It’s amazing how one day can change so much. Magnus went onboard Nutshell to do some work. He put the kettle on and then came on deck to check the mooring ...
Life in a Nutshell
It’s time to make decisions on the modifications required for Nutshell’s galley. We share our thoughts on what we plan on doing to make the galley more useable ...
We take time out from boat jobs and head to the nearby Proserpine Dam for an overnight camp, We put in the red claw nets but the catch is meagre, so we end up ...
While we wait for the parts to arrive for Nutshell’s gearbox, Magnus turns his attention to the two engine intercoolers. They get some love and, of course, the ...
With the gearbox finally out of Nutshell, it’s time to pull her apart and work out what the problem is. This is a workshop episode for those of you who are ...
The weather is calm so we decide to move Nutshell off her first mooring and on to a sturdier, more permanent one, so that we can carry out the boat jobs in ...
After looking around for quite some time we finally find a tinny at the right price and go ahead and purchase it. We need an aluminium boat for The Kimberley. ...
The weather has been very windy since we’ve been back in Airlie Beach so we haven’t had the opportunity to move Nutshell and remove and work on the broken gear ...
We are on the last leg of our journey to our home town of Airlie Beach, we can almost see it in the distance, but again, we are becalmed. The tide is against ...
We leave the Great Sandy Strait and begin the sail north to Airlie Beach. We have no engine, and the only forward propulsion that we have is with little Evi, ...
Now that the drama of the Coast Guard rescue has died down, Magnus gets to work fixing Peanut’s carburettor so that we can continue to head north and out of ...
The saga continues… After a wonderful time sailing through the Great Sandy Straits, we suddenly hit a snag. Peanut’s engine gives out on us and Magnus can’t ...
We meet up with viewers and spend a lovely lunchtime sampling ales at the Land & Sea Brewery in Noosa. Then we leave the Duckpond and begin the short ...
We sow the little giveaway seeds which we picked up at Woolworths and begin a garden for Nutshell. The idea is to have a small, live food source onboard when ...
We catch up with patrons and sample a few fine ales at the Bacchus Brewing Company in Capalaba. We even get a 10/10, the first in Australia! Meet our two new ...
We continue our journey through the shallow channels of the Brisbane area and Moreton Bay. It’s a bit scary going under our first power line and not knowing ...
Magnus sets to work making a new plinth for the toilet. Shane helps us out immensely and Magnus hoists him up the mast to install the shiny, new spinnaker ...
It’s time to sand and paint Nutshell’s bottom. She gets lots of TLC from the both of us and Shane, our son and it’s not long before she is looking fabulous! ...
After a good night’s sleep at the custom’s dock, we check in to Australia. It’s then time for a quick catch up with family after a 1 year absence. We move ...
We do our final preparations for leaving New Caledonia and go through the checking out procedure, visiting all of the government officials that we need to. ...
We leave Baie Iré, New Caledonia and make our way to Baie du Carénage in Prony Bay, New Caledonia to try and find the cascale falls, prison ruins, old mines ...
We finally arrive in Noumea, New Caledonia after many prolonged attempts. We check in and check out the place and then leave the marina and head towards the ...
We leave South Minerva Reef and sail towards Norfolk Island where we plan to spend a few days on our way to the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It’s a very ...
We leave Tonga and sail in the direction of North Minerva Reef, a beautiful coral atoll in the South Pacific. We finally arrive at South Minerva Reef after a ...