Iluka and Yamba Wanderings

Summer cruising makes us intensely aware of the weather and its vagaries. Each year we experience intense storms, endure extreme temperatures for long periods, get worried about severe thunderstorms, get drenched by heavy rains. It makes us conscious of the need to be prudent in our sailing, and grateful for what we are able to enjoy right…

January One Photo Focus

At the beginning of each month, the One Photo Focus project hosted by Stacy Fischer at Visual Venturing challenges participants from all over the world to edit a single image.  This month the original image is kindly provided by Laura Macky.  

Iluka Breakwater Dwellers

It is special when a man made structure like the Iluka Breakwater not only serves as a safe harbour for yachts, but also as a rookery for birds. Hundreds of Crested Terns have colonised the Iluka Breakwater and made it their place of choice for raising their chicks.  They are hard to ignore with their…