a tender chasing after us!
We make our way to Kingfisher Island which is a central point on the way to Doubtful Bay.
With a storm coming we quickly leave the Kingfisher Anchorage and head towards Red Cone ...
In this episode we leave Red Cone Creek and head south to Four Finger Creek with it’s majestic mangroves. We take Peanut down the many creeks and find plenty of crocodiles!
We leave Four Finger Creek and head north to Raft Point for the night to hopeful...
We leave Sampson Inlet and make our way to Sheep Island and the sadly abandoned Camden Settlement.
We explore Sheep Island and also the settlement before sailing north again to Hanover Bay South.
Oh, and the gas alarm goes off! But, why?
Thanks for watc...
We leave South Hanover Bay and work our way to the Prince Regent River. There are many hazards on the way including whirlpools, narrow passages, huge tides, rocks, sand bars and punter boats!
We spend the night in Purulba Creek and take a look around the ...
We leave the Prince Regent River and head towards Cape Brewster and Bat Island.
The whirlpools and tides are wild!
We explore Careening Bay and the famous Phillip Parker King Mermaid boat and also the Ivy Bay boab tree.
Finally, we explore Rainforest Ra...
This episode is full of caves and Aboriginal art.
We leave Rainforest Ravine and make our way south to No Name Caves. The network of caves is amazing and there are plenty of large oysters on the beach to collect.
We continue our journey to Angereau Islan...
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