Life in a nutshell YouTube Videos
Showing 136-150 of 213 results
Ep 215 | Pioneer Tales and a Dash for the Northern Territory Border, Australian Road Trip
We leave Broome and begin the long journey to Darwin. We’re in a bit of a hurry because we’ve got to make it through the Western Australia border before the chance of an outbreak of COVID in Queensland, which will put us into instant quarantine in Wes...
Ep 214 | 835kms to Brewery Number Three, Karratha to Broome | Road Trip Dash Across Australia
We leave Karratha and after a roadside stop in the middle of nowhere with a cosy night in our new rooftop tent, we drive across the plains to Broome. In Broome, we visit Matso’s Brewery, which is number three on our list. After tasting a paddle we again...
Ep 213 | 550kms to Our Second Brewery, Exmouth to Karratha | Road Trip Dash Across Australia
We leave Exmouth and continue to head north, past Carnarvon and end up at Karratha and the second brewery of the drive across the top of Australia the North West Brewing Company. The roads are very empty and there aren’t many people around. It’s hot i...
Ep 211 | A New Roof Top Tent and the Start of Our Quest for Beer, Across Australia Road Trip
With the announcement of the Western Australian borders opening, Magnus quickly booked a flight for the both of us to go over to Perth to catch up with family. We flew down to Brisbane for a couple of days to see our three daughters, then took a flight ov...
Ep 210 | Rebuilding the Volvo Exhaust Outlet and Other Boat Jobs, Nutshell Workshop
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 Debbie! He continues the work on Nutshell’s Volvo engine’s exhaust outlet. More components ...
Ep 209 | Up a Crocodile Infested River on Peanut, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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 for some chill time out on the water and Magnus takes the day off to go mud crabbing and fis...
Ep 208 | Extreme Force Winds and We’re Out Sailing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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 extreme gale force winds reaching up to 46 knots and we’re out in it! But, it’s just great...
Ep 207 | Peanut Gets a New Outboard and a Sail to Butterfly Bay, Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell
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 its off for a sail to the reef, weather dependent. It’s a windy time and on the way we decide to ...
Ep 206 | Short Sail to Funnel Bay and Start of Airlie Beach Race Week, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We have been hanging out to take Nutshell out for a sail but the weather has not been kind enough. I wouldn’t say that we are fair weather sailors but huge storms hit the coast and we had to delay heading off. After much fiddling Magnus finally manages ...
Ep 205 | Changing the Screen on our ST60+ Wind Instrument and Other Boat Jobs, Nutshell Workshop
It’s a week of finishing things off, fixing stuff and finding a bargain sail! Magnus makes new stickers for Peanut. He fixes the impeller on the Honda outboard which has totally shredded! Plus, Magnus sorts out the broken ST60+ wind instrument which h...
Ep 204 | Odd Boat Jobs and a New Cockpit Table, Nutshell Workshop, Australia
This week Peanut gets a lot of TLC. Magnus installs a rail on her to help prevent damage when she comes alongside other boats and Nutshell. Magnus installs the Dragonfly echo sounder so we can poke in to the various waterways the Kimberley and check dept...
Ep 203 | Gearbox Failure … Again! Time for a New Engine, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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 attempts a MagGyver fix, but is it enough to get us back to Airlie Beach or will we be stranded ...
Ep 202 | Poking Around Anchorages in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell
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 daughter, Emily who is staying with us during the pandemic. The once popular Long island Resort is n...
Ep 201 | We Have a New Reefurl Furler, Sailing Nutshell, Whitsundays, Australia
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 new one, making various repairs to he sail along the way. We head out to Happy Bay but are thwar...