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We spend our last few days in Broome provisioning Nutshell and waiting for our new lithium batteries to arrive.
Then we finally head off towards the Kimberley.
After an overnight sail,, we spend the night at Beagle Bay and then move north to Thomas Bay....
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 leave the manta rays and star fish and make our way to Rindja Island which is claimed to have monkeys on the beach and Komodo dragons.
We speed through a pass at 12 knots with Nutshell on idle!
We spend the night at the anchorage and spot loads of mon...
We take Peanut on the long motor to town. It’s a beautiful trip with plenty to see. There are phinisis everywhere!
We check out the town of Labuan Bajo which is the jumping-off point for the Komodo National Park and the famous Komodo dragons.
It’s a ...
We leave Hoga and start to make our way south to Flores.
We travel well and manage to stop in at Bonerate which is a major traditional wooden boat-building island. We check out the boats and then after a night stopover we continue south to Flores.
Magnus...
We leave Wangi-Wangi and sail south to Hoga, one of the four islands in the Wakatobi group. The name Wakatobi is a portmanteau of the four main Tukangbesi islands: Wangi-Wangi, Keledupa, tomia and Binongko.
There are FADs to watch out for everywhere!
We ...
We leave Tomahu and head for Wangi-Wangi which is one of four islands in the Wakatobi group. It’s a two-day passage to get there. The name Wakatobi is a portmanteau of the four main Tukangbesi islands: Wangi-Wangi, Keledupa, tomia and Binongko.
We go as...
We leave Namlea and sail north. The idea is to tuck in to a little bay before the wind comes up and send us back south again.
Unfortunately, the weather changes and we have no choice but to continue around the top of Buru Island. We hope to stop along the...
We leave the Banda Islands and make our way to Ambon Island for an overnight stopover.
We then have a very windy sail to Namlea on Buru Island.
We check out the town and find some fabulous food to try.
The people of Namlea put on a very warm welcome cer...
We take Peanut on a fairly long trip to an island nearby where we walk up to the Nutmeg Plantation.
We are invited to one of the guide’s homes and see the system of harvesting and processing nutmeg first hand.
We head into town and test out the local s...
We decide to embark on an island tour with the local University students. They take us to a small village and we are given a traditional welcome.
We head to a rural restaurant overlooking the ocean and have an Indonesian lunch.
We then board a narrow boa...
We are now all checked in to Indonesia so it’s time to address the very important boat jobs.
We have a leak in the raw water pump and the alternator isn’t working so we have very limited power on board. The weather is pretty overcast so the solar is g...
Magnus does the final provisioning shop, sorts out the davits for ‘Hazel’ and our solar panel and we get ready to leave Tipperary Waters Marina for the last time.
We finally leave Darwin and begin the passage to Indonesia.
It’s not long before we g...
We get ready to leave Tipperary Waters Marina and make our way around the corner to the Dinah Beach careening poles.
Once the tide is out far enough Wendy begins the task of cleaning and scrubbing Nutshell’s hull to get her ready for antifoul paint.
Sh...
Wendy picks up new canvas to make covers and bags for various items on Nutshell.
Nutshell has a new garden which is progressing nicely.
Magnus gets new chain for the Nutshell’s broken autopilot.
He goes to fit the new bolt on Nutshell’s engine only ...
It’s time to get on with provisioning Nutshell for our impending departure to Indonesia.
First we remove the two gas bottles from the boat. One is to be filled and the other returned.
We spend the day running around and ticking off things on our list.
...
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...
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