About 140 km southeast of Melbourne is a renowned island we seldom visit. It might have once been a stand alone isle, but these days Phillip Island is firmly connected to mainland Australia by a 640 m concrete bridge. Its northern shores face the shallow waters of Western Port, and its southern side faces Bass…
One of the most distinctive ocean birds we are lucky enough to see as we sail through Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean is the Black-Browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys). We always feel privileged to see these ocean travellers and one of the world’s largest seabirds. Having recently observed them, we felt compelled to make them…
For the fourth and last post in our Easter 2016 Cruise series we take you to Hogan Island, about a third of the way from Deal Island to Port Albert where our mooring is. Rather than go straight home, we decide to take advantage of the calm conditions and stop overnight at this wild place.
Sv-Anui 