finish lat 20 07.1 lon 118 55.4 known as spit bay Trip Quiet day, little wind, thought I saw a horse & rider mustering cattle in the distance, got the binoculars out, it was a huge pelican with its young, incredible.
My 1st yacht on the 1st day, I'd never sailed anything bigger than an ironing board.
shortly thereafter (ie 2months later), ooops I missed Auckland, Cascade Bay Norfolk Island
the weather was getting better, Great Barrier Reef Qld Aus
and the beaches whiter, Cable Beach Broome WA
S/V Madenz
Built in NZ (....Made NZ) circa 1974, an Alan Wright designed Nova 28, timber construction (GRP), cutter rigged, no engine, bilge keeler. Ergo I can park on beaches, shoals, mud etc when conditions aren't right for safe sailing and read a book or do a bit of housework until they are.
.....me? 6th generation aussie. The dream always was to sail around the world fixing computers and generally help decent folk use them. I'm living it.
Blog pages are updated most days from my phone, pictures and edits are done when I'm near a town.