Liferaft Servicing

02 May 2018
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Starry Horizons is over three years old, and that meant our liferaft, a VIKING RescYou™ liferaft, 6 person model, was due for a liferaft servicing. Getting your liferaft serviced is fascinating.  We got to watch Graham from MarineSafe pop open our liferaft.  He inflated it...
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Drift Paddleboards: Unboxing and Test Run

28 Apr 2018
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Starry Horizons is not overly burdened with toys.  A lot of our space seems to be taken up with spare parts and safety gear instead of toys, but we have been carrying an inflatable kayak around for the past three years. Table of Contents - Click to Jump Problems with iKayaksWhy...
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6 Weeks in Australia

25 Apr 2018
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I have very bad news for you.  Let me just get this painful part out of the way; I can not narrow down this trip for you.  I can not give you highlights.  Because every single place we went to on our trip for 6 weeks in Australia was AMAZING. Despite ending on a low note (our...
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Rottnest Island (with Quokkas!)

22 Apr 2018
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Table of Contents - Click to Jump Public Transport to RottnestBike Rental in RottnestOur Bike RouteThe South CoastWadjemup LighthouseAll About the QuokkasWe should have packed Public Transport to Rottnest There are several ferry services to get to Rottnest.  We would have liked...
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Travel Fail: Ningaloo Reef

18 Apr 2018
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I knew going into this trip that 6 weeks is a lot of traveling to plan.  I fully expected that something would go wrong.  I just didn’t expect everything to go wrong in one week! Booking a Whale Shark Swim The first trouble was back when we were in Bondi.  We’d just...
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Sail Ningaloo: Liveaboard Sailboat on Ningaloo Reef

15 Apr 2018
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I pulled the big picture book off the shelf and leafed through the brightly printed, glossy pages. We’re staying in Adelaide with our friends Tony and Sara. Tony’s an avid diver and diving instructor.  The book I’m flipping through is photographs and stories of...
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Ningaloo Reef – Under the Water with Sail Ningaloo

11 Apr 2018
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David and I left the Red Centre and flew to Perth, where we were welcomed by friends and stayed out in Fremantle. We did get to the Fremantle Market and spent a morning walking along the foreshore and out the jetty. After two nights, it was time to get out to our next major...
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New OCS YouTube Policy

10 Apr 2018
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Hello everyone!  David and I are super busy creating lots of content on both our YouTube channel and here on the blog. As such, we are no longer going to publish a new blog post every time we post a new video.  This means that you WILL NOT get an email from the blog when a new...
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5 Nights in the Red Centre

05 Apr 2018
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My body sways with the bus, which bumps along the road in the dark.  It’s very early, and pitch black outside in Australia’s Red Centre.  I’m not the least bit tempted to sleep, though.  Out the window to my right shines the milky way, easily visible despite the...
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