Day 1 (Jan 31, 2016) After 18 days on the hardstand, Curt announced this morning with great relief that we would be outta here today. ‘I’ve had the ‘nuff’ he told me, just as our youngest daughter would reply upon asking about having had sufficient to eat! At 1032 we began the slow ride down […]
Big Wave Wednesday Day 9 (Jan 13, 2016) Sperm whales were absolutely clattering away on the towed array before midnight, which kept Bec well entertained. We must have moved away from the scene of the action, or they did and sadly the array was quiet for the remainder of my morning watch. The wind began […]
Sea Dog Meet Sea Fog Day 8 (Jan 12, 2016) At 0630 I heard sonobuoys (for the sunrise deployment) being shuffled in the aft deck crate. I must report, this is a truly effective alarm! A glancing appraisal of the day’s weather out our window, (my morning daily ritual), revealed we were in a fog […]
Canyon to Canyon Day 7 (Jan 11, 2016) After such a busy day until well after dinner yesterday, I had my work cut out downloading three cards, selecting, resizing images then completing the daily choice and finishing my accompanying words. But of course, I absolutely love doing this, this is all fun of the highest […]
Shark and Squid Sunday (Jan 10, 2016) At 0710 when I peered from our window to check on the potential status of the day, the gentle movement of the boat was evidence that the light breezes experienced on my watch during the wee hours had persisted. Indeed I surmised, we were in for a wonderful […]
Making a Break for Bremer Canyon (Jan 09, 2016) Satisfied with our sojourn in a beautiful bay near Naranup Beach and tucked in behind Cape Vancouver and with all our odd-jobs completed plus a good weather forecast, the crew was up early and the main engines were turned on at 0600. Once we had lifted […]
Hiding on the South Coast (Jan 08, 2016) With news from Perth about out-of-control fires burning in the southwest, despite being safely anchored in a lovely anchorage, it was hard to rest-easy knowing homes, people and wildlife were at risk in our beautiful country WA. With a day at anchor nestled behind Inner Island near […]
Hugging the South Coast (Jan 07, 2016) With a Sou’East wind on a southern shore there is no escape – you are in southern climes on a southern seaway. With dinner for a polite 4 last night, (instead of 7), our mobile diner will certainly not run out of food anytime soon! Luckily, we only […]
Cape To Cape (Jan 06, 2016) Despite a gloomy day for most of our first day yesterday-the sun only breaking through at 1500, the SSW breeze to 22 knots cleared away all the cloud and haze such that the midnight sky was in super-sparkle mode. Three yellow objects on our portside vied for attention. The […]
Drop the Lines! (Jan 05, 2016) At 0852 all lines were dropped and we headed away from the jetty. Skipper was very happy as we sailed out of the Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour, knowing he was up for yet another adventure. In the grey and almost gloom we headed straight for the Perth Canyon to […]
