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 (Picture by Rose Fletcher)  Rose was so nice to arrange a hairdresser’s appointment for me today. I felt like urgently getting rid of my sun and salt faded and grown grey hair! I filled Rose’s washing machine first, and tried to stow away my camping gear in the van. Time was a bit short, as […]

  I was gliding along calm waters, passing three or four small coves with a small spot of sand to land on. I really enjoyed paddling in those early morning hours, but not my overtiredness. I am able to take frequent powernaps on the water, crunched forward on the spray deck, holding the paddle across […]

I was happy to get up at 5am, ready on the water at 6. I was asleep last night at 11pm, this made 6 hrs for that night only. Ok for one night, but in general I need 9 hrs to recover fully.   I enjoyed the early morning paddle close to the cliffs, and […]

  This morning I *had* to go, though the headwinds smelled still strong. But I can’t wait forever for ideal conditions! Bill drove me to the launching beach, where we woke a guy sleeping in his car.   I was quickly packed, and ready to go. I took water for three days, as I was […]

It was another day off with lots of rest, food and internet work. Thanks again to Bill and Jill Wray still taking good care of me! We got up early and drove to the beach, ready to go. Sniffing into the still 20-30 kn headwinds (forecast for the day 15-20 kn), I decided to stay another […]

Jill and Bill Wray, my lovely hosts in a Marion bay holiday house   I slept long and well in a “normal” bed, and spend all morning with typing updates and e-mails. The holiday house was built on high poles, and the whole house was shaking all night and the whole morning in violent storm […]

sunrise after Wedge Island I got up very early and paddled like hell to avoid the forecasted upcoming very strong following winds. Light northerlies until 8am, then slowly increasing following westerlies. But they were only up to 20 kn and with low swell, this was just nice! No breakers, no tidal movments in these days. Easy […]

The day started with a launch through quite a single dumper on the steepish beach. I was happy the three boats were gone and didn’t watch me launching! But it went allright, not a single drop in my face… I headed to Wedge Island, via Thistle Island on my left. This day was a reflief, […]

Sorry, not much to say about this day either. Like everyday’s slog, it was a headwind day again. No need and energy to go further, as I have to go via Wedge Island and Althorpe Island anyway. I chatted to one of the three anchoring crayboats in the bay before I landed, asking them if they do […]

The launch from Gunyah Beach was wet through moderate surf, but it went all right.   Once out there, I set my GPS on a course towards Cape Carnot, quite an offshore paddling in a direct line. The only entertainment was to count the 32 windmills appearing one after the other out of the hazy day, again […]