South we go!

This is it!  We have come to the half way mark of our Summer 2014/15 Cruise.    Port Stephens would be a nice area to explore outside the silly season.  After dropping our friends back ashore, we mill around the region for two more days, waiting for the NE wind to pick up.  It gives us…

Snorkeling

Rendez-vous at Port Stephens

Santa found Take It Easy in Lake Macquarie at the Pulbah Island anchorage (now renamed Poo Bah), and down the hatch came some presents:  a serious fishing rod, assortment of lures, new hat and shorts for Wade, a Canon EF100 1:2.8L IS USM macro lens for Chris – what a seriously good addition to the…

Bird Cage Sunset

Swanning around in Lake Macquarie

Lake Macquarie is an interesting stretch of protected water.  The lake is a coastal lagoon of 110km2, with numerous bays, twists and turns, thus offering varied anchorages, and sailing conditions.  The depth varies from a couple of meters up to 12m in the deepest part.  Anchorages are on a muddy or sandy bottom, so the…