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Ep 232 | Exploring the Magnetic Island Historic Fort, Sailing Nutshell
We head off for the long walk up to the historic forts on Magnetic Island. It’s worth the hike, if only for the amazing view from the top. On Sunday we take a look at the little market on the beach. Then it’s time to say goodbye to Magnetic Island a...
Ep 231 | Nutshell is Pretty High Tech these Days, Magnetic Island, Sailing Nutshell
It’s time to work on the solar regulars for Nutshell. Magnus does the install and wiring and we now have high tech stuff on Nutshell! We leave Bowen and make our way to Cape Upstart and check out the little beach and the ‘beach shacks’ which line th...
Ep 230 | Exploring Grassy Island, Sailing Nutshell, Whitsundays Australia
We go ashore and explore Grassy Island and then slowly make our way up the coast to Gloucester Island. There’s a great pub nearby at Dingo Beach, but unfortunately we can’t stop there because the tides are not in our favour. A lovely sail… Thanks ...
Ep 229 | The Most Amazing Feeling! We’re Finally Heading North, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We leave the Great Barrier Reef and head back towards Airlie Beach. We stop on the way for a night at Black Island. After a couple of days of sorting stuff, installing a new water filter and tidying up the saloon, we finally actually leave and head north!...
Ep 228 | The Great Barrier Reef, Beauty and Wonder, Sailing Nutshell
We leave the beautiful Langford Island and Langford Reef and make our way out to the Great Barrier Reef, namely, Bait Reef and Hook Reef. Nutshell gets a good clean and we take Peanut out and about to look around and to try and find a pathway through the ...
Ep 227 | We’re Off! Day One and Our Shakedown Cruise to the Great Barrier Reef, Sailing Whitsundays
It’s day one and we head to the public jetty to fill Nutshell with water and give her a final wash-down before heading off on our sail to the Great Barrier Reef. It’s a shakedown cruise for us to make sure that Nutty is safe and ready for our imminent...
Ep 226 | Rejuvenated Cockpit, Mould Removal, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
It’s only a matter of days now before we sail away on Nutshell. There’s still so much to do but we have decided that we are just going to go and we’ll work out the details along the way! Like they say, sailing is just fixing things in exotic locatio...
Ep 223 | World Famous Whitehaven Beach, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
Sit back and relax as we take you on a delightful bush walk up to the Hill Inlet lookout. Hill Inlet is at the northern end of Whitsunday Island and the view of Whitehaven Beach and the Inlet is absolutely breathtaking. So, it’s no surprise that Whitehav...
Ep 222 | A Notoriously Dangerous Passage, Timing is Everything, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
We leave the unimpressive Shaw Island and have a wonderful sail to Chalkies Beach which is opposite the world famous Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsundays. The planning for this trip is very intense as Magnus does the maths and checks it twice to ensure tha...
Ep 221 | Exploring Cid Harbour and a Confused Sail to Shaw Island, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
While we wait out the bad weather, we take the opportunity to look around Cid Harbour. We take Peanut out along the banks to explore the beautiful scenery. We find so many waterfalls which are abundant due to the days and days of relentless rain. We canâ€...
Ep 220 | Up the Creek, Rainy Days, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
After spending quite a few very rainy days sitting out the weather in Gulnare Inlet we decide to just go for it and take Peanut up the creek in search of a potential cyclone bolt hole. It’s absolutely beautiful with mangroves, Norfolk pines and giant fru...
Ep 219 | Running for Cover, There’s a Storm Coming! Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
We leave Stonehaven Bay with a much cleaner bottom and sail across to Happy Bay. We don’t get to stay there long because there’s a storm brewing and we need to find a more protected anchorage. We can’t go forward because the forecasted winds are go...
Ep 218 | Last Minute Jobs and We’re Off Sailing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
With road trips, brewery visits and beer tasting over for a while, we get back to all things boaty. We fix the mizzen sail and make a new cover for the hatch, all thanks to Greg for the donation of the sail. We have a good friend on board, Simone. We hea...
Ep 217 | A Quick Visit to Bacchus Brewery and We Get a 10! Nutshell, Australia
After arriving back at the farm, it’s a quick turnaround to swap cars and begin the drive south to Brisbane, to see our kids. It’s Christmas and whilst we are out Christmas shopping Magnus pulls in to an industrial estate and surprises me with a few a...