October 9, 2024
A fairly low key morning before grabbing some food in town and busing it out to the Taronga Zoo Sydney – I was not leaving OZ without seeing a Koala bear or two. My time on Australia was closed out with a fancy dinner at Arthur – a perfect goodbye.
October 8, 2024
A rainy start was perked up with visiting a friend’s son who is working in Sydney before dashing off to the Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney and closing out the day by climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge
October 7, 2024
A nice breakfast before a not too far walk the UTS campus, followed up with a couple of buses rides out to Middle Head Battery for some exploring and beach time.
October 6, 2024
Wandering around the Justice and Police Museum, tasty Japanese lunch, exploring the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, and watching the NRL Grand Final in rugby with the locals.
October 5, 2024
Bus to Watsons Bay, beach time at Lady Bay beach, exploring South head, checking out The Gap, lunch at Doyles, and a ferry back to Sydney
October 4, 2024
Well let’s call it day 1.5 since I arrived late afternoon Thursday, but this was my first full day… Walking around, visiting the National Maritime museum, and a musical at the Sydney Opera House
October 2, 2024
We had been cautioned about the challenges of getting into a slip at the Southport Yacht Club due to strong currents and we had a 20 knot breeze to deal with as well, so we planned our arrival accordingly which meant an early arrival. Truth be told it was an easy hop onto the dock with excellent planning ahead of…
October 1, 2024
It was just a few hours down to the next spot. We left early thinking the current would be in our favor. Whether it was the 18 knots of wind on the nose or our inability to figure out the tide, the result was the same – a slow trip south to Wave Break island. We dropped the anchor in…
September 30, 2024
After the strong winds and rain finally passed us, it was time to move. Back around the corner, where we had problems anchoring, past the “yacht club”, and on down the Canaipa channel. It was an interesting section with lots of homes nearly each having a boat on a mooring ball. A bit further south it must have been the…
September 29, 2024
Calculations were made, questions were asked, and the result was we needed water and the best place was from a drinking fountain just outside the ferry terminal. So early in the morning, with jerry cans in hand Carl and I headed to shore to start the process. It actually went smoothly and we received our arm work out carrying the…
September 28, 2024
Rain! Lots of rain overnight and into the morning. And cold. It is got down to 12 degrees (well 52 Fahrenheit) overnight and this morning it was hats, jeans, and sweatshirts for everyone. Clearly we are no longer in the tropics. A relaxing morning gave me a chance to call home and just as important have a call with a…
September 17, 2024
The morning forecast gave us disappointing news, there was no longer a reliable forecast that looked good for us to depart. Major bummer after all of the hard work yesterday. It was a cloudy day, so we had to be on limited power use, a great reason to spend the morning reading. After lunch everyone was ready to get some…