We now set about the task of finding a new Peanut which will be suitable and safe enough for our trip to the Kimberley.
It’s tough trying to find a tinnie in Broome as there isn’t much around. Broome itself is actually a small town. It’s expensive t...
The huge seas and high winds are not letting up. The ocean is horrible and Peanut is having a tough time. Without her engine she is not as stable as she used to be.
In the middle of the night disaster happens. Peanut is completely underwater…
… After...
We make the huge decision to leave Indonesia rather than renew our visas. We have decided instead to return to the Kimberley and explore the places we didn’t get to before and to revisit the locations which we loved the most.
We have a few days to get e...
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We also score a few not quite out-of-date flares which will be great fo...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...
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 onboard and we leave Broome and head south on our way to Dampier.
Whales are everywhere. We ca...
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 day Magnus looks at all of our options and we decide that the best thing to do is to head out to se...
We head down to Noonamah to continue with the offsite boat jobs.
Magnus goes over the new Volvo engine to make sure that everything is tickety boo and also checks to see if the new gearbox will fit.
Wendy fits new pool noodles to Peanut.
The engine bay ...
Magnus begins the task of removing all of the old wiring and unnecessary stuff from the engine bay.
We head to Noonamah to do work on Peanut’s captain collars. It’s also time to check if the old gearbox will fit the new Volvo engine.
We have a leak i...
It’s time. Magnus decides that he needs to start disconnecting the engine from Nutshell. It’s a laborious task but he eventually manages to do it.
Then it’s off to the lock towed by three dinghies. It’s a tricky journey with million dollar yachts ...
We leave Alcaro Bay and make our way to Cape Hotham. We check out the nearby creek.
Then it’s the technical sail through the Vernon Islands and on to Darwin.
As soon as we arrive in Darwin we get on a flight to Brisbane and then on to the Whitsundays t...
After we receive our second COVID shots, it’s finally time to leave Weipa and head west.
We do the final preparations for the off and set sail across the Gulf of Carpentaria. The wind has been 30 knots for the past few weeks, but when we leave it dies d...
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 ...
After looking around for quite some time we finally find a tinny at the right price and go ahead and purchase it. We need an aluminium boat for The Kimberley. Unfortunately Peanut 2 won't survive a crocodile attack!
Magnus takes the new tinny for a test a...
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