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Lighthouse at Point Hicks   Launching erly again at 6am, not sure what the day will bring again as for the wind…forecast as usual, mornings light to moderate headwinds, afternoon strong… i was bit short of fresh water for another night out there on the beach, and I was happy to get a fishíngboat coming […]

View from top of the dune ridge into the marsh hinterland view from top of the dune ridge to the sea I was launching from the Ewing marsh early that morning, to get a bit of quiet wind on paddling. A quick climb onto the dune ridge to get a look what’s behind had to satisfy […]

On the road (water) again…   Mick McRobb loaded my boat on his work van, and off we go, quite a bit of a drive from Barnsdale to Lakes Entrance again that early morning. On the way I had a live radio interview with Brandon from ABC radio – has anybody heard it? As I […]

Mick McRobb and Lyn Stephenson with their lively lovely Dachshound-puppies…sweet kind of dogs! i grew up with two Dachshounds… Thanks to both hosting me on that first pit stop! It was useful for office work, and a relief for my sore body…    Peter Provis in Mallacoota already called on my mobile for being ready […]

endless 90-Miles Beach…   …eventually is almost coming to an end at Lakes Entrance!  It happens that the most lovely beach is getting boring to look at when there is nothing happening ashore…no fishing lines to take care of, no bathing families to wave at…some eagles over the dunes, but no marine mammals at all…just […]

passing Seaspray…the only civilized “beachlife site” on 90 Miles Beach…   No, those guys didn’t come up to me for a rescue or to fine me passing too close to the beach life as they might have done in Germany… “Are you the lady paddling around Australia? That’s awesome!” Some ego-boosting feels good…actually, it was […]

…no, I wasn’t diggin a grave for my baby…it was done by the wind all day…   Same issue as on Thursday, strongest winds forecasted for lunchtime – this time following!!! Maybe I could easily get blown up the coast? It was exciting to see what will happen… The morning was looking allright…launching, and see […]

relaxing on deck   Next day was tha crossing from Johnny Souey tp Ninety Miles Beach. If I would have been aware of those nasty breakers going into the inlet entrances…the first entrance at Bentley Harbour before Townsend Point still scared me a bit, but giving it a wide berth was the solution as usual. […]

Campsite at Johnny Souey Point   The forecast for the day was VERY strong winds at lunchtime – the morning looked still quiet and I had a go relatively late at 8.30am – see how far I would get…enough beaches to land on were around. I was heading a slight bit offshore, wanting to pass […]

Beautiful pile of rocks – South East Point, topped by a lighthouse   First day with light winds all day, even almost some following! 65 km for the day, 10,5 hrs only…I cut across to the most southerly point of mainland Australia, already Tasmania in sight – well, at least some islands belonging to Tassie. […]