Leaving Bill in the boatyard with a long list of jobs to complete, I, (perhaps a little inconsiderately jumping ship), took the opportunity to spend a few days in Mudgee. I love visiting Mudgee for two reasons. Firstly, it is a charming Australian country town in the Central West nestled in Cudgegong river valley surrounded …
After a couple of days in Newport to sort ourselves out, we drove north to Oyster Cove to visit the yard and see how the boat was and where things were at with the work. It was pleasing to find that the boat was all well, no issues while we were away, batteries good, fridge/freezer …
Stepping into the humid warmth of late afternoon Bangkok was a pleasant welcome to our Thailand sojourn. We had no particular plans except to arrange a trip to Chang Mai the following week – Alice had already booked a weekend in Lan Na Wild resort, nestled in the mountains a couple of hours away from …
Having really enjoyed our stay in Edinburgh and visit to Colonsay with Max & Mette, it was time for us to explore a little more of Scotland with Wil, who was planning to relocate to Glasgow. It was a rare treat as Wil has been living in Europe for most of the previous 5 years …
It had been a very long time since I was last in Edinburgh (43 years to be precise) so it was certainly with fresh eyes that we landed from Belfast, caught the tram into town and walked from the Princes St to Stockbridge. It really is a very fine city with much of the historic …
For such a small place it is surprising how many destinations you can fly to from Jersey and fortunately Belfast was included in those options. We were keen to rent a campervan through Camplify, which is a sort of Airbnb for campers. We have used it several times in Australia & never been disappointed and …
I appreciate that this blog has been long overdue, but we really have been quite busy!! We left Sydney mid-March to spend about 3 months based in Jersey – a small island 85 miles south of England, not far off the French coast. The intention was to see my father who presently resides in a …
The boat is now safely parked out of the water in Oyster Cove at the far western end of Port Stephens, and Deb and I are writing this from Alice’s lovely apartment in Bangkok. We are on our way to the UK and breaking the journey here for a few days. We have really enjoyed …
We’ve been back in Pittwater for a month or so now and it has been a busy time. It was with a great sense of anticipation that we sailed back into Broken Bay and took a mooring in the Basin. It is such a beautiful boating area and so very familiar to us. Yet at …