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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...