Nhulunbuy to Seisia, Gulf of Carpentaria – October 2024 On the 6th October we departed Nhulunbuy, with the forecasts alluding to a potential let-up in the force of the wind funnelling through the Torres Strait. Revisiting our ship’s logbook eight months on, neither Angus nor I can believe that our crossing of the Gulf ofContinue reading “Nhulunbuy to the East Coast October 2024”
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Back To Darwin and Onwards
September 2024, Back to Darwin, and back to the drawing board. With a poorly relative in Europe, we decided it was not the time to disappear into the depths of Asia, with long passages of isolation away from international airports. And as much as we enjoyed Darwin, staying was not an option as cyclone seasonContinue reading “Back To Darwin and Onwards”
Darwin and Indonesia August 2024
Horn Island – Darwin, August 2024 The 750 nautical miles passage from Horn Island to Darwin, crossing the super shallow Gulf of Carpentaria, ranked as one of our most unpleasant, with a hideously confused sea state making life aboard fairly miserable. Sailing mostly dead downwind, we covered the distance in 5 days, with a veryContinue reading “Darwin and Indonesia August 2024”
Australia June -July 2024
Given our prolonged radio silence, you might be forgiven for thinking that Mowzer and her crew had sailed off the end of the Earth. In truth, we’ve just been a bit crap at writing updates, plus, we’ve been busy quietly putting in the nautical miles, schooling, fixing (always fixing…), and exploring new shores. June 2024Continue reading “Australia June -July 2024”
Sydney April – May 2024
April 2024 in Sydney With the weather clock ticking, the time was approaching for us to wrench ourselves away from the comforts and the innumerable joys of Sydney life. Reluctantly we ran our last Greenway Parkrun, had our final Running Science session, and did a last Goddess training camp. The boys had their final swimmingContinue reading “Sydney April – May 2024”
Sydney January – March 2024
January 2024 in Sydney, Australia January saw us heading inland to camp in the Blue Mountains National Park. Here we hiked through epic eucalyptus forests, enormous waterfalls and spectacular cliffs with mega views. We had an extraordinary encounter with a tuneful lyrebird, were stalked by a curious water dragon, and were ambushed by some hungryContinue reading “Sydney January – March 2024”
Coffs Harbour – Australia – November 2023
With the threat of an early tropical cyclone heading our way, we made a hasty exit from Vanuatu late on the evening of 4th November, with 1100nm ahead of us to reach our next destination, Australia. Our final week at sea in the Pacific was thankfully drama-free. Two days out from Tanna, we passed throughContinue reading “Coffs Harbour – Australia – November 2023”
Vanuatu, November 2023
From Fiji it was a 465nm / 4 day, fast and often unpleasant sail to Vanuatu, our final destination in the Pacific Ocean. On the evening of our first day at sea, we took a freak wave into the cockpit, down the companion way, filling the galley and dowsing us all. The boys’ life jackets,Continue reading “Vanuatu, November 2023”
Fulaga – Lau Group – Fiji – September 2023
In our two + years of exploring many of the most spectacular corners of the globe, we have been privileged to witness much spectacular beauty and to meet some inspiring individuals and communities. However, our next stop in Fulaga was to surpass anywhere we had visited previously. Very much off the beaten track, with noContinue reading “Fulaga – Lau Group – Fiji – September 2023”
Fiji – Vanua Levu – August 2023
Forgive us our lengthy radio silence on social media. We’ve been busy fixing things, climbing volcanos, hiking, kite foiling, running, schooling and fixing more things. We have a few days at sea now, so I will endeavour to bring you up to date with the most recent exploits of the Mowzer Crew. Bula Bula! AugustContinue reading “Fiji – Vanua Levu – August 2023”
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