Last Updated on November 28, 2019 by Amy Our new friend David G picked us up and gave us a day off of the boat life. We headed into Newcastle to check out this city on the water. Next time, I’d bring my bathing suit! There’s tons of fun places to swim in Newcastle. Yuelarbah…
Last Updated on August 29, 2020 by Amy There are hundreds of unique knots out there for every use under the sun. But since we started cruising in 2014 and finished our world sailing circumnavigation in 2020, we have found that these are the three most important knots for sailors to know by heart. Learn…
Last Updated on September 13, 2023 by Amy David and I are not shy about it – we suck at fishing. Sadly, a lot of it is for lack of trying; just shear laziness discourages us from putting our lines out. But in early 2017, we went through our fishing gear for cruisers, gave it…
Last Updated on November 18, 2019 by Amy We took an all day sail to get up to Lake Macquarie on January 10th. The bar crossing was easy, and we raced a few other sailboats in and snagged the last of three mooring balls in the east side of the bridge. The bridge opens on…
Last Updated on November 18, 2019 by Amy After our celebration day in Sydney we took off into the Tasman Sea. David’s family wanted to get some real sailing in with us, so we made the day trip to go cruising in Pittwater. Pittwater Geography The Pittwater area is located just an hour north if…
Last Updated on November 28, 2019 by Amy Having our floating home in Sydney, seeing New Year’s Eve on the water, and having David’s family (all four of them!) visiting us makes for a once in a lifetime experience. The icing on the cake was celebrating Jan and Brian (David’s parents) 40th wedding anniversary in…
Last Updated on May 15, 2021 by Amy With David’s family visiting us in Sydney, we took a quick detour up to Brisbane to check out the capital of Queensland that we’ve heard so much about. We also returned a few months later with my best friend, Madeline. Madeline has been one of my best…
Last Updated on January 12, 2022 by Amy You may be wondering how to know you’ve got the perfect spot, like we did, for New Year’s Eve in Sydney. Here’s how I know where the perfect spot for New Year’s Eve in Sydney is: That is the Associated Press photo that was used in a…