Unusual Jellyfish Encounter

Sometimes a simple weekend away turns out to be absolutely perfect.  We recently spent three days at Wilsons Promontory, inside Refuge Cove.  The weather was brilliant. We sailed slowly from Port Albert on the Friday morning and briskly back on the Sunday afternoon.  For three days we chose to stay put, having spider webbed ourselves…

Pacific Gull

Bird Photo Challenge #19 : Pacific Gull

The Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus) is a striking seabird which often comes to visit us when we are anchored, waiting for tasty morsels we might throw at it.  This gives us a great opportunity for close up photos without too much effort!  So for our #19 Bird Photography Challenge, we bring you the largest of…

Wilson's Promontory

Labour of love on Take It Easy

This long weekend is yet another example of the endless maintenance  chores a yacht generates!  Joined by Chris Guthrie, our boat building friend, we had a working weekend planned, to finish off the electrical work on Take It Easy, tackle the replacement of our cabin roof lining and carry out the annual check of our mooring.