January 2021

We cannot change the past, but the future is within our reach.

A Year Like No Other

When you last saw a shooting star, did you make a wish? Or wonder what it’s like to zoom towards Earth at a zillion miles a second? Well, it’s something like that around here right now! A new adventure is underway. A new book planned. And our website continues to reflect these wondrous events. And like a new bub, it’s alive and chucking out surprises.
First Surprise
Our first surprise was a pleasant one, finding our veteran craft sitting perfectly on her waterline after a Tasmanian winter, and inside, smelling sweet and untainted. Even better was finding our main battery bank of three truck batteries fully charged and crackling with energy. We had left them connected to the solar panels instead of isolating each battery.
After that discovery began the heavy work of removing the equipment we’d stored below - like our six-man life raft, 5 HP outboard, and sails. Late that first evening and weary from our travels, we started the long process of storing the fifty kilos of clothes and equipment brought with us.[MORE]