AUSSIE SUMMER SAILING: FEELING FREE REFLECTING ON OUR YEAR ABOARD S1CH.43

The Aussie summer has come around and it’s hot in the tropics, we’re soaking up our last bit of freedom with white beaches, turquoise waters and some cheeky island sailing fun.

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Seriously what a crazy year it has been, we started out in Coffs Harbour with engine breakdowns, after giving the boat some much-needed attention we set off on our first year cruising as full-time uni students. We sat locked inside in floods, a lot. Soph broke her ankle and needed surgery which put us on hold, but as soon as we could, we were off again, making it to reef, islands and new coastline. Finally flying into the Whitsundays, like we were transported to a Canadian Tahiti crossed with the Bahamas, well for not having been to any of those places we can only imagine. And basically, here we are now…Chance Bay. Welcome to Slims bush mechanics warehouse, we are starting this week off by trying to fix the bloody outboard…we also get an Uber to shore for sundowners..I know I didn’t think Uber had made it to the islands yet but apparently, they have…After a morning dive, we find ourselves on a hand-built motorboat for coffee and cake BUT ALSO we got to help offload the mountain loads of plastics they had collected to the Eco-Barge, we were pretty damn gobsmacked by how much they managed to find in the local area, good on you guys. It’s our last day of uni break and we plan to make the most of it, we trek across the hill to Whitehaven Beach for a swim and then jump back on Nakama and potter around the islands looking for another swim. Hill Inlet just looked WAY too good…It’s an emotional ending to not only our uni break but also the cruising season…we lap up the views of Hill Inlet and the crystal clear waters before heading back to probably our favourite anchorage in the Whitsundays….what a crazy year it has been.

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Chapters:
00:00 Our CRAZY 2021
02:39 Welcome to Slim’s outboard warehouse
04:51 This is where we will call home
06:12 The local Eco Barge
08:01 Back to couples therapy for Slim & the Black anchor
09:16 Trekking to find the most pure sand in the world
11:46 Things are coming to an end
18:22 How to keep your cat cool