We manage to pass Cape Leveque without incident. It’s a notorious part of the coastline with often dangerous seas. We end up at Cascade Bay near Lochlan ...

We spend our last few days in Broome provisioning Nutshell and waiting for our new lithium batteries to arrive. Then we finally head off towards the ...

We now set about the task of finding a new Peanut which will be suitable and safe enough for our trip to the Kimberley. It’s tough trying to find a tinnie in ...

The huge seas and high winds are not letting up. The ocean is horrible and Peanut is having a tough time. Without her engine she is not as stable as she used ...

We make the huge decision to leave Indonesia rather than renew our visas. We have decided instead to return to the Kimberley and explore the places we didn’t ...

We leave the manta rays and star fish and make our way to Rindja Island which is claimed to have monkeys on the beach and Komodo dragons. We speed through a ...

We take Peanut on the long motor to town. It’s a beautiful trip with plenty to see. There are phinisis everywhere! We check out the town of Labuan Bajo which ...

We leave Hoga and start to make our way south to Flores. We travel well and manage to stop in at Bonerate which is a major traditional wooden boat-building ...

We leave Wangi-Wangi and sail south to Hoga, one of the four islands in the Wakatobi group. The name Wakatobi is a portmanteau of the four main Tukangbesi ...

We leave Tomahu and head for Wangi-Wangi which is one of four islands in the Wakatobi group. It’s a two-day passage to get there. The name Wakatobi is a ...

We leave Namlea and sail north. The idea is to tuck in to a little bay before the wind comes up and send us back south again. Unfortunately, the weather ...

We leave the Banda Islands and make our way to Ambon Island for an overnight stopover. We then have a very windy sail to Namlea on Buru Island. We check out ...

We take Peanut on a fairly long trip to an island nearby where we walk up to the Nutmeg Plantation. We are invited to one of the guide’s homes and see the ...

We decide to embark on an island tour with the local University students. They take us to a small village and we are given a traditional welcome. We head to a ...

We are now all checked in to Indonesia so it’s time to address the very important boat jobs. We have a leak in the raw water pump and the alternator isn’t ...

Magnus does the final provisioning shop, sorts out the davits for ‘Hazel’ and our solar panel and we get ready to leave Tipperary Waters Marina for the last ...

We get ready to leave Tipperary Waters Marina and make our way around the corner to the Dinah Beach careening poles. Once the tide is out far enough Wendy ...

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 ...