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Ep 293 | Emergency Three-Day Passage Nonstop to Broome! Sailing Kimberley, Nutshell
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...
Ep 292 | The Apartments and Animals, Aboriginal Art, Obsorne Islands, Kimberley Sailing Nutshell
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...
Ep 291 | The Arches and the Snake, Aboriginal Rock Art, Obsorne Islands, Kimberley Sailing Nutshell
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...
Ep 290 | I Fought a Crocodile and Won! Cape Bougainville, Kimberley, Sailing Nutshell
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...
Ep 289 | DC3 Plane Wreck Site, Vansittart Bay, Kimberley, Sailing Nutshell
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 ...
Ep 288 | The Search for Aboriginal Rock Art and a Beach BBQ, Kimberley, Sailing Nutshell
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...
Ep 287 | Abandoned Mission, Exploring Islands and Anchorages, Kimberley, Sailing Nutshell
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...
Ep 286 | The Lost City, Aboriginal Art, Kimberley, Sailing Nutshell
We leave the King George River and make our way around the corner of Kalooma Bay to “Lagoon Bay”. It didn’t have a name so we named it! We go ashore and spot the resident crocodile in a beautiful lagoon. No swimming for us! We then head up the coas...
Ep 285 | Twin Falls, King George River, Kimberley, Sailing Nutshell
We make our way to the entrance to the King George River and check the tides to cross the bar. It’s a tricky bit of navigation. We spend a few days in the river checking out the rock formations, Twin Falls, and various other waterfalls and swimming hole...
Ep 284 | Amphitheatre Falls, Berkeley River, Kimberley, Sailing Nutshell
We check out the two Amphitheatre falls in the Berkeley River and hike up a few boulder-ridden escarpments! We explore Paul’s Creek with a resident crocodile and also have a bathe in the First Creek swimming holes which are beautiful. We finally leave ...
Ep 283 | Casuarina Falls, Berkeley River, Kimberley, Sailing Nutshell
Magnus discusses the worst storm that we have ever encountered in an anchorage. We explore the Berkeley River in Peanut and check out the Casuarina Falls walk. Magnus makes a new instrument panel and Wendy sews jerry can covers. We find Aboriginal rock ...
Ep 282 | Lacrosse Island, Wyndham Arrival, Kimberley, Sailing Nutshell
We arrive at Lacrosse Island and check out the beautiful mangroves. Magnus discusses our solar setup. We make our way to Wyndham to get fuel and water. We explore the little port and find a lovely museum. Then it’s back onboard to sail north up to Sti...
Ep 281 | Leaving Darwin and Sailing to the Kimberley, Sailing Nutshell
We leave the careening poles and head out to sea to put the new engine to the test and to make sure that everything is OK. Then it’s back to the marina for a couple of nights for last minute boat jobs and to provision Nutshell with fresh produce. We fi...
Ep 280 | Boat Jobs at Dinah Beach Careening Poles, Darwin, Sailing Nutshell
This episode is packed full of boat jobs, both big and small. We are now up on the careening poles at he Dinah Beach Cruising Club. As the tide heads out, we work and as it comes back in we down tools on the outside of Nutshell and do inside jobs instead....