We set off on our final journey aboard Nutshell, sailing down the spectacular Berkeley River, spotting crocodiles and filling our water supply from a hidden ...

We continue our exploration of the coast, poking into anchorages. We find stunning crystals within easy reach on the beach. We were not expecting it to be so ...

We explore various islands and then make our way back to the mainland to search for rock art. We visit many sites and hit a jackpot at one of them. It’s ...

We leave the mainland and sail out to the many nearby islands. There are turtle tracks everywhere! We eventually go ashore on one of the most northern beaches ...

Not surprisingly, a common question we get is "Why did you guys stop sailing?" After all, we had a successful sailing channel and a nicely refitted little ...

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 ...

The weather improves a little, so we decide to go snorkelling on the reef. The currents are very strong, and we change our minds and do a drift snorkel ...

We continue on our passage to Mermaid Reef in the Rowley Shoals. On arrival, Border Force approaches us, which is quite an intimidating experience. We slowly ...

Magnus heads out in Peanut to do a spot of fishing and finds not only loads of dolphins, but also a giant tiger shark! We cruise around the nearby islands and ...

Wendy attempts to catch a giant trivially but is thwarted at the final moment! We explore the various lagoons in the Montebello Islands in Peanut. Magnus ...

We spend time exploring the Montebello Islands, the waterways, lagoons, reefs and beaches. We catch quite a few fish and make our way to a special beach where ...

We arrive at Chianti Bay in the delightful Montebello Islands just off the Dampier coast. Join us in Peanut as we explore the Montebello Islands. We spend ...

We have been killing time checking out the nearby islands while waiting for the new anchor chain to arrive. We take a look at Malus Island and the fishing ...

Magnus begins the task of fixing the holes in the bowsprit with epoxy. We go ashore in search of the many petroglyphs which are in this area. Magnus splices ...

We head to shore to sort out the broken shaft and catch up on provisioning. Peanut gets a bit of TLC with a new ‘bumper’ and good cleanup. Friends arrive ...

After finally managing to make it through Whirlpool Pass we tuck into a bay at Dunvert island, just on the other side and have a well earned rest. The next ...

We leave Crocodile Creek for the final time and make our way to Cockatoo Island and a drink on the wood at the Iron Ore Bar. We make our way to Coppermine ...

We leave Deception Bay and make our way to Langii Gorge. It’s a difficult place to visit because you can’t get all of the tides in your favour, so we head in ...

We explore various Aboriginal rock art sites and find many beautiful and very old paintings. The rock formations are quite unbelievable and we take a good ...

We spend a great deal of time exploring our surrounds in Peanut. There’s just so much to see. We find plenty of Aboriginal rock art paintings, especially the ...

We leave No Name Island anchorage and gently make our way south the Palm Island. We head off in Peanut to explore our surrounds and find the Five Men in a ...

We head ashore in Peanut to check out the Aboriginal rock at at Art Creek. It’s worth the hike up the rocks as the art is amazing! We explore some more and ...