I never cease to be blown away by the beauty of this place. Hill Inlet is the jewel in our crown - the iconic image of our 74-island paradise known ...

Being able to take Brilliant II sailing again - despite still being in the middle of a refit - has been a game-changer for our sanity 🤪😅 It's allowed us to ...

As we arrived in Hill Inlet, Whitsundays we are met with a pumping current and lots of sand bars. Despite our best efforts we find ourselves sitting very ...

As we make the most of our time hiding from the wind we explore Butterfly Bay and go for a dive in Manta Ray Bay where we meet the locals. Huge Hump Headed ...

Sit back and relax as we take you on a delightful bush walk up to the Hill Inlet lookout. Hill Inlet is at the northern end of Whitsunday Island and the view ...

We leave the unimpressive Shaw Island and have a wonderful sail to Chalkies Beach which is opposite the world famous Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsundays. The ...

While we wait out the bad weather, we take the opportunity to look around Cid Harbour. We take Peanut out along the banks to explore the beautiful scenery. We ...

After spending quite a few very rainy days sitting out the weather in Gulnare Inlet we decide to just go for it and take Peanut up the creek in search of a ...

We leave Stonehaven Bay with a much cleaner bottom and sail across to Happy Bay. We don’t get to stay there long because there’s a storm brewing and we need ...

With road trips, brewery visits and beer tasting over for a while, we get back to all things boaty. We fix the mizzen sail and make a new cover for the hatch, ...

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 ...

After three years of talking about the lifestyle of Catamaran Cruising it was time for Janet and I to find out if we really like it, the verdict, you tell us. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hands down the BEST walk in the Whitsundays we've done to date. Enjoy! 💙 @shazatsea

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With everything that is going on at the moment, it is lovely to be able to head out to the Whitsunday islands for a few days of fishing and exploring. Peanut ...

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E63 Weekly Vlog of Life in a Nutshell narrowboat travels. Magnus flies back to the UK after a few days spent with our daughters in Brisbane. We both then head ...

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