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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 explore the mangroves and make a new Anchor Buddy.
We move on to Indian Islands but it’s very ro...
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 system. So we remove the furler and begin the task of shortening it, replacing the rivets and bolt...
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 on the careening poles.
We also score a few not quite out-of-date flares which will be great fo...
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 water and doing what we love.
Magnus has gleaned some high-level crabbing tips from a seasoned...
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 replacing.
He has also checked out the bolt which broke off on the engine itself.
We check ou...
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 the dirty fuel.
We leave Darwin, again, and drive a few thousand kilometres to the farm to swap...
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 Great Australian Bight.
We have a major blowout on a bridge and look everywhere but are unable to f...
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 special. All will be revealed in the episode.
We leave Perth and begin the journey back to Da...
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 come across a beautiful pink lake, a group of multicoloured salt lakes, a motor museum and a few o...
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 spectacular Pentecost Valley.
Next, we head to the Durack River and stop for the famous tea and scon...
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 months there building up the cruising kitty and visiting family and friends.
This episode is th...
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 sailing north again to Hanover Bay South.
Oh, and the gas alarm goes off! But, why?
Thanks for watc...
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 of crocodiles!
We leave Four Finger Creek and head north to Raft Point for the night to hopeful...
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 Doubtful Bay.
With a storm coming we quickly leave the Kingfisher Anchorage and head towards Red Cone ...
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 to Dugong Bay with its majestic waterfall and wind our way to the Horizontal Falls. It’s just...
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 little hole at the top of the creek.
We spend a few days collecting oysters and checking out 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 quickly manages to find a feast of them on the shore.
We then take Nutshell up the creek to anchor ...
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 to head to Broome to seek medical attention.
Three days and two nights later we arrive in Broome...
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 ‘corridors’ and checking out the stunning rock art paintings.
Then it’s further up the riv...
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 beautiful cave rock formations and explore a tiny island. We have been told that Makassan pottery is o...
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 across the anchorage! It’s mayhem on Nutshell for a while whilst Magnus tries to prevent t...
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 Freshwater Bay. We check out the small waterfall at the creek and easily collect water to wash ...
Maia Cove is a lovely, tranquil anchorage and after catching a few fish we spend the evening on the beach smoking them on the BBQ.
We have heard about wonderful rock art paintings at Pauline Bay so we sail over for the day and spend over an hour trying to...
We make our way to Governor Island West and are immediately threatened by an impending storm! Magnus puts out the crab pots.
We then head south to Mission Bay to check out the abandoned Pago Mission and then it’s on to Honeymoon Bay which has a campgrou...
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