Category Archives: Captain’s Log

Feb 27 – March 1 Hi All, The train ride was great, and we are really glad we did it. We went from Perth to Adelaide, 1600 miles, 2 nights and 45 hours. We crossed one of the great plains/deserts in Australia….the Nullarbor Plain is truly impressive in its vast and nothing-ness! Wow!! Just the … Read More →

Feb 25-26 Hi All, We were up early and off to see the Leeuwin lighthouse which was very enjoyable! “The Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the headland of Cape Leeuwin, Listeni/ˈluːwɪn/ the most south-westerly point on the mainland of the Australian Continent, in the state of Western Australia. Opened with great ceremony … Read More →

Feb 23-24 Hi All, Another excellent day in wine country. This is our 4th wine region and it is probably the most scenic!! The wineries are all beautifully landscaped set in forested rolling hills. Most of the wineries are 10-20 miles from the ocean and the region is a cool climate marine influenced area known … Read More →

Feb 21-23 Hi All, First I want to take a moment to recognize the severity of the destruction in Fiji from Cyclone Winston. Sounds like the islands have been badly hit and we, of course, worry about our many friends there. Most of the cruisers that opted to spend the season there have checked in … Read More →

Feb 19-21 Hi All, Wow, wow and another wow….we expected to be blown away by the Coonawarra wineries and indeed we were!! We got an early start in yuckee weather again. The sun had come out the previous afternoon and evening and we thought we were going to have pleasant weather….not to be….dark clouds and … Read More →

Feb 17-18 Hi All, Whoa…..what a day…..maybe 10+ stops along the Great Ocean Road looking at various rock formations or ocean/beach views. It was a long but fun day!!! The weather was still iffy….mainly dark clouds with occasional mist/rain….but it was blowing 30+ knots. In some ways it made seeing the rock formations more dramatic … Read More →

Feb 15-16 Hi All, We started the travel along the Great Ocean Road: “The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage listed 243 kilometres (151 mi) stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Allansford. Built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932 and dedicated to … Read More →

Hi All, We had a somewhat leisurely morning….at least for us on this road trip and left around 11 am. It only took an hour or so to get to our hotel about midtown Melbourne. John asks: so is the hotel full…oh yes, have been booked for a while….yes, when we booked all the hotels … Read More →

Hi All, We left the Prom cottage around 8 am and found our way into the Melbourne industrial area where we dropped off the Winslow liferaft and our Epirb. Both will get serviced and then shipped back to Mystic. We then made it to our hotel in the Yarra Valley for some wine tasting. Our … Read More →

Hi All, We were up early and ready to leave the spooky place in Thredbo….never did meet the proprietor…just plain weird and a little creepy….we think we had the place to ourselves the 2nd night….like 3 stories and 20+ rooms!!! Since we had decided to take the scenic route through Snowy National Park I thought … Read More →