tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84018206702502346532024-03-05T16:05:10.297+10:00Once Around The Block - Sailing with ALANA ROSEnauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-38458054197189456232014-07-28T10:35:00.001+10:002014-08-02T15:59:46.979+10:00In The End<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>“It
is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters,
in the end.” - Ernest Hemingway</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Two
Months Later:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Unsurprisingly,
I have started to mourn the end of the journey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">As
I write this I am sitting on my beautiful boat ALANA ROSE, in the marina and
not at sea anymore. My beautiful boat is my home, a home that has taken me many
places that I have never been before. I have done so many things that only a
few have done. I have battled the elements, I have gone without comforts, I
have wrestled my fears and I have survived. Not a day goes by that I don’t have
a moment to remember.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">marina life on a good morning</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I look
outside to see the boat and marina lights doing a little dance on the still
waters that surround me. I begin to remember the fascinating places that I have
seen and the wonderful people that I have met along the way. I sit here trying
to make sense of my feelings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I
am so pleased to be back, to see old friends and familiar things. Not to be
always on the move! But that old lure of freedom and travel tugs hard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It’s
hard to believe that two years has passed since MrJ and I set sail on ALANA
ROSE to circumnavigate this great big land of ours, Australia. The memories are
so vivid, as if they are happening all over
again...............................<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This
time two years ago MrJ and I were making a mad dash across Whitsunday Passage to
Airlie Beach in strong winds with wind against tide and a wild sea running. It was
a great ride, one that you don’t stay below for long; a ride that was very exhilarating
for mind body and spirit. Why? You may ask; because water had been spilt on my
computer and MrJ just had to get me a new one. Good reason!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing Whitsunday Passage in a heavy sea</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I
think about some of my most challenging times:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Making
a runner down the Ningaloo Reef with huge swells and nasty seas was a
challenge. Crossing Bass Straight, when coming back to the mainland, the
weather changed dramatically and we chose to keep going, was a recent challenge
(trying to pick the right weather windows are always a challenge).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running down the Ningaloo Reef with sea birds to guide us</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing Bass Strait - the end of a bad passage</td></tr>
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also have a hurdle with anchoring; setting and/or dragging anchor in exotic
places.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Times
that the anchor has given me grief was when anchoring in a white-out storm in
Bathurst Bay part of Princess Charlottes Bay half way up Cape York, getting
fouled on a mooring line during a bad storm at Rottnest Island off southern
Western Australia and having to get a diver out to free us, keeping long anchor
watches in the Kimberley due to big tides and fast flow, trying to set an
anchor in the weedy or hard sandy bottom off south and south western parts of
Australia and waiting for it to pop out. I think one of the most unsettling times
was the sickening feeling I had as John and I tried to move as quickly as two
older yachties could, off a high jetty down into our small dinghy, after seeing
our beloved ALANA ROSE taking off by herself across Strahan Harbour. I don’t
think I ever recovered from that one!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rounding Pipon Islets' light, Cape Melville, in a near white-out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">diver retrieving our anchor in the anchorage at Rottnest Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Kimberley - yep, the tides are that big!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the southern coast of Western Australia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">making a hasty excite back to the boat in Strahan</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There
are so many wonderful places, people and things to think about, too numerous to
mention them all. I have a list longer than the world is round!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">running the Rip - the Gugari Rip, Wessel Islands Northern Territory</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I often
get asked – Which are my favourite locations and why and this is what I have
said:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There
are so many places I favour for all different reasons. Here is my version of a
short list and I’m telling you, I have left out so many wonderful places.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of my list would have to be the Kimberley, for its wilderness, its isolation,
its majestic rivers, just to name a few: the Berkley and the King George of the
Eastern Kimberley, that are mind blowing spectacular with 100mtetre sheer rock
face high-sided gorges, magnificent amphitheatres with high vertically
cascading waterfalls. In the west Kimberley there is the mighty Prince Regent
River in the south east corner of the scenic St George Basin. The wild ride through
the whirlpools, rocks and islands before entering the “Basin” is exciting.
Others to mention are the Mitchell, the Hunter, the Sale and the Drysdale Rivers
which all need careful navigation due to the high tidal differences in the
Kimberley. And of course there is Talbot Bay with the infamous Horizontal
Waterfalls and Yampi Sound with Silvergull, Crocodile and Coppermine Creeks
which are full of picturesque scenery unique rock formations and interesting Kimberley
characters.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stopping for fuel and water at McGowan's Beach Camp - the Napier Broome Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">swam in large waterhole, high enough above the high tide mark not to have friendly crocs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">anchored of great sandy island with many big Boab trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">spat out of the Horizontal Waterfalls - Talbot Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">encountered huge rock formation every where in the Kimberley</td></tr>
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love the Kimberley not only for its rivers but also for its islands,
archipelagos, reef systems, waterway and rock formation that are like nothing I
have ever seen anywhere else in the world. The Kimberley is a place that has
been almost untouched since the beginning of time with thousands of years of
culture right there in front of you. Aboriginal Rock Painting Sites are
prevalent throughout the Kimberley and some of the most diverse are to be found
within walking distance of the coast and on many islands. What few people you
do meet, they are extremely friendly people living simple lives and just
getting on with things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">boating up the Berkley River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">top of the world - anchored in the King George River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bradshaw Paintings - Aboriginal Rock Paintings on Jar Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the magnificent waters of the St Georges Basin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">motoring up the Prince Regent River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the odd Croc popped its head up to say G'day</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Australia’s
great southern state of Tasmania would fall in a short second. Tasmania has it
all (except for the tropical heat) as far as cruising in the right season. You
have the isolation and the spectacular beauty of the wilderness areas on Tasmania’s
west coast, like the snaking Gordon
River which is part of the Franklin–Gordon Wild Rivers National Park; wild by
name, wild by nature, with dramatic mountain peaks, spectacular gorges, running
through the heart of the Tasmanian wilderness. The Gordon River extends to the
south of historic Macquarie Harbour.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">the passage through Hell's Gate, Macquarie Harbour<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">alongside in the Gordon River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">following in the fog - heading into the Gordon River</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Port Davey, Bathurst Channel and Bathurst
Harbour are also dramatically beautiful, virtually untouched by man and they do
provide a safe and indeed tranquil harbour from the ferocious Southern Ocean at
its doorstep. Port Davey and Bathurst Harbour where time has stood still and
you could be forgiven for thinking that your have been transported back to
pre-historic time. It can be cold, wet and foggy, which is a special part of
the appeal or fill with stunning warm sun rays. This region is surely one of
the most magnificent landscapes on the planet with barren looking gold-green
mountains, bony quartzite ridges that rise sharply from the southern ocean and
the broad landlocked waterways. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">treking the wilderness, the Bathurst Channel - Port Davey<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tasmania
has several other accessible rivers and waterway to explore; the picturesque
Tamar, on the northern coast, with its rolling hills, hillside vineyards and
delightful surprises waiting around each bend. In the south east there is the scenic
Huon with its charming little towns and boating harbours and the mighty Derwent
which is the home of Tasmania’s capital. Both these south east rivers can be
accessed through the d’Entrecasteaux channel, another wonderful cruising
ground. And then there is the spectacular east coast which has been called “the
jewel in a crown filled with glorious wonders”.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">the Tamar River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Port Cygnet on the Huon River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Port of Huon, Huon River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huon River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the beautiful black swans</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">old Hobart town and Mt Wellington</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">under the Tasman Bridge on the mighty Derwent River<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Tasman Peninsula is well known for its rugged
eastern coastline. Here we came across some of the world’s most dramatic
dolerite cliffs, the highest sea cliffs in the southern hemisphere. Cape Raoul,
Cape Pillar and Cathedral Rock, just to name a few. The east coast also has lonely
bays backed by green forests, the historic penal colony of Port Arthur, the
pristine water of Wineglass Bay, delightful villages, some of the best fishing
and walking trails.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the pipes of Cape Raoul</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the haunting Port Arthur</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the solitude of Tasman Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">land of the exotic Albatross</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I loved the crystal clear waters of the Indian
Ocean and the Southern Ocean; the idyllic islands and the pristine long sandy
beaches with magical turquoise waters. I need to tell of places like the
Ningaloo Reef; one of the world's largest fringing reefs, stretching for
260km off Western Australia's mid north coast, the Montebello Islands, an
archipelago of around 174 small islands lying 130km off the Pilbara coast in
the north-western, World Heritage Shark Bay, another world wilderness treasure,
the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, an amazing archipelago of 122 islands
located about 70km from Geraldton, best known for the wreck of the Batavia also
having spectacular coral gardens, prolific fish life, one of the country's best
sea bird breeding colonies, as well as a haven sea lions, dolphins and
migratory whales.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">anchored by the fishing huts on Pigeon Island, part of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ashore watch the passing storm at Monkey Mia, Shark Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">waving hello - I lost count of the number of whales that appeared on the west coast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">there are many ship wrecks on the west coast - Ningaloo Reef</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a night passage past the oil and/or gas fields</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There are islands and bays in and around King George at Albany
and islands, bays with pristine beaches along the coast not far from Esperance
on the southern Austrailan shores that are a must on my list. Having said all
that, it must be mentioned that these destinations are only good to cruise/sail
for a short period of time during each area’s cruising season due to the weather
and sea conditions. I would not recommend being out as a fulltime cruiser in
these places.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">coming into the port of Albany</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">secluded bay and more whales</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">many hills to climb - Duke of Orleans Bay</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Cruising along the Queensland coast has to be up
there with the best because of the number of easy access, safe anchorages there
are. Queensland is blessed with myriad waterways suited to cruising. Queensland
has some of the most beautiful islands in Australia. Each island is unique with
plenty of experiences and activities available.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I have always liked the Great Sandy Straits, where
I first learnt to sail a Cat. It is a sheltered waterway that provides excellent
protection from the prevailing winds in any season whether you are cruising
summer or winter. Anywhere between the Keppel and Whitsunday Islands is great
for an extended cruising period in beautiful sub-tropical weather, keeping in
mind the cyclone season. This stretch of coastline has more than its share of
fascinating estuaries and anchorages; numerous little hidey holes in rivers,
bays and islands where you find peace and tranquillity.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">anchored off MacKenzies Jetty in the Great Sandy Straits</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">where Soldier Crabs run wild</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the anchorage on the NW side of Great Keppel Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hiding out of strong weather in Island Head Creek for 10 days</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">anchored at Curlew Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">exploring the Newry Islands</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Whitsundays are one
of the prettiest cruising grounds on the Queensland coast; there are many safe
anchorages, usually protected by reefs, so finding a safe haven for the night
is usually easy. But I feel that the Whitsundays are far overrated, even though
we keep going back there because it is easy to get too, with too many tourist
boats to contend with, making it hard to find a place of your own.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the rock cairns on Shaw Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hiking the hill on Lindeman Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I never tire of the many faces of Hill Inlet, Whitsunday Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and then there is always good old safe Cid Harbour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">don't you just love the transport on Hamilton Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">how about a quiet refreshment at the Whitsunday Sailing Club?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">or a friendly game of golf on South Mole if you don't want to be doing the hill climb</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the beautiful azure sea around Cape Gloucester</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The great beauty and the striking contrast of the
remote reef and uninhabited islands of Queensland’s far north are more
attractive to me. To cruise up the Cape (Cape York) and into the Gulf of
Carpentaria you are blessed with the pristine waters that surround the reef
islands and the Inner Reef with sections up to 10kms long, twisting in shape;
some long and spindly, some expansively wide. Having protection from the open
ocean and far enough from the land to not be affected by sediment and run-off
from the rivers and creeks, offer some of the best snorkelling and/or diving in
Australia. I love the isolation of the Cape anchorages and if you are lucky, it
is where you can meet some of those special Aussie characters.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sereneness of Hinchinbrook Channel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lazy days on Fitzroy Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the coral reefs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the small anchorage at Low Isles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a historic place called Cooktown</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">climbing the high lands on Lizard Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a spectacular sunrise at Morris Island, Cape York</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dodgeing the traffic lights as we sail up the Cape</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">last of the small villages - Portland Roads</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">now we really have to look out for the visitors</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">catching a fast ride through Albany Pass - Cape York</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheers Matey - a cup of tea and cake at the top - Cape York</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a tour of the red dirt town - Seisia, Cape York</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
memories of all the things that I have mentioned above will always stay imbedded
in my mind forever. How could I forget running down the front of a giant wave
or thinking I was going to freeze to death while bringing the boat around Cape
Leeuwin during my night watch?</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">freezing my butt off in the southern ocean</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have a few whale tales to tell</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Memories of the red dirt and smiling faces of
the Northern Territory waters will be etched in my head forever. How does being
witness to many glorious sunsets and sunrises either while at anchor or at sea
rate?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">me and my sunset - Line Reef, out from the Whitsundays</td></tr>
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are so many special place that I have seen, special moments that I have
experiences and special people that I have met that I cannot list them all. But
I can say that there has been those special people that I have met that have
taken us into their lives, shared or given a great part of themselves or what
they have with no expectation of anything in return. Some were passing
acquaintances and some have become life-long friends.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">These are some of the great Aussies that we met around the block, no names, you know who you are..........</span><br />
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now I am officially “home”, and that is a very unsettling thought for me. We are
selling my beloved ALANA ROSE and moving on. I have accepted this but I will miss
my sea home and our life at sea. It is hard not to feel jealous of all the
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nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-82426811544414475272014-07-27T15:15:00.001+10:002014-07-27T15:15:14.176+10:00A Wet Home Run<b><span style="font-size: large;">A Wet Home Run</span></b><br />
2nd May 2014<br />
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The rain that had come in the night before had not and was not letting up. Looks like our home run was going to be a wet one. As I recall, seems nearly all our passages have been making runners in the rain.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">good to see the sea bird population is thriving</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">what a treat to be able to see such a magnificent bird up so close</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our passage down the channels of the inland waterway between the mainland and the islands of the south east QLD<br />
took us past Jacobs Wells, a very small community and a great maned VMR station.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">through this waterway we get to some very interesting thing<br />
like this unusual boat/houseboat on a mooring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">or this boat that has sunk, still on its mooring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">there are many boats and houseboat on mooring along the waterway</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the waterway has plenty of space for man and wild life</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the weather is not improving, but the journey is lovely</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">now we were approaching the big overhead wires that went across from the mainland to Russel Island<br />
WILL WE MAKE IT?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">no worries!<br />
overhead lines are always a worry for a sailing boat wit a tall mast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neriki make it through too</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslJiE7BGAoxANp9gUT-xp2lIiYKl9gugyni0QZ3eTne2AQOBlSoD8mQyotaxyJYebOkWqvHFcFdK4EiMd2EesCepA9Ayb6l9lKOGu7eEnsdH1u3AN5DsQFpfQdHlzlahk8liUJLSq1gVP/s1600/%232014-05-02+Passage+to+Manly+073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslJiE7BGAoxANp9gUT-xp2lIiYKl9gugyni0QZ3eTne2AQOBlSoD8mQyotaxyJYebOkWqvHFcFdK4EiMd2EesCepA9Ayb6l9lKOGu7eEnsdH1u3AN5DsQFpfQdHlzlahk8liUJLSq1gVP/s1600/%232014-05-02+Passage+to+Manly+073.jpg" height="202" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a powerboat roars past leaving us to rock and roll in its wake<br />
not just any powerboat; the Russel Island Ferry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">as the rain settles in again it is the ferry barge's turn to rock us</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">that was quick.................... the ferry is going back already<br />
oh, that's right - the ferry has big motor and can leave us behind very easily</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">close marker in the narrow channel out of<br />
Russel Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looks like the rain has settled in again making the waterway look so isloated </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALANA ROSE was spat out of the waterway, out into the bottom end of Moreton Bay as the approaching storm was gathering over Brisbane and rapidly making its way down the bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the shallow waters of Moreton Bay were being churned up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALANA ROSE was now heading into this crazy sea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">two small sailing boats were out having a bit of fun in the wild weather</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this little boat came so close as it passed I was sure<br />
we were going to collide</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marine Parks boat was heading back to base in a hurry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALANA ROSE gets to the entrance channel to the Manly Boat Harbour just as the little boats are being towed in<br />
looks like everyone is heading in</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the channel is wide enough for us all</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looks like there has been some dredging in the harbour<br />
just another thing not to hit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALANA ROSE is in, back in the MBTBC Marina;<br />
the same marina that MrJ and I left for our round the block adventure<br />
two years and seven days ago</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">ONCE AROUND THE BLOCK</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">THE END..................................</span></b></td></tr>
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<br />nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-2422178682253318822014-07-26T16:12:00.000+10:002014-07-26T16:12:20.307+10:00NSW to QLDNSW to QLD<br />
26th April - 2nd May 2014<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">leaving the Clarence River at first light and what a brilliant morning it was</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">another yacht passes us as we both approach Cape Byron</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cape Byron Lighthouse<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Standing on a
bald rocky headland with a precipitous cliff on the east side, and a sheer drop
of approximately 100 metres, Cape Byron Lighthouse is the most easterly light
in Australia, and one of the most powerful.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ was busy hauling in a good size Yellow fin Tuna</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sloping hill of the Far North Coast of NSW</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with Mount Warning in the background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ and I were having a great sail on calm seas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sun sets across the hills</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we sail on into the night</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we approach the Gold Coast Seaway a little after mid-night</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and drop anchor in a calm anchorage just inside the Broadwater,<br />
grabbing a couple of hours sleep then watching the sun get up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">blue hour across the Broadwater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">then my peace is disturbed - welcome to the Gold Coast<br />
time to move on</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we are not the only cruisers on the waterway this morning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the other boat steam up the waterway, </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we turn into the anchorage behind Sovereign Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yep, I really missed this!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Gold Coast is full of flashy things</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and plenty of bright colours</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and crowded anchorages</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I loved to watch the storm clouds come rolling in</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">arrrrrr - one of those noisy machines cuts into my peace and quiet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is Paradise Point, a great little, sheltered family beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">anchored in Paradise did not last forever</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a huge squall came through, the winds so strong and swirlie that we had to move to another anchorage<br />
(always anchoring in stormy weather)<br />
later in the day after the storm had blown through we went back to Paradise Point<br />
to the anchorage on the other side of the bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we were soon joined by Neriki</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shelly broke out the bubble, it was time to celebrate being back with great boating friends again!<br />
Hugs Shell.....!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the next morning we move further to an anchorage in Tippler's Passage<br />
it was good to see so much bird life </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a flock of pelicans in uniformed flight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">at our new anchorage I met some new friend but when I would not feed the<br />
they went to visit the next boat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tippler's Passage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the golden colours of the afternoon begin to cover the waterway</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">classic afternoon colours fill the sky and bleed into the water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ gets some quiet time<br />
maybe he is thinking of our future plans</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our first night at anchor, and what a glorious evening display</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">second day at Tippler's and the morning was as good as the night</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the tourist's boat still operate<br />
but there is plenty of room for us cruisers to take over the waterway</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Barry Brackenborough's boat Sa-Lesi</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ and I went ashore, good to see the wildlife is still around</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">local wallaby owns the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and now there are new BBQs and a swimming area for families - great!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">two Leopard cats on the prowl, Neriki and ALANA ROSE</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">another wonderful night on the water</td></tr>
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Took advantage of the wonderful weather, to do a bit of exploring on the island, South Stradbroke Island and ended up on the eastern beach side.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neriki has left leaving AR to a peaceful time</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ and I went explore along the sandy pathways. The undergrowth<br />
was thick with lush green fern.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sandy pathway took us to the eastern shore</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">out on the beach I could see all the way back to the Gold Coast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a couple of Oyster Catchers were enjoying the nice weather</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">no shoes need on this beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">found a few prickly pear plants on the edge of the sand dune</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the occasional goanna in the undergrowth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sun set on another wonderful day!</td></tr>
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The next morning I was woken to the sound of rain, lots of rain, heaps of rain!<br />
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It was time to be moving on, time to be heading to the marina at Manly, time to end our journey..........<br />
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nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-37009310970557838732014-07-12T22:36:00.001+10:002014-07-12T22:36:15.758+10:00Time with Mates - Iluka on the Clarence River<b>Time with Mates - Iluka on the Clarence River</b><br />
21st - 25th April 2014<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunrise after we sail out of Port Stephens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i love the way the sunrise spreads colour across the sea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: calibri, tahoma, arial, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.533334732055664px; text-align: -webkit-left;">Perched high on a headland in the beautiful Hat Head National Park on the Mid North Coast of<br />New South Wales, Smoky Cape Lighthouse and its historic residences is the most elevated<br />lighthouse on the east coast. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after a great night's sail it was mid morning when we were approaching<br />
the town of Yamba at the mouth of the Clarence River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">crossing the Bar to enter the Clarence River, a calm crossing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ and I take the rest of the day off to let our tired bodies recover</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunset across the Clarence River from our anchorage in Iluka</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">early morning the fishing boats return to their harbour and it is a glorious day<br />
for MrJ and I to go exploring</td></tr>
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The small town of Iluka is nestled on the northern mouth of the mighty Clarence River. The town has been established since 1885 <span style="font-size: 12pt;">and still
offers a lifestyle and holiday destination that is a throwback to the past.
With a permanent population of around 2500, Iluka has so far avoided the over
commercialised coastal development that now characterises many seaside
destinations. Holiday makers come to Iluka for the peace and quiet, to play in
and around the calm waters, to go bush walking, fishing or just do nothing.
There are a few shops, a Golf Club, a Bowling Club and a Pub.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">even the animals love the water sports</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AR at anchor in Iluka Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">families come down to the jetty to fish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a Lapwing does a bit of beach walking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we enjoy a coffee at the local bakery<br />and Yes we did get something yummy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking up the Clarence river from Iluka</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you will compete with the pelicans for the fishing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">inside the protected harbour of Iluka bay is a great calm water playground</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">walking along the fore shore we pass many small accommodation houses<br />with colourful tended gardens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the harbour bay is a haven for water birds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a family of Lapwing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">water birds every which way I look</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">spectacular sunsets</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and peaceful nights</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">second day MrJ and I went back to walk the shore line again</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">families having fun - and so was I with my editing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fixing boats in exotic places</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ and I took a walk around to the small fishing harbour</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Commercial
fishing has been the lifeblood of Iluka and the local fleet whilst reducing in
number, still plies its trade from the Iluka harbour returning with its catch
to the local fishing co-operative. Recreational fishing in Iluka is excellent
and well renowned, with an abundance of good fishing spots along the river, ocean
shore or accessible by boat.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmmmmmmmmmmmm<br />looks like MrJ has found his mermaid</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we enjoy a great feed from the fish co-op<br />fresh shucked oysters and grilled mullet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr Ibis was too busy preening to worry about us </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it was so lovely to walk sandy beaches of the bay at low tide</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so much bird life!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and greenery ashore</td></tr>
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<b>ANZAC Day 25th April 2014</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ and I went ashore to attend the dawn service</td></tr>
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All cities and towns through out Australia commemorate ANZAC Day and the little village of Iluka was no exception. It is in small communities like Iluka that the true ANZAC spirit is felt. The whole day's proceeding are organized by the locals, for the locals to remember the locals who fought and lost their lives for their country. MrJ and I felt that we were privileged to be able to take part in this day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a reflection in the shop window of MrJ reflecting on this day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a special memory</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a day to remember</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a day to meet fellow x-servicemen and women</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a day to make new friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a full-on community occassion<br />reminded me so much of the ANZAC Day of past in a small village of Geurie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ falls in</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">marching with new mates</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">always great to see how the local schools participate in the day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on guard at the Cenotaph </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the diggers stand in silence</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">they stand with pride</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the young cadets fulfill a solemn roll</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the laying of the wreaths by the widows left behind</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">father and son - a helping hand</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my mate Bert and his lovely wife Karen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheers to all our mates...........!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sun sets on our 2014 ANZAC Day</td></tr>
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The next morning we are leaving the Clarence River for the seaway entrance to the Gold Coast and Queensland. Nearly back to where we started two years ago.<br />
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<b>Catching Up with Family in Port Macquarie</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">overnight passage to Port Macquarie - what a way to break my day</td></tr>
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<b>Life Goes On - The Hastings River Anchorage</b><br />
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Port Macquarie is a true water lover's paradise with the beautiful
Hastings River waterway to play on or away from the river, Port Macquarie has
clean and uncrowded beaches.<o:p></o:p></div>
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During our stay in Port Macquarie MrJ and I had ALANA ROSE anchored in the Hastings River a little way past the PM marina in extremely shallow water; that shallow that we would go partially high and dry during the big moon tides.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you can always rely on a pelican or tow in the river waterways</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">do you get the idea that there are a few pelicans on or around the river</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and then there were the corellas </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the river waterway with its calmness was the perfect place for all kinds of water sports</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">swimmers were out in droves, every morning, swimming in the brown river waters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">he got very excited to have his picture taken</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and more kayaking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this old steelie was too big to anchor near<br />
we would both swing different way and I know who would come off second best.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">morning over the waterway</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the neighbours are a bit messy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">guess which is not like the others...............?<br />
the sloop on its side</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">most days it was fine with a few clouds building in the west</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">other days it pored with rain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">raining over the town of Port Macquarie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunshine and clear skies was nice when it happened</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cloudy skies make for great reflection photography</td></tr>
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The Things We Saw and Did Around Port Macquarie<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a Vintage Car Rally in the Resort grounds near the marina - some beautiful well kept old cars</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ and I took a stroll through the Sunday Markets</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">loved this man's metal work, not too many people around with expert Blacksmith skills</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we could feed the fish at the marina while sitting sipping a glass of wine<br />
at the cafe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">then there was the carting jerries to get our fuel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we went for a beer at one of the local waterfront pubs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and met up with Marita and Jeff for a yummy Thai diner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunset from downtown</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunset from the town jetty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Bella, Edward & Livy<br />three of my grandkids were in town for the night over one weekend with mum, Carla and dad Corey</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we had lunch with Cherie, Tarryn & Lindy</td></tr>
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<b>We went with the family for a fun day at the beach</b><br />
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Macquarie’s most popular family beach, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Flynn’s Beach, features café with a
timber deck and grassed, shaded picnic area to the sand.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve, Sam and Lindy enjoy a dip.</td></tr>
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<b>More things we saw or did.</b>..................<br />
There is a very interesting walk out along the the river to the mouth. Lining the edge of the walkway is the rock breakwall which has had most of its rock painted by local people.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">abstract rock painting</td></tr>
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The town beach is off the southern side of the Hastings River mouth. It is here, when the surf is running, that the boys and girls ride the waves.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the Zone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wipe Out</td></tr>
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<b>The Park Street Bridge</b> is only a small bridge that crosses the waterway to access the residential areas on Settlement Point, an island in the Hastings River. This bridge was directly west to our anchorage behind Pelican Island.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Sunset</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running the Bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Runner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Moody Sunset</td></tr>
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Soon came the morning to be leaving............<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve and Sam were on the break wall to wave farewell</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ and I had calm seas and great weather to sail up the coast once again. Our next port of call was to be Iluke at the entrance of the Clarence River.</td></tr>
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<br />nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-47567740381813457612014-06-09T22:29:00.000+10:002014-06-09T22:29:49.351+10:00A Stop-Over in Port Stephens<div style="text-align: left;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">A Stop-Over in Port Stephens</span></b></div>
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5th April 2014<br />
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Here we go again; off to another stop-over with the rain following.<br />
This is my view as ALANA ROSE approaches the entrance to Port Stephens.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port Stephens Lighthouse stands tall and elegant on Fingal Island with a view over the rocks of Fingal Bay. Built in 1862, Point Stephens Lighthouse features a swept tower base and first floor entrance that give a flared appearance. This construction, along with the terrace of Lighthouse Keepers’ quarters within the lighthouse precinct makes Point Stephens unique among Australian lighthouses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the swell ponds the shore of Fingal Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a power boat ploughs through the swell to get out of the port</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">immediately inside Port Stephens is Shoal Bay<br /><div class="MsoNormal">
Shoal Bay is named after the numerous sand shoals which are scattered
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Port Stephens offer a wonderful water playground for the sailing enthusiast </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">o<span style="font-size: 10pt;">our first night in we took up a public mooring in
Nelson's Bay, the courtesy moorings in Port Stephens are labelled with a 24hour
limit although I have been told that some people stay on them for as long as
three days</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ says cheers to some great sunsets</td></tr>
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6th April 2014<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the numbers of bird life has definitely increased since coming into Port Stephens</td></tr>
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and so did the rain - we had moved around to a public mooring in Salamander
Bay<br />
to be able to meet good friends Cath and Tim Deverell for lunch,</div>
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Cath worked with MrJ in the NSWRFS many years
ago<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">in between showers MrJ though he might take a ride in to see where we would be meeting<br />the rain came down and drenched him </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the rain finally went and we were able to get ashore <br />Salamander Bay has a lovely sandy beach that shoals out a fare way<br />when the tide is out you will need to drag your dinghy a long way</td></tr>
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so close to people and the bird life was prolific<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ has the job of pushing the dinghy back into the water while I take the photos ;o)))</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">second evening glorious sunset</td></tr>
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7th April 2014<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port Stephen is also known for its dolphin watch tours</td></tr>
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MrJ had been contacted by another couple of friends Don and Carol
Luscombe;</div>
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he had made arrangements to meet them for coffee at Nelsons Bay<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
ALANA ROSE was back on the public mooring at Nelson's Bay </td></tr>
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Public jetty inside the Nelsons Bay boat harbour is used by the ferry
that travels between Nelsons Bay and Tea Gardens; tying up here is not allowed.
There are three or four free pens but these are far too small for our ALANA
ROSE</div>
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d'Albora Marinas owns the Nelsons bay Marina – no wonder they are
so expensive to berth in</div>
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That afternoon finds MrJ and me back in Salamander Bay<o:p></o:p></div>
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We were in luck again as the single mooring was vacant so we picked it
up again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A friend Barbara from the WWSA FB site and her hubby Jim had invited us
to dinner. Barbara and Jim were couple of Americans who work here; they are
sailors themselves and have a yacht moored in the next bay. After a great meal
and a lovely evening Barbara and Jim waded in the water to assist us getting
the dinghy back in the water. Wonderful people!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sea bird seem to love this little sand bank right out front of Barbara's house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kookaburras in the garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">feeding the Rainbow Lorikeets </td></tr>
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8th April 2014<br />
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ALANA ROSE moored in Fame Cove, a beautiful small sheltered cove that
has five public moorings.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Public moorings are very popular in Port Stephens (I think they are
great) as there is a lot of sea grass in the waterway. In NSW you can be fined
if you anchor in the sea grass.</div>
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MrJ and I spent a quiet day in Fame Cove,</div>
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we did take the dinghy up the
creek but the water runs out of depth only a short distance in.</div>
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Up the creek there is plenty of
mangrove swamp to be infested with mossies and sandflies in the warmer weather.</div>
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Can you see the big bird?<o:p></o:p></div>
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From a long way off using a zoom lens I think it could be either an
eagle or an Osprey;<o:p></o:p></div>
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has the head and beak of a bird-of-prey.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ and I love exploring a new waterway</td></tr>
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Fame Cove is home for many other sea birds.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sun begins to set</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sun has just dropped under the horizon and a pelican floats by</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the night is beginning with a great show of colours</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thought I would throw this one in just to show that the colours are real..............!</td></tr>
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9th April 2014<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">as the sun rose it splashed golden colour across Fame Cove</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ released the mooring line<br />we were on the move again, this time heading for Shoal Bay<br />last stop before we leave </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on the way out we stopped to say G'day to another boatie, John on Love of Gia<br />he was a friend of Barbara and Jims</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">passed a couple of early morning kayakers paddling around the waters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">passed a dolphin watch vessel on its way in to pick up its passengers for the day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">western end of Shoal Bay with the VMR station up on the point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the anchorage in Shoal bay<br />we were lucky once more to be able to pick up another public mooring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shoal Bay is also home to a lot of sea birds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">once tied to the mooring MrJ and I went ashore<br />Shoal Bay has always been a favourite with me, it has a smaller community than Nelsons Bay<br />there is a great long sandy beach and plenty of wonderful walking trails</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not to mention a fabulous cafe on the waterfront</td></tr>
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The Sandy Foot Cafe is one of my favourites</div>
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but you have a variety of
cafe along the waterfront at Shoal Bay</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the weather stayed sunny and warm all day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sun was beginning to settle in the sky<br />it was time for MrJ and I to sail ALANA ROSE away from the idyllic place<br />we were going to sail overnight through to the Iluka on the Clarence River</td></tr>
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Australia at War<o:p></o:p></div>
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As MrJ and I motor sail out of Port Stephens we pass the old WWII gun
emplacement; part of Fort Tomaree on Tomaree Head or what is left of it. In the
early 1940s Port Stephens was a large natural harbour close to the vulnerable,
yet essential steelworks of Newcastle. Australia was at war with Japan. An
unguarded Port Stephens could have provided an easy landing place for any
hostile force. The guns at Newcastle were too far away to provide protection
for Port Stephens. By the end of 1942 Fort Tomaree was constructed and ready,
with two "six inch" (152mm) guns, torpedo tubes, mortars, machine
guns, rifle pits, search lights, command posts, observation posts, barbed wire
entanglements and accommodation. The guns were never fired in anger. Their
installation did however provide peace of mind and the facilities for artillery
training. Fort Tomaree included search light stations, a radar tower, torpedo
tubes and barracks, where around 500 army, navy and air force personnel served.
Most of the Fort’s buildings and guns have been removed; however the historic
gun emplacements remain, a visual reminder of Australia’s military history.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Boondelbah Island, also known as the Boondelbah Nature Reserve, is an
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sun began to set over the land as we sailed further away from Port Stephens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the night slowly took over the sky and little was seen of the land behind<br />MrJ and I sail on into the night<br />anticipating our next adventures that the morrow would bring</td></tr>
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<br />nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-58088931526848179102014-05-31T16:22:00.000+10:002014-05-31T16:30:01.916+10:00Sydney to Lake Macquarie<br />
<b>Sydney to Lake macquarie</b><br />
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I have been back in Brisbane for nearly a month and you would think
that I would have made it back through my blog. Not so! I would have never
imagined not having enough time for my photography and writings once the sail
had stopped. But sad to say it is so true. All I seem to be doing is running
around and cleaning the boat; cleaning out two years of collections –
collections of stuff, things and hidden grime. I have been getting heaps of
exercise while walking to doctor’s appointment for myself and MrJ or walking to
the handyman’s lolly shop where you can get lost in all things marine, hardware
or outdoorsy.<br />
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This post will be another photographic tour; this time of what I did or
saw north of Sydney and in Lake Macquarie on the central NSW coast.<o:p></o:p><br />
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24th March 2014 - 4th May 2014<br />
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<b>Leaving Sydney</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the Spit Bridge, Middle harbour again</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out through Sydney Heads (looking back at part of North Head)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">into some sloppy seas and rain squalls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we seemed to be taking the rain with us</td></tr>
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<b>Overnight in Broken Bay</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a grey wet passage to Broken Bay to seek refuge in Cowan Creek for the night</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just what I love, working in the rain............</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we anchor at Hallets Beach till early morning comes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">morning brings out the sea birds - we didn't see a huge amount of wild life (sea birds) since we have been on the NSW coastline - this maybe because this coastline is so heavily populated and the people have pushed the wild life out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we motor sail up the coast under a big sky of clouds - looking out to sea</td></tr>
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<b>Into Lake Macquarie</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking toward the built-up area around The Entrance on the Central NSW coast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the waves crash around Moon Island outside the entrance to the Swansea Channel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">some of these waves would be great to surf if not for the rocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">over the past years I have seen many ships at anchor off Swansea and further north; waiting to get into the Port of Newcastle - this time there were not many ship at anchor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">passing the leads into the Swansea Channel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had booked an opening for the Swansea Bridge and San Souci followed ALANA ROSE through</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">along the inside channel the seabirds line up for a chance at tit-bits - one good thing going for the inland waterways is the sea life - love it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the calm waters of Lake Macquarie - we anchored in Frying Pan Bay, a bay in the southern part of the lake - looks like the rain was still with us</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the next morning the rain poured down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the heaviest that I have seen since crossing Bass Straight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the rain left large puddles of water on the hatches</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AR anchored in Frying Pan Bay, Lake Macquarie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the third morning brought with it another warning for more inclement weather</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">but I do so love colour in the sky</td></tr>
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<b>Easter with the House House</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brian and his wonderful "PIG", camping BBQ (boys and their toys)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easter was an enjoyable time spent with special friends, eating food cooked the good old Aussie BBQ style (no not on the PIG) and a couple of ales to reseal the friendships</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colleen was our "Communication Officer" for the whole trip round AUS<br />
And boy, didn't I get into trouble if I hadn't called in! ;o)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the boys</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the girls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Family Fun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beautiful sunrises</td></tr>
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<b>All About Boats</b><br />
People and their boats on Lake Macquarie...........................<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Sailing Days on Lake Macquarie" in B&W</td></tr>
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<b>Lake Macquarie Yacht Club</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the day ALANA ROSE pull alongside at the Lake Macquarie YC, Kudos had just arrived back from their adventures up north in the Louisiades </td></tr>
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<b>Wangi Wangi</b></div>
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Wangi Wangi (pron. wonjee wonjee) is an aboriginal name - variously
translated as "water, night owl or darkgreen tree". The area has
strong traditional links with the Awabakal people. Located between Toronto and
Morisset commercial centres, Wangi is approximately 1 1/2 hours drive, via the
F3 Freeway, from Sydney, and about 35 minutes drive from Newcastle. (Morisset
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In the past I have corresponded with a few sailing people from the Lake Macquarie area. I have met a couple of these friendly people. I was now invited for a meet with and by sailing lady Shelly, over to Wangi Wangi on the western side of the lake. As soon as we met it felt like I was greeting an old friend again, not meeting for the first time. I love that about the sailing fraternity! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way way across to Wangi I spotted several dolphins that swam along with the boat till we rounds the point. Dolphin sightings have been reported in the lake for several years, mainly in the northern sections and the number were no more than two or three. Shelly was telling me that this year kayakers were spotting dolphins in numbers of four or more further down the lake, near Wangi Wangi Point. My photos confirm these sighting and I counted six. The dolphin in the bottom shot is thought to be the crocked fin dolphin from the northern side of the lake. Shelly believes that a number of new dolphins have made the lake their home, the two groups have now mixed and enjoy more of the lake together. How wonderful!<br />
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night falls on Wangi Wangi<br />
still visible around the shoreline are the moored boats and the Wangi Workers
Club lights. The Club has great facilities and enjoys a waterfront reserve
location and features commanding views across Wangi Bay and Lake
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The Wangi Wangi Power Station operated between 1956 and 1986 and
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In 1946 the New South Wales Government approved the construction of the
power station on Lake Macquarie at Wangi Wangi by the NSW Government Railways.
Wangi Wangi was chosen for its proximity to a large body of water and the
coalfields. The power station was officially opened on 7 November 1958 after
ten years of construction and two years of progressive commissioning of the six
turbo-alternators from C A Parsons and Company, which gave it a capacity of 330
MW. One thousand men camped in Wangi Wangi during the peak construction period.
Wangi Power Station played an eminent part in relieving New South Wales of
drastic power shortages during the late 1950s and playing a major role in
restoring power supply to New South Wales after the total state power shutdown
of 10 June 1964. Wangi Power Station was decommissioned in 1986, approximately
thirty years after the first turbo-alternator commenced operation. The greater
part of the generating equipment was removed by the early 1990s. While the
generating equipment has been removed, the main buildings and emission stacks
still stand as of November 2012. The site has been subject to proposals for
redevelopment into residential and retail properties since the 1990s.<o:p></o:p></div>
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their lights made a great colourful display across the water. The Club offers
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The Wangi RSL Amateur Sailing Club was formed in 1967. It is a credit
to the members that led the Club from small beginnings, through difficult
times, to become a flourishing part of the local community. At this Club
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALANA ROSE on the public mooring in Wangi.<br />
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<b>Catherine Hill Bay</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: start;">Catherine Hill Bay is a coastal bay and village on the southern peninsula forming Lake Macquarie, south of the Swansea entrance channel. The village is the oldest continuous settlement in the City of Lake Macquarie. The settlement was first made after land was purchased on 1 April 1865. The town of Cowper was created, to serve as a base for coal mining by the New Wallsend Company in 1873 with the first shipment on 17 December of that year. The name Catherine Hill was adopted to commemorate the schooner </span><i style="text-align: start;">Catherine Hill</i><span style="text-align: start;"> that had run aground in 1867. Later, the Wallarah Coal Company mined and shipped coal from the area including its nearby Crangan Bay mine. This was taken over by the Coal and Allied Group. A railway originally was used to transport the coal to the wharf; later, trucks and automated loading belt systems were used. Rutile (a mineral composed primarily of titanium dioxide) was mined from the beach sands during the 1960s.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;"> </span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Proposals for rezoning and redevelopment of the area for upmarket housing were opposed by residents, many of whom lived in older style and small miners' cottages, and by environmentalists, who contended that the heath lands around the village contained a large variety of wildflowers, some dwarfed into unusual forms from the exposed coastal conditions. On 1 September 2009, a court ruled the development agreement illegal</span></span><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ruins by the jetty - Catherine Hill Bay<br />
building ruins from the big fire that went through during October 2013</td></tr>
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All that is left of historic Wallarah House at Catherine Hill Bay<o:p></o:p></div>
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The 126-year-old heritage house was razed by bushfires that tore
through the historic mining village in October 2013. Wallarah was built in 1887
as the mine manager's home. Last I heard the block of land was up for sale and
sold for a hefty price; more than $2 million. The fire had cleared many
heritage issues and blackened much of the headland, which from an investors perspective,
the lack of trees had improved the ocean views.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Summerland Point is a pretty peninsula village nestled on the eastern shore
of Lake Macquarie. Many of the streets have aboriginal names. Eg. Illawong Road
- Illawong is an Aboriginal word meaning 'view of the water'. (Source:
"Aboriginal Words and Their Meanings" by JH Sugden). Kullaroo Road - Kullaroo
is an Aboriginal word meaning 'road leading to water' (Source: "Aboriginal
Place Names" by A.W. Reed). Bambara Avenue - Bambara is an Aboriginal word
meaning 'forest country' (Source: "Australian Aboriginal Words and Place
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The jetty at Frying Pan Bay - Summerland Point<br />
From a boaties perspective, this jetty has fresh water and blackwater pump-out facilities, otherwise the jetty is a delightful peaceful place to relax and try your hand a t a spot of fishing or get to know the local wild life. </td></tr>
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<b>Around the Boat Harbour</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and if you look real close you will see a lot of activity going on</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">whatever you choose to do on or around the lake there is always a sense of peace and calm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like to sit and daydream</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">or watch the bird antics</td></tr>
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but at the end of the day it is the sunsets that I enjoy most of all<br />
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nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-76694062073025615802014-05-26T22:00:00.001+10:002014-05-26T22:00:29.170+10:00More Days in and Around Sydney<b>Here we go again - more of my photo tour..........................</b><br />
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<b>More Days in and Around Sydney</b><br />
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<b>Bradleys Head</b> is a
headland protruding from the north shore of Sydney ... The foremast of the
cruiser <b>HMAS Sydney</b>, renowned for taking part in the Royal Australian
Navy’s first ship against ship engagement in WWI.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fishermen in Middle harbour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALANA ROSE going through the open Spit Bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">living on the waterfront in Middle Harbour can keep the owners very fit with all that climbing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clouds over Sugarloaf Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">colour on the water - Sugarloaf Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Sunset - Sugarloaf Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kayakers on Middle Harbour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Middle Harbour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALANA ROSE at the d'albora Marina</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">d'albora Marina - at $175 per night for us, only for the rich and famous</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">under the Spit Bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">watching the opening - a great way to spend your afternoon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nancy with sister Marjorie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not even peek hour traffic - all converge on the Spit Bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Afous "The Perfume of Life"</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">, a unique place with stunning views of the Middle Harbour, to arouse
all of your senses with the best Moroccan Flavours and Spanish tapas in Sydney.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stormy sky from the d'albora marina</td></tr>
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<b>Tim de Haan's
mural - </b>The endearing adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie have been brought
to life on the two-storey mural by McMahons Point artist Tim de Haan. There are
koalas and kangaroos and other lovable Gibbs characters such as Obelia and
Lilli Pilli. There's even the evil Banksia man trying to steal a gumnut baby. The
mural was completed on the eastern wall of the Neutral Bay Post Office and now
dominates the plaza area known as May Gibbs Place. May Gibbs lived at Nutcote,
now a historic house and museum, on the harbour foreshore at Neutral Bay for 44
years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nutcote is the beautiful harbourside home of May Gibbs (1877-1969),
Australia's foremost children's author and illustrator and best known today for
her iconic story The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. </div>
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<b>The Music Hall
Theatre Restaurant</b> was a popular entertainment venue located in Neutral Bay, Sydney,
which operated from 1961 to 1980. Built in 1921, the building was formerly
known as Hoyts Southern Cross cinema, and also spent a short period of time in
the late 1950's operating as a skating rink. Melbourne impresario George Miller
and his wife Lorna opened the converted cinema at 154 Military Rd, Neutral Bay,
in 1961. The stalls were replaced with dining tables and the venue had a
capacity of 500. I remember going here through my teenage year and what great
fun it was.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sydney Harbour Bridge as seen from Kirribilli </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sydney from Kirribilli</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge from the 23rd floor</td></tr>
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<b>Come Fortians
All </b>-
my old school (Fort Street Girls High) now part of the National Trust.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In 1849 the Government of New South Wales established a Model School in
the old Military Hospital, which had been built by Governor Macquarie in 1815.
This building stood on Observatory Hill, the highest ground in the city near
the site of Fort Phillip and the military barracks. It stands there today, the
headquarters of the National Trust. The school takes its name from a street
which was partly incorporated in the playground during the reconstruction of
the hospital and which disappeared when the approaches to the Sydney Harbour
Bridge were built. Fort Street was to be not only an institution where boys and
girls of the colony could be taught, but it was also to serve as a model for
all other schools. Its scholars were to play a most important role in the
growth of the colony and in the federation of the nation. Students and staff
were selected to attend the Model School. Their contribution is basic to the
fabric of Australian society today. The school became two high schools at the
beginning of secondary education in NSW. At this time a headmaster and
headmistress were appointed to lead Fort Street Boys and Fort Street Girls High
Schools. In 1916, Fort Street Boys' High was relocated at the present site on
Taverners Hill, Petersham; the Girls' High School remaining on Observatory
Hill. In 1975 the two schools were re-united as Fort Street High School on the
new Petersham site. Fort Street remains a selective high school providing a
wide choice of subjects for study by talented young men and women.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Once a Fortian, always a Fortian! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">great view of the approach to the Sydney harbour Bridge and Luna Park from my friend's appartment</td></tr>
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<b>Excavating Sydney</b> - an archaeological site on Cumberland Street The
Rocks; the site of an archaeological excavation with remnants of more than 30
convict buildings dating back to the 1790s.<o:p></o:p></div>
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An archaeological excavation of the site was undertaken in 1994
recovering evidence of the lives of more than a thousand people who had lived,
worked and died here over the previous century. The remains of their houses,
and three quarters of a million artefacts of daily use, are an important
resource for the study of Sydney’s past. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my friends live on the 23rd floor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sydney roof tops</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">parts of old and new Sydney </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">old Sydney Town</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">night lights of the harbour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sydney by night.................................</td></tr>
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<br />nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-57719241263064332102014-05-14T10:33:00.002+10:002014-05-26T22:01:42.055+10:00Our Stay in Sydney<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><b>I gotta get this blog finished as we are now back in Brisbane and my blog has to catch up.</b><br />
<b>I am doing a photo tour from here on to get things moving...............</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Sydney Harbour</b><br />
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Sydney is regularly declared to be one of the most beautiful and liveable
cities in the world; admired for its harbour, beautiful coastline, warm and
pleasant climate and cosmopolitan culture. I should know, I lived there during my teenage years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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SYDNEY HARBOUR<br />
20th March 2014<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Camp Cove</b><br />
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Camp Cove is nestled on the harbour side of South Head, a short walk
from Watson’s Bay and access to Sydney Harbour National Park.<br />
The Watson's Bay area provided abundant fish, shellfish and food for the
local Aboriginal community in a sheltered environment. Rock engravings in the
area depict a range of marine creatures including whales and fish. There is
also a rock shelter at the northern end of the Camp Cove Beach that shows
evidence of habitation by the local Aboriginal people.<br />
Governor Phillip and the First Fleet rested for a night in Camp Cove
before landing at Sydney Cove in 1788. The bountiful nature of the area was
also recognised by the early European settlers and a fishery was set up nearby
in 1792 to help feed the new settlement at Sydney Cove.<br />
MrJ and I have spent time at Watson's Bay and Camp Cove several years ago, during the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.</div>
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<b>Pile Light -
The Eastern Channel Harbour Marker</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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An 11 metre octagonal cylindrical tower with lantern and two galleries,
mounted on piles. Located off Laing’s Point in Vaucluse, it marks the eastern
end of the Sow and Pigs Shoal. It emits a green light occulting once every 3
seconds. This channel marker is scheduled for replacement by Sydney Ports. Powered
by mains electricity and has a standby diesel generator.<br />
Alana Rose passes by this harbour sentry as we move on up the waterway.</div>
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And look what was ahead of us................................<br />
<b>Australia's Premier
City<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The City of Sydney local area covers approximately 26.15
square kilometres, within the Sydney metropolitan region. Over the past
decade the City has become the largest and fastest growing local government
area in all of NSW.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Young Endeavour</b></div>
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The Young Endeavour was a gift
from the United Kingdom to the Government and people of Australia to
mark the Bicentenary in 1988. The ship was pledged by the then Prime Minister,
Mr Bob Hawke, to serve Australian youth. Her arrival heralded the start of a
new era of sail training in Australia. The Government decided that the
Royal Australian Navy would operate and maintain the ship, and that the Young
Endeavour Youth Scheme would be set up to manage the associated sail training
program. The Scheme was established in early 1988 with a Board appointed by and
responsible to the Minister for Defence. The Scheme's management and
administration is undertaken by civilian staff, and is based in the ship's home port
of Sydney. As Australia's sail training flagship, <i>Young
Endeavour</i> participates in major events in Australia and
around the world.<o:p></o:p><br />
We have seen the Young Endeavour in many places along the Australian eastern coast.</div>
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<o:p><b>Sailing into Sydney Harbour</b> </o:p></div>
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With the Opera House and Harbour Bridge in sight, sailing into Sydney
Harbour, after having circumnavigated around Australia, was a very emotional experience
for me. In the past I had lived in Sydney and went to school by the harbour. Sydney
always looks so beautiful from the water.<br />
What a great feeling to be sailing into such a beautiful harbour.</div>
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<b>Sailing on
Sydney Harbour<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The best way to enjoy one of the best harbours in the world....................</div>
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<b>Fort Denison and
the Harbour Bridge</b></div>
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<b>Tower
Building at Garden Island<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The Royal Australan Navy is fortunate in possessing many buildings of
both historical and architectural interest. Building 27 of the Main Office
Building at Garden Island must rank high on this list. Prior to 1894, the site
of this building was occupied by a single storey dining room, store and
cookhouse. The architect’s first proposal was to leave these buildings in this
situation and erect the Main Office Building on the site now occupied by the
Naval Store Office at the northern end of the square. Fortunately, this latter
proposal was not proceeded with and work commenced on the building in 1894. The
building was of two storeys with a clock tower. The building was completed in
1894, but the clock, which was manufactured by William Auld of Sydney, was not
installed until 1895. The clock is one of the last of its kind in Sydney. Its
motive power is obtained from a pulley and weight system. The pulleys are wound
up by manpower twice a week. An ingenious differential gear turns all four sets
of hands simultaneously.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Tallest Building
- Sydney Tower</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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The Sydney Tower is Sydney’s tallest building and the third
tallest in Australia, with theQ1 Building on the Gold Coast and the
Eureka Tower in Melbourne being the tallest. However, by non-floor
height or spire height, it is the second tallest in Australia. The Sydney
Tower is also the second tallest observation tower in the Southern
Hemisphere after Auckland’s Sky Tower, though Sydney Tower's main observation
deck is almost 50 m (164 ft) higher than that of Auckland's Sky Tower. </div>
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<b>Naval Ships<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Garden Island has supported naval activities since 1788 with the role
and utilisation of the island varying over the years. Originally the small
island of 4.6 hectares was literally used as a garden bed to produce food for
the ship's company. By 1946 land had been reclaimed between Potts Point and
Garden Island, expanding the Garden Island site to 27 hectares. Garden
Island was also the site of the sinking of the accommodation ship KUTTABUL in
1942 by Japanese midget submarine with the death of 21 Australian and British
sailors. At this time, the site had been designated Australia's main naval port
and ship repair site and the construction of the Captain Cook Graving Dock was
underway. Hundreds of war ships have berthed at Garden Island over the past two
hundred years, including many that have docked for repairs and maintenance. The
two main users of Garden Island are the Navy and Thales Australia. Garden
Island is the main base for the Navy Fleet on Australia's East Coast. Thales
Australia manages and operates a graving dock (dry dock), a floating dock and a
range of ship engineering and maintenance facilities at Garden Island.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Sydney Opera House<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The Sydney Opera House, located at Bennelong Point within a superb
harbour setting, is Australia's most recognisable building and is an icon of Australia.
The design of the building, with its soaring white roof shell shaped sails atop
a massive red granite platform, has been internationally acclaimed as an
architectural icon of the 20th century. It took 16 years to build; constructed
between 1957 and 1973and the designer being the Pritzker Prize winner Danish
architecture Jorn Utzon. The completion of the project was overseen by the
architects Hall, Todd and Littlemore, and the story of its construction was one
of great controversy. Complex engineering problems and escalating costs made it
a source of great public debate that only subsided when the beauty and
achievement of the completed building placed it on the world stage. The technical
challenge of how to construct the roof sails took four years to solve. The roof
sails were based on the geometry of the sphere and Utzon used this to
demonstrate the creative potential and the assembly of prefabricated, repeated
components. It was seen as a structure at the leading edge of endeavour. Today
the Sydney Opera House is a national cultural centre that has gained widespread
recognition and respect as a performing arts venue, and includes a concert
hall, opera and drama theatres, a playhouse and a studio. It is a fitting
showcase for many of the world's leading performers. As Utzon envisioned, the
Sydney Opera House reflects its pivotal place in Australia's creative history.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>RANSA - to
encourage sailing within the Navy<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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MrJ is a member of RANSA in Rushcutters Bay and we could not sail into
Sydney without a visit.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Royal Australian Naval Sailing Association, RANSA was originally
established as the Australia Station of the Royal Naval Sailing Association
RNSA in 1947. In 1966, with the blessing RNSA, RANSA was launched in its own
right and has had a continuing history of involvement in the local Sydney
sailing scene ever since. The building now housing RANSA used to be <b>HMAS</b> Rushcutter. HMAS Rushcutter is the oldest extant Naval Base in Australia. Its site
was chosen to provide a base for the NSW Naval Brigade, formed under the
Volunteer Force Regulation ACT of 1867. The earliest structures extant, dating
from c1892, are corrugated iron clad buildings. The later brick structures were
erected during the first part of this century. The buildings, the harbour and
jetties enclose a bitumen car park that was formally the parade ground. The
Boatshed, the RANSA building, is an early iron-clad building with modern roof
cladding. The stone retaining wall around this section of Rushcutters Bay
returns at the ramps adjacent to the shed, indicating that the shed was built
at a time when Rushcutters Bay was reclaimed. During MrJ’s Naval days HMAS
Rushcutter was used by the Navy clearance divers.</div>
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The other things that we saw on Sydney Harbour -<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">old ferry boat tours of the harbour</td></tr>
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Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Ocean Shield an Offshore Support
Vessel for the Royal Australian Navy.<i><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Fort Denison is a former penal site and defensive facility occupying a
small island located north-east of the Royal Botanic Gardens and about one
kilometre east of the Opera House in Sydney Harbour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16.1200008392334px; text-align: left;">Kirribilli House is the official residence of the Australian Prime Minister in Sydney, New South Wales. The house is located at the far eastern end of Kirribilli Avenue in the harbourside suburb of Kirribilli.</span></td></tr>
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<b>Circular Quay</b> is the hub of
Sydney Harbour, situated at a small inlet called Sydney Cove, the founding site for
Sydney and Australia. It is a stepping-off point for most attractions based
around the harbour and an exciting place to be on a warm sunny day with ferries
leaving every few minutes to different parts of the harbour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">jetty at <b>Balmain East</b></td></tr>
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In the centre of Sydney are the roof top of <b>the Rocks</b> below <b>Observatory
Hill.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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For a park with a million dollar view, it’s hard to go past the one on
Observatory Hill where the Sydney Observatory is located. The site evolved from
a fort built on 'Windmill Hill' in the early 19th century to an astronomical
observatory during the nineteenth century. During my younger years I went to school
nearby and we used to walk to the hill during gym class for a casual game of
rounders (like softball).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>White Bay 6
Wharf<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Located in the heart of Sydney Harbour White Bay 6 is an
integrated marine <b>fuel</b>, service and supply facility. This is where
you can fuel beside the big ships.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">there are always many boat of all kinds on Sydney Harbour</td></tr>
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Across the harbour, on the western side of Bradleys Head is <b>Athol
Bay</b>; this is where we anchored for the night. There is a small sandy beach
with thick scrub behind and a walkway out to Bradley’s head, part of the Sydney’s
National Park. Not too far away is a rock and timber jetty that has an access
road to Taronga Wharf and up to Taronga Zoo. The view of the city, the Sydney
CBD from Athol Bay are magnificent.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the young sailor had sailed single handed across the harbour to Athol Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sailing on the Sydney Harbour is timeless</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset over Sydney</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">evening on the city</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">night lights in the city are the same all over the world</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we were close enough to Taronga Zoo to hear the animal at first light</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">morning on the Sydney Harbour Bridge</td></tr>
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nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-80718291060039001002014-05-03T20:17:00.002+10:002014-05-03T20:17:24.038+10:00NSW EAST COAST - EDEN TO SYDNEY<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">NSW EAST COAST - EDEN TO SYDNEY</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love to watch the clouds go by<br />
forming great patterns<br />
across the sky</td></tr>
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<b>Wednesday 12th March 2014</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Leaving Eden</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a grey old morning as Alana Rose with Skipper John and Admiral/First Mate/ Best Mate Nancy on board, slipped out of Eden to make passage to Sydney Harbour via Jervis Bay, the Crookhaven Rive and Port Hacking.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The skipper is at the helm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were followed by two yachts, a French boat and Honey Bee. These two yachts soon past us as they where making better of the wind and wave conditions.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alana Rose was able to take shelter from the strong NE winds in Callala Bay at the top of Jervis Bay.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were in the good company of other seafarers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Callala Bay is a lovely little place to be in NE weather but not in south conditions. MrJ and I would go ashore each day to walk the delightful sandy beach or take a longer stroll into the friendly shopping village. The hamburgers at the local cafe were so big that you couldn't jump over them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was wonderful to see the local kids sailing school. This is where it all starts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the numbers for the sailing races was always good.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even though the windy weather was a nuisance, we were blessed with some wonderful colours at sunrise.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Jervis Bay VMR had directed Alana Rose to a public mooring in Callala Bay. This mooring was among all the other moored boats and it took a couple of goes around to find it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our days were also spent in collection water for the boat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To get ashore was always the fun part.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next door to our mooring I found a couple of new friends. These little tern would come home to roost every evening. It was funny watching the terns gling to the old yellow mooring come hell or high water, even in the strong winds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new day would come and the little tern would be off till the next evening.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ and I were able to spend some precious time with my brother Keith, who came out to the back one afternoon, and my darling big sister Phyl and her partner Ernie who live on a small acreage not far from the bay.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We sat on the shady deck with the afternoon sun casting long shadow across the boards as my sister and I remembered old time and told stories of past, present and future. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sister Phyl and her partner Ernie live with the wombats - Ernie's daughter cares for them. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the Kangaroos that Ernie helps to take care of.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left to right, Back row, brother Keith and Ernie<br />
Front row, me and sister Phyl</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The weather had cleared, it was time to set sail once more. MrJ and I left Jervis Bay at first light to motorsail up the coast to the Crookhaven River some 20n/m away.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't you just love it when you get to have the sunrise at sea.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Crookhaven River</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sea was calm enough, the winds were gentle and the swell was low. But when even a small swell hits the shallow shoaling of the land it can kick up and break into wave on the shore. This was part of the entrance to the Crookhaven River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The swell rolled in to form crashing waves on the breakwall but we kept to the port side of the entrance to the Crookhaven River and had no trouble crossing the sand bar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sun was new to the day and it was shining its soft rays on the crazy men out on the rocks as we came in the river entrance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alana Rose anchored in the Crookhaven River off Greenwell Point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The quiet little village of Greenwell Point where the waterway is usually a team with small boat coming and going.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pelican stay close to the fishing boats hanging our for that extra little tid-bit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ and I walk along the waterfront to the commercial centre of the village, a couple of cafes by the water and some shop up the hill. We had to test out the fish & chips. Yummo!</td></tr>
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Wednesday 19th March 2014<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sailing to Port Hacking</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We leave for Port Hacking. Motor sailing once again, with a calm sea and a following light breeze, not even enough to fill a sail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing Port Kembla and Woolongong the weather came in with strong winds and sloppy seas.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Gunnamatta Bay</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wind increased as we were entering Port Hacking, and then we turned into Gunnamatta Bay. The entrance is guarded by a very shallow sandbar with a narrow channel to the port side. The rock face along this channel was dotted with cute little boating sheds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gunnamatta Bay backs onto the suburb of Cronulla in the south of Sydney, it is also a tightly packed bay full of occupied moorings. How lucky were we, boating friend Barry Henson, allowed us to stay on his mooring for the night. MrJ and I went ashore to see Barry and ended up going to diner with him and a couple of close friends. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">morning looking out the entrance to Gunnamatta Bay</td></tr>
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Thursday 20th March 2014<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>To Sydney Harbour</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ and I leave Gunnamatta Bay at first light. We head out of Port Hacking to be greet with the sight of a big squall out from the entrance. It was time to don foul weather gear and be prepared. Luck for us the squall went out to sea and we were able to sail north without getting dumped on with rain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Five nautical miles north of Port Hacking in the infamous Botany Bay which I always hum that old folk song when ever I think of the bay.<br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">Farewell to old England forever</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">Farewell to my rum culls as well</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">Farewell to the well known Old Bailey</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">Where I used for to cut such a swell</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">Singing Tooral liooral liaddity</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">Singing Tooral liooral liay</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">Singing Tooral liooral liaddity</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">And we're bound for Botany Bay</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first real glimpse of the city of Sydney with Bare Island and La Perouse in the foreground. <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Situated at
the mouth of Botany Bay, Bare Island fort was built in 1885 to protect the back
door of Sydney from sea attack. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">La Perouse
was named after the French navigator Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de
Laperouse (1741–88), who landed on the northern shore of Botany Bay west
of Bare Island on the 26th January 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip and the first
fleet of convicts had arrived in Botany Bay a few days earlier.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old WWII gun fortresses on one of the headlands outside Sydney</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bronte Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coogee Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The welcoming committee came out to greet us; Army, Navy and well not Air Force.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was so exciting to be passing along the Sydney coastline but not as exciting as entering into Sydney Harbour through the Sydney Heads.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As we were entering Sydney Harbour the Manly Ferry, the Narrabeen, was steaming by.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside South Head looking back at the Hornby Light House. <span style="font-size: 10pt;">The iconic
red and white striped tower is surrounded by magnificent views: Sydney Harbour
to the west, Middle Head and North Head to the north, and the expansive Pacific
Ocean to the east. The lighthouse was built in 1858 following the wrecking of
the </span><i style="font-size: 10pt;">Dunbar</i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> at the foot of South Head. Designed by colonial
architect Alexander Dawson, Hornby Lighthouse was the third lighthouse to be
built in NSW.</span><div class="MsoNormal">
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nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-63757055382868957452014-04-13T17:11:00.000+10:002014-04-13T17:11:20.179+10:00Bass Strait to Eden – A Horror Crossing<div class="MsoNormal">
<b>Bass Strait to Eden –
A Horror Crossing<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">leaving the calm water of the Franklin Sound</td></tr>
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<b>Wednesday 5<sup>th</sup>
March 2014<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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MrJ, AR and I broke loose from the Lady Baron wharf; we make our way
out through the shallow waters of the eastern outlet of the Franklin Sound, out
over the interesting bar where the waves were breaking on both sides. MrJ found
the calmer waters to between the foaming seas and I believe that the shallowest
we experience was round the 3mt depth. As we poked our noses out into the ocean
a moderate ESE breeze was there to greet us and we were all feeling very happy.
This feeling was not to last. At sometime through the first night out this
happy feeling was to turn to alarm and dread; even a feeling of fear.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the seas breaking on the shoals beside the bar</td></tr>
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I had cooked a pot of beef stew for our meals, MrJ and I had both
eaten. I had retired to the aft bunk to get some rest or even try to sleep a
little before I was due on watch again at midnight. I had not even had enough time
to relax into my fluffy pillow when I could feel and hear the increase of the
sea and wave action on the outside of AR’s hulls. The weather condition had
changed!</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">night falls and all looks pretty good</td></tr>
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I was up to have a look! The wind had changed to ENE; it was coming in
strong at 20-25 knots. The night was dark, full of nasty clouds hiding the
stars and there was no moon. I could not even see the sloppy waves that were
slapping our sides.</div>
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MrJ told me to go back to bed and try to get some sleep, but I couldn't
sleep, the adrenalin had already taken over. It was to be a rough night at sea;
I was not sleeping; I was being tossed about in my bunk.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Thursday 6<sup>th</sup>
March 2014<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">the waves still crashed over the bow</td></tr>
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Come midnight MrJ did not call down to wake me for change of watch; I stumbled
off my bunk, crawled into a few extra clothes and stuck my head out to find us
in a wash of sea water that had been breaking into the cockpit. The night was
pitch black, the wind was howling at 35knts and the sea was foaming all around.
MrJ had a tight grip on the helm and I was told to go back to bed, again. I did
as the skipper said but I didn’t get any rest. I was up and down through the
night; just checking, checking on MrJ, checking on the boat but it was
uncomfortable to be moving around anywhere in or on the boat. The sea and wind
were giving us a canning; the bows would plough into the waves, the waves would
crash over the bows and sea water would come crashing over the top of the bimini
and into the cockpit. AR was getting tossed around and so were we. How could I
sleep?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the seas had settled enough for me to get the camera out again</td></tr>
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It was daybreak that the wind settled back to 20/25knt and I was able
to take the helm from MrJ. MrJ was drenched again; he had changed his clothes
three times. Yes MrJ and I were wearing our foal weather gear, our Santa suits
I call them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the daylight we were able to take stock of the many things that went
adrift through the night – it is not too often that our catamaran throws books
on the floor and things jump from there secure homes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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That day we had many rain squalls to mix fresh water with the sea water
that was still coming over the bow and would spray into the boat but we were
able to keep our normal watch which enable us both to get a little sleep. We
were heading a course for the coastline of Victoria.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The weather in Bass Strait during the Spring or Autumn times can be
very unpredictable with so many low pressures over the mainland. Our second
night out in the Bass Strait found us still bashing into the rough seas but
still holding the same course towards the Victorian coast.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Friday 7<sup>th</sup>
March 2014<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">rain squalls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">and the Albatross</td></tr>
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<b>Into Eden<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Cape Lighthouse in the rain<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.013107299804688px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The Green Cape Lighthouse was the first cast concrete lighthouse tower in Australia. At 29 metres it is the NSWs second tallest light.</span></span></td></tr>
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Friday before daybreak MrJ was able to turn AR on an easterly course
and then a couple of hours later to head on a northern course along the
mainland coastline. We were still getting the rain squalls but the sea had
settled. Everything had settled including my nerves. At 1130hs MrJ and I were
to motor AR calmly into Two Fold Bay, into Snug Cove and finally into Eden.<o:p></o:p><br />
MrJ did admit that he had been scarred too!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">into Eden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AR on the wharf in Snug Cove</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a well earned treat at the end of our passage - local prawns straight off the fishing boat</td></tr>
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<b>Enjoying Our
Stay in Eden<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b>Eden</b> is a historic whaling town that was built around a promontory that juts into Twofold Bay. The southern right and humpback whales that migrate along the coast between May and November are what attract man to this bay.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunrise across Twofold Bay</td></tr>
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<b>Snug Cove</b> is the third deepest natural harbour in the southern hemisphere and where three wharves unite as one. Locals and tourists are encouraged to wander the wharves, watch fishermen unloading their catch and then sit back at one of the cafe/restaurants and appreciate the spectacular deep blue water with iconic Mount Imlay in the distance.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">no longer do the whaling boats go out - Eden is now a fishing port</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">prawn boat</td></tr>
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A walkway, Warrens Walk, was a nice walk up from Snug Cove to the town of Eden that MrJ and I would enjoy throughout our stay. Warrens Walk was named after the local fishing family who worked in the industry for generations since 1883.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lizard of Eden - whenever I walked Warrens Walk I came across these lizards - a type of Skink</td></tr>
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In 1828, Thomas Raine established the first shore based whaling station on mainland Australia. A small pier was erected by Raine, as well as slab huts for a home and for the whaling try-works. The first wharf built for shipping was built in 1860. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">“The Death Flurry” by Sir
Oswald Brierly, painted in the 1840s of a whale hunt in Twofold bay with
stylised small killers in attendance. The unfortunate right whale is in its
last moments, with its blowhole spouting blood.</span></div>
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MrJ and I took a leisurely stroll around town to absorb some of Eden's history. Many of the building have a plaque outside to tell you about its past.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Crown and Anchor Inn is the oldest standing and was the first substantial building in Eden. It was preceded by slab and bark huts only. Originally a hotel, it was built in the early 1840s and was first licensed in 1845. For a time in the 1860s it was also used as the Telegraph Office. It now offers bed and breakfast accommodation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Half House was the first two story building erected in Eden, which has now been restored as a private residence. It was built in 1850 and was thus nick-named because its planned extension onto the gabled roof at one end was never completed. Like the Crown and Anchor the original slate roof has been replaced by corrugated iron. From 1868 when Mr Charles Kebby was the Eden Telegraph Station Master & line repairer and resided there, the Half House was used as a Post Office until 1885, and was subsequently used as an office of the Government Savings Bank.</td></tr>
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We also paid a visit to the wonderful whaling museum -<br />
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The <b>Eden Killer Whale Museum</b>, a fascinating display of boats,
whaling gear, photographs and nautical apparatus, has been in operation for
over 80 years and is a publicly owned facility.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The original
capstan was used at the Davidson whaling station, Kiah Inlet, to roll the
whales over and winch large flensed ‘blanket strips’ of blubber to the ‘try
pots’ where they were cut into ‘horse pieces’ or small chunks. After the
boiling down for oil, the blubber ‘scraps’ were used to fuel the fire and the
oil obtained was stored in large iron tanks later being transferred to casks
for shipment to its final destination.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Once a whale
had been caught and killed, the process of removing the blubber from the whale
flensing began. The raw blubber was then placed in ‘try pots’ in order to
extract the oil. Flensing is the removing of the blubber or outer integument of
whales. English whalemen called it <i>flenching</i>, while American
whalemen called it <i>cutting-in</i>.</span></div>
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The building is situated
overlooking the Pacific Ocean where, in the season, whales may be seen from the
various vantage points. Inside features exhibitions about the shore-based whaling operations
from Twofold Bay during the 1800s and early 1900s include a full skeleton of
'Tom' the Killer Whale, legendary Orca. He led a pack of killer whales in the
hunt for baleen whales on their southward migration each year.<br />
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There is also an exhibition relating to the involvement of local indigenous
Australians in shore-based whaling.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A typical
Davidson five oared whaling boat. George Davidson was on board.
Also on board were three members of aboriginal Thomas family usually at front
of boat. Eden whalers never hunted from motorboats.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Aborigines
form a vital part of the local whaling industry. Pictured here in about 1915 are
(L-R) Bill Thomas, C E Wellings, Albert Thomas Snr and Albert Thomas Jrn.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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There is a full scale model of the type of
whale boat used in whale chases out of Twofold Bay.<br />
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Exhibitions depicting the
local fishing and timber industry tell of the extremely important role that
these industries have had and continue to play in the Eden community.<br />
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<b>To Flinders Island<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Saturday 1<sup>st</sup> March 2014 <o:p></o:p><br />
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How appropriate to be start a new leg of our journey on the first of
the month! We were heading for Flinders Island it was to be an overnight sail. As
much as I love to be doing day sailing the NE part of the Tasmanian coast lends
itself to either north anchorages or south anchorages and nothing in between or
allowing for any changes in the weather. MrJ and I could not risk the chance of
being caught out in one of these anchorages so we decided to sail right
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AR had been sailing along quite fine till a NE wind change kicked after
lunch on the first day. Slamming into the wind and the wind waves is not my
favourite pastime. It was an uncomfortable and tedious part of our passage as
we watched the NE coast slip by very slowly.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">only the sea birds like this kinda sea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with the sloppy seas come the end of our first day at sea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sun was setting across the land, something we had not seen in a long time</td></tr>
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<b>Sunday:</b> 2nd March 2014</div>
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Midnight: I had taken over the watch, my graveyard shift as I like to
call it, just after Eddystone Point. I had AR motor sailing with sails reefed
and one engine going on a course following the coast about 2n/m out. I was
heading for between Salamander and Eucalyptus Rocks which lie just off Cape
Naturaliste, then to head NNW making a rum line for the western side of Clark
Island near Lookout Point. This was a guide to get us across Banks Strait
without any hic-ups. Sometimes on watch when there is nothing much happening I
manager to do a bit of reading in between check around and checking sails. This
night all I did was watch for fishing boat lights. I’m sure that the whole
fishing fleet was out!<o:p></o:p></div>
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So slow going, making not much better than 4.5knts and only getting as
far as off Swan Island at the end of my watch and MrJ could take over again.
MrJ crossed Banks Strait reaching Clark Island just after daybreak. By this
time I’d had a short nap and was up and about to see a rather dull start to the
day. It was not long before we were rounding the western side of Cape Barron
Island to enter Franklin Sound between Pig Head Point on Flinders Island and
the Little Anderson Island.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching Flinders Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">small islands near the entrance to the Franklin Sound</td></tr>
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We were motoring; the wind had dropped out the sea
was dead flat, a glassed out sea which gave us a special treat of seeing
several groups of Fairy Penguins frolicking about on the sea surface. When AR
came closer the penguins would dive below to resurface some distance away. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">entering Franklin Sound</td></tr>
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MrJ and I were heading for the Port of Lady Baron, on the southern side
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">there is an anchorage on the other side of Billy Goat Reef in Adelaide Bay</td></tr>
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I had given the Harbour Master a courtesy phone call to be
able to go alongside at the jetty. This gave us plenty of time to organize our
fender and fender boards that we need for the old wooden pile type wharf. And
wouldn't you know it, as luck would have it or not; a strong sea breeze kicked
in just as we were approaching the wharf. I need not have worried as MrJ used
his fabulous expertise as skipper to bring AR alongside the wharf without
hitting any other boats. Yeah!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on the foreshore of Lady Baron</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">small housing at Lady Baron</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Lady Baron Jetties</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alana Rose alongside</td></tr>
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MrJ and I cracked a beer; we sat back to relaxed for the first time in
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<b>FLINDERS ISLAND - in photos<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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2<sup>nd</sup> – 4<sup>th</sup> March 2014 <o:p></o:p><br />
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Sunday:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alana Rose at Lady Baron Jetty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady Baron Jetty</td></tr>
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Monday:<br />
Hire a car and visit the lookout.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we hired a car from the main town, Whitemark, to get fuel and supplies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ and I also went for a pie picnic up to the lookout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the view of Franklin Sound from the lookout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a great place to kayak</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the view inland</td></tr>
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Tuesday:<br />
Roadtrip to Whitmark and other places.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strzelecki National Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the road to Whitemark</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walkers Supermarket in Whitemark where we met with the family owners</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the local Whitemark pub is where we had a great lunch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">inside the pub</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the old jetty at Whitemark</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnOW7QWy0Rti0hD-z4-fzIoFGlo-j4l791JIJlB0zAuUBtUttw47UL3uGLMnrvxc-d9sMJWqznHLNQ8UWngZ__IIpXpyf8lExYBQSychdrJi4pRuP4KWPzm-I0Vny5SvFdKfSRSP_Cn4g/s1600/%25232014-03-03+Whitemark+026b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnOW7QWy0Rti0hD-z4-fzIoFGlo-j4l791JIJlB0zAuUBtUttw47UL3uGLMnrvxc-d9sMJWqznHLNQ8UWngZ__IIpXpyf8lExYBQSychdrJi4pRuP4KWPzm-I0Vny5SvFdKfSRSP_Cn4g/s1600/%25232014-03-03+Whitemark+026b.jpg" height="326" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the view from the old jetty - Mount Strzelecki </td></tr>
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On my morning walks:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I would walk down to the water in the little bay west of the wharf</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">where I would find a few friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and catch the morning light</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sometime I would find interesting things</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sometimes I would find lots of colour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sometimes I would find a load of junk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">everything I found was interesting!</td></tr>
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Wednesday 5<sup>th</sup> march 2014<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the morning starts on the wharf</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the sun woke</td></tr>
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Things I found around the wharf<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">craypots</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fishing boats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a working jetty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a simple way of life</td></tr>
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And then we leave:<br />
At 1715 MrJ and I leave our wonderful Tasmanian experience to sail across Bass Straight and back to the mainland of Australia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Tasmania - to sum
it up: beautiful and a well keep secret!</b></div>
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<b>There is something of attraction all
the way along its coastline.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-62939236143987958632014-03-28T15:59:00.000+10:002014-04-05T12:51:30.973+10:00Sailing the Magical East Coast of Tasmania<div class="MsoNormal">
<b>Sailing the Magical East Coast of Tasmania<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tasman Peninsular and Tasman Island</td></tr>
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<b>The Derwent
River to Freycinet Peninsular<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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23rd - 28th Feb 2014 <o:p></o:p></div>
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From Hobart MrJ and I sailed out of the Derwent River, out into Storm
Bay, then out around the magnificent Cape Raoul, on up the east coast and into
the World Heritage-listed Port Arthur Historic Site, which are both part of the
Tasman National Park.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i style="text-align: start;">the Iron Pot, the oldest lighthouse in Australia, is off Cape Direction as you enter Storm Bay from the north. </i><i style="text-align: start;">Iron Pot Lighthouse is significant for several reasons.</i><i style="text-align: start;">It was the first lighthouse built in Tasmania, it is the second oldest lighthouse built in Australia, it is the oldest original tower in Australia, it was the first to utilise a locally made optic, and was the first Australian lighthouse to use solar power.</i></span></td></tr>
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The swell lifted as we were approaching Cape Raoul, a 300-metre high
cliff; MrJ was trying to get in as close as possible so that we could get some
good photo of the towering rock formations that were the end of the cape. We
also had to content with the rebound off the magnificent cliff faces. I had one
hand tightly clinging to the boat and the other hand was firmly gripped to my
camera as I balanced on the bouncing side deck dodging sea spray and hoping
that at least one of my photos would turn out. Such dramatic beauty!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dolphins came to play</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>and the Albatross soared</i></td></tr>
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<b>Cape Raoul</b> is one of the
most spectacular basalt-pillared promontories on the rugged coastline of the
Tasman Peninsula, if not Australia. The dolerite columns at the end of
the Cape were used for target practice by the British Navy during World War 1
and as a result it is a little more rugged than it would otherwise be. The
place is pretty amazing; soaring sea cliffs and monumental rock formations -
rock platforms, towering columns, plunging cliffs and swirling oceans.</div>
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People actually climb the pillars of Cape Raoul. Truly amazing! h<a href="http://www.thesarvo.com/confluence/display/thesarvo/Cape+Raoul">ttp://www.thesarvo.com/confluence/display/thesarvo/Cape+Raoul</a><o:p></o:p><br />
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The spectacular dolerite columns and cliffs at the southern end of the Tasman
National Park are popular for climbing and abseiling. Sea stacks north of
Fortescue Bay, the Candlestick and Totem Pole at Cape Hauy <a href="http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/02/03/daredevil-climbers-take-tasmanias-200ft-totem-pole/">http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/02/03/daredevil-climbers-take-tasmanias-200ft-totem-pole/</a> as well as the
drops around Mount Brown are used by individual climbers and abseilers as well
as tour groups.<o:p></o:p></div>
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MrJ and I rounded the beautiful Cape Raoul and headed for the Port
Arthur entrance. On approach to the historic penal colony site in Mason Cove we
passed by The Isle of the Dead on our port side then headed a little further
south, just past Commandants Point to drop anchor in Carnarvon Bay. I was
totally surprise by all the boat moorings in Mason Cove not giving me that
sense of past that I had once felt on my first visit to Port Arthur some
15years before.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>The Isle of the
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is located in the harbour off Port Arthur. Between 1833 and 1877 around
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The Island of the Dead was the destination for all who died inside
the prison camps. The island was originally name Opossum Island after a vessel,
the Opossum, sought shelter near the island in 1827. It became the burial place
for Port Arthur in 1831 (only months after the establishment of the settlement)
and almost immediately was divided into free settler and convict burial
grounds. At this time it was known simply as Dead Island.<br />
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The weather had taken a sour turn, overcast and beginning to drizzle
with rain. This was a good chance to stay wrapped up inside and get some
writing done. No rest for the wicked as the saying goes; the wind was turning
to the north which meant that we had to change anchorage late in the day. It
was just before dark in our new anchorage, Stewarts Bay, around Fryingpan Point
to the north that the anchor winch died and it was not going to recover.
Buggar!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Firstly MrJ and I went ashore and took the long walk through a resort
complex (uphill and down dale) to the grounds of the Port Arthur penal colony
ruins. Secondly, upon our return, by the shorter route, along the road and
through the campground we attempted to fix the anchor winch motor but to no
avail. It was beyond resurrection.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Port Arthur Penal Colony</i></td></tr>
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<b>World
Heritage-listed Port Arthur Historic Site </b>is one of the best-preserved convict settlements
in Australia and among the most significant convict era sites in the world. Port
Arthur was established in the 1830s as a penal settlement and remains a
physical chronicle of a dramatic part of Australia's history, an open air
museum.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>my collection of impressions</i></td></tr>
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A brutal penal colony located on the Tasman Peninsula, Port Arthur was
home for many of Australia's early convicts. It was here that many transported
and re-offending convicts spent their days. Its isolation and formidable
geography gave it a feared reputation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After transportation of convicts ended, the buildings were used for
many years to accommodate convict invalids, paupers and 'lunatics'. The site
has continued to evolve through phases of significant development, decline and
change, bushfires, demolitions, constructions, major landscape alterations and
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The buildings, ruins and other site features that remain today are now
a major tourist attraction and Australia's most vivid and well-known reminder
of its convict beginnings.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>The Hospital was made up of wards, kitchen,
baking room, laundry and morgue. As the convicts of Port Arthur worked in heavy
industries such as timber-getting, accident victims at the hospital were
common. The hospital was staffed by a doctor and a number of untrained convict
orderlies. In the 1890s, the hospital building was sold to the Catholic Church,
but was unfortunately burnt in the 1895 and 1897 fires.</i></div>
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The tragic death of 35 people at a gunman's hand in 1996 added another
emotionally powerful layer to the history of the place and gave it a new
national significance as the place that led to Australia's tightened gun laws.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hundreds of thousands of visitors each year are drawn to experience the
once brutal penal settlement, which sits quietly on the Tasman Peninsula
surrounded by verdant lawns and English oaks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But I didn’t experience that tragic overwhelming emotional feeling like
on my first visit. Maybe because I had been before or maybe it was the extent
of the commercial side (a major tourist attraction) that greeted me from the
start. Who knows! I still think Port Arthur is beautiful and darkly tragic.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For more information on these sites check out: <a href="http://www.portarthur.org.au/">http://www.portarthur.org.au/</a><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Another
impressive building in the complex is the church which stands on the hill next
to the Government Cottage looking down across Masons Cove towards the Isle of
the Dead. This famous landmark was built around 1836-37 and was probably based
on a design by the Deputy Commissariat Officer, Thomas Lempriere, and the
convict architect, Henry Laing. It was never named nor consecrated.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Next to the
Commandant's House is the Guard Tower and Military Complex, perhaps the most
architecturally sophisticated building at Port Arthur. This building, now in
ruins, was the third military complex built at the colony. The first, a timber
building, was replaced in 1841 by a brick structure which, in turn, was
replaced by this two storey barracks which was completed in 1847. The most
prominent remnant of a building is the Guard Tower which was built in 1836 with
stones specially shaped by the teenage convicts at Point Puer.</span><br />
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At first light MrJ and I quietly slipped ALANA ROSE quietly out of Port
Arthur, past The Isle of the Dead, saying our sad farewells to the ghosts and
the memories of this god-forsaken institution.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I helped to undo the bolts - MrJ climbed in the hold to undo bolts from the underside - MrJ lifted the winch out - the winch motor was stuff</i></td></tr>
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After MrJ manually hand levered 45 metres of chain in we were sailing for an anchorage on Maria Island.<br />
After leaving Port Arthur we motor-sailed
around the headlands of Tasman Island, Tasman Peninsula, Cape Pillar and
Cathedral Rock.; another incredible sight, a coastal wilderness of unspoiled
coastline. I saw soaring cliffs, pillars of rock and misty sea spray through
early morning golden sun light.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>The Tasman Peninsula</b> is well known for its rugged eastern coastline. It
can lay claim to the highest sea cliffs in the southern hemisphere, rising
300 m (980 ft) above the Tasman Sea, the spectacular dolerite cliffs
at Cape Pillar and towering sea stacks such as Cathedral Rock, the Totem Pole
and Candlestick. Here I was witnessing the tremendous erosive power of Mother
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Throughout the rock climbing fraternity Cape Pillar also holds the unofficial
title of ″The Scariest Cliff in the Known Universe.″ http://www.thesarvo.com/confluence/display/thesarvo/Cape+Pillar<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Cape Pillar <span style="font-size: x-small;">- </span></i><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The Scariest Cliff in the Known Universe</i></span></span></td></tr>
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Tasman Island is one of the great landmarks of the Southern Ocean. It
is an iconic turning point for the Sydney to Hobart yacht racing people as they
power down into the southern seas each year to glory. The Sydney to Hobart
Yacht Race, held between Boxing Day and New Years, is one of the top three
offshore yacht races in the world.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>rugged Tasman Island</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>where man and birds seek the rich food sources of the sea</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>through treacherous seas</i></td></tr>
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<b>The Tasman Island Lighthouse </b>was built in 1906, is one of the highest in
Australia. The light is sited on the highest point of Tasman Island and is
known for the height, 250 metres, and steepness of its cliffs. When the light was first established, the
winds were so fierce that the steel tower would shudder, fracturing the lamps
mantles and putting the light out. It is constructed of cast-iron plates,
circular in section, bolted together and positioned on a concrete base 26
metres in diameter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The keepers' cottages also built in 1906 are solid brick. Sheds for
wood and coal etc were all joined under the same roof as the cottage for
protection from the fierce weather that frequents the island in winter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tasman Island Lighthouse and Keeper's Cottages</i></td></tr>
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Tasman Island is one of the two most isolated light stations in
Australia, and for that reason, was extremely unpopular with all keepers. Once thickly forested, it is now almost bare as the result of the
cutting of trees for firewood and of two severe fires. At Tasman Island in South-eastern Tasmania light keepers' stores and
other goods have to be transferred from the lighthouse steamer to a launch
which conveys them to a flying fox (a conveyor suspended from an overhead
wire). The flying fox extends for some hundreds of feet from a rock about
twenty-five feet above sea level to a ledge on the island about a hundred feet
above the sea. From there the goods are hauled by an engine-driven winch along
a steep tramline up a cliff to an elevation of about 700 feet. Thence they are
transferred to a horse-drawn tramway which takes them on the final stage to the
lighthouse, situated about 700 feet above sea level.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>in this collage of photos -<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i style="text-align: start;">Stores, keepers and their families were all brought on and off Tasman Island via this flying fox. B&W photo - </i><i style="text-align: left;">A Cape Class supply ship with the tramway and flying fox in background. Note the small boat just below the flying fox. (two photos </i><i style="text-align: left;">courtesy: </i><i style="text-align: left;">Australian Maritime Safety Authority)</i></span></td></tr>
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Often supply vessels would have to make repeated attempts to land
supplies due to inclement weather.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The other point of access to the island was the Zigzag, named for the
access path down the cliffs. It was used for by small boats for landing the
mail, urgent supplies and medical assistance. Pigeons were used for the first
20 years for emergency messages. Fencing surrounded the lighthouse and keepers' complex to protect stock
and small children from it's dangerous sheer cliffs. Stock used to disappear
down the various holes and caves that dotted the island, never to be seen
again. Keepers had to very self-sufficient; they kept good gardens of both
vegetables and flowers on island's the fertile soil, they yarded, sheared and
slaughtered sheep, cut and sledded wood. Meat was supplemented at
mutton-birding time and goats were kept by some families in addition to their
quota of sheep and cattle both to provide an alternative milk supply.</div>
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The station suffered severely from storms, on one occasion, in 1919,
seeing verandas and fences being blown away, water tanks blown off their
stands, and the shifting of out buildings off their foundations. The winds were
so strong that the vibrations in the lantern room destroyed five mantles and
two pounds of mercury jumped out of the race and had to be replaced. Problems were encountered in the early days with the lamp mantle
fracturing from the degree of swaying at the top of the tower due to the winds
and its high elevation. On the night of 20 March 1907, the log reads: <i>The
tower vibrated to such an extent that it shook the mantles to pieces; had to
substitute the wick-burner at 2a.m. </i>When first established the windows in the tower were found not to be
waterproof and flooded during severe storms. This was rectified by re-puttying
the gaps. Even though coal was supplied to keepers for domestic use the shortfall
was made up at first by collecting dead wood, but later cutting down live
trees. After 50 years this lead to the denuding of the island with disastrous
effects for the complex. Superintendent Kirkwood in 1913 noted: <i>In my
opinion the cutting of firewood, denuding the station of timber, is detrimental
to the quarters and outhouses. </i>Towards the end of the year he wrote again: <i>Blew a gale last
night - fierce squalls, smashed up more fencing Superintendent's quarters. The
effects of denuding the island for a fuel supply.</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i> Cathedral Rock Cathedral Rock off Cape Pillar with Cape Hauy and The Lanterns behind</i></td></tr>
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<b>Maria Island:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Chinamans Bay</i></td></tr>
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MrJ and I arrived at the Chinamans Bay anchorage Maria Island in the
early afternoon to find two other yachts already there. Chinamans Bay was a
comfortable anchorage protecting us from the westerly winds and the SW waves
that came up the channel. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Maria Island</i></td></tr>
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Maria Island is its own
national park. Set just off the East Coast of Tasmania and is easily accessed
by a ferry service. Maria Island also housed a penal colony at Darlington.
World Heritage Listed Darlington Probation Station is the most representative
and intact example of a probation station in Australia. Its 14 convict
buildings and ruins are preserved in a layout that reflects the key features of the
probation system in Van Diemen’s Land. The site has remained relatively
unchanged since the convict era.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Maria Island has undergone many changes since the first crude camps of
whalers and sealers were set up on its shores in the early 1800s. The now
tranquil island has been, amongst other things, a setting for convict stations,
a stronghold for the varied enterprises of Italian entrepreneur Diego
Bernacchi, and a base for the National Portland Cement Company.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Official opening of cement works in 1924</span></i></span></td></tr>
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Each layer of history has left its mark on the island's landscape.
Structures have been erected, altered, re-used and demolished in each phase of
settlement, leaving a complex, but intriguing legacy of historic heritage.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Schouten Passage and Mt Bear</i></td></tr>
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We were underway just after first light to motor-sail through Schouten
Passage, pausing for a short time to investigate the anchorages that we will
have to return to after our night in Wineglass Bay. To enter Wineglass Bay we
had to pass by the majestic Hazards, the Hazards Mountain Range in the Hazards
National Park on the Freycinet Peninsula which is another major tourist
attraction for Tasmania.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Lemon Rock off Cape Forestier, Freycinet Peninsula</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>sailing into Wineglass Bay - The Hazards</i></td></tr>
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<b>Wineglass Bay</b> was not the isolated anchorage that I thought it would
be. There were four other boats besides AR, a large motorboat, a yellow Easy
design catamaran, a trimaran and a small monohull with an old fella on board, anchored
in the bay and a dozen or so people on the beach who had walked in from the top
car park. Nowhere in Tasmanian, in the places that we have been has there been
no one. It must be a sign of the modern times, the tourist times where more
people are out and about exploring the world.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Wineglass Bay</i></td></tr>
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The fellas from the motor boats had been out fishing for most of the
day and upon their return dropped by and gave a couple of good sized flathead
that MrJ and I had for dinner. How fresh was that! And how nice was that of
those fellas!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Late in the afternoon the wind changed to the NE and with that the
boats all swung round to put us on a very close lee shore. Nancy was not
comfortable...............!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thank goodness the winds backed off and we were able to get a good
night’s sleep.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>motorboat and The Hazards in the morning light</i></td></tr>
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<b>Friday 28th Feb 2014:<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>there is always someone around to help eat the fish</i></td></tr>
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The NE winds were due to kick in again, this time much stronger. All
the boats in the Wineglass Bay anchorage were making a more to leave. First to
start their engines was the big motor boat, but they too were having a problem
with their anchor winch and it took some time for them to get this sorted. Next
to move was the old fella, a solo sailor, on the monohull. He was hoisting his
anchor manually, hand over hand, in between taking breaks to retire to the
cockpit, grab a drink and sit for a while before returning to his task. Keen!
MrJ and the old sailor did manage to exchange a few word before the mono sailed
out of the bay<o:p></o:p></div>
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The yellow catamaran moved next, helmed by another solo sailor. This
fella firstly moved closer to the tri, obviously stopping to confer before he
too sailed out without even a wave. MrJ and I followed short after leaving the
trimaran, a third solo sailor, to catch up much latter in the anchorage back through
Schouten Passage, around the corner of the Freycinet Peninsula, in Passage
Beach. Maybe all these three solo sailors were travelling together! I did
certainly hope so, for the old fella’s sake!<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>three's company</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>nearing Schouten Passage - dolphins come running</i></td></tr>
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<b>Passage Beach</b> was a great anchorage for the
strong NE winds and contrary to what the good book says, we had no problem
anchoring and held firm all the time. AR and our fellow travellers form Wineglass
Bay were soon joined by many more boats coming into the safe anchorage, either
Passage Beach where we were or further inside in Bryans Corner. MrJ counted
eleven boats anchored nearby.</div>
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Early to bed and early to rise makes a man
healthy, wealthy and wise! (As Benjamin Franklin once said) The next day we
would be leaving for Flinders Island, the last of our Tasmanian stop-over’s.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>the setting sun from Passage Beach</i></td></tr>
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nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-29960238017637633482014-03-17T17:38:00.000+10:002014-03-17T17:38:14.020+10:00Spent Time in Hobart<div class="MsoNormal">
Spent Time in Hobart<o:p></o:p></div>
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13<sup>th</sup> – 22<sup>nd</sup>
Feb 2014<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunset across the Prince of Wales Bay, Hobart</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">under the bridge</td></tr>
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After motor sailing
up the Derwent River into Hobart and under the Tasman Bridge, which was an exciting
moment to be looking up at the bridge as we passed under, MrJ and I headed AR
into the Prince of Wales Bay to take a berth in the Prince of Wales (POW) Marina.</div>
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We spent 10 nights
in this marina, taking time to sight see and catch up with dear friend Frank and
June again who were there to greet us in.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prince of Wales Bay & the marina</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mt Wellington in the background</td></tr>
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The POW Marina is
some distance from the city of Hobart but it was only a short walk down to the
main road to be able to catch a bus to town. The marina itself has not long
gone through a major upgrade with all new fingers and a demountable amenities
hut in place with future upgrades planned for a complete new amenities block to
be rebuilt alongside the office/cafe building. Yes, there is a cafe onsite; open
for breakfast through lunchtime. The cafe was also used by the nearby industry workers.
Great coffee too!<o:p></o:p></div>
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While staying in Hobart Frank was there to run us where ever we needed to go; also taking us to
other places of interest. On the Sunday Frank and June took us out to Richmond
to see the Highland Piped Bands. These were their championships and we were
fortunate to see the Police Piped Band. strut their stuff. Frank used to be a
drummer in this band. It had been raining a lot in the midlands making the band
parade area very soggy under foot.<o:p></o:p></div>
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From Richmond Frank
took us back into Hobart to the Italian Food Festival where we mingled from one
stall to another deciding on what to have for lunch. I was drooling with the
sight and smell of all the wonderful Italian cuisine then finally settled for a
bowl of creamy mushroom pasta. Yummo!<o:p></o:p></div>
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During our stay at
the POW Marina I would take the walk up the hill to Derwent Park Rd and then
down the hill to the main road. In Derwent Park Rd I was to pass some very old
buildings. I was to later find out that these two building were originally the
old barns for the Derwent Park Homestead.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Derwent Park Homestead</b><br />
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The original Derwent Park homestead was built by Thomas Wells in the early 1820s. A single storey stone and stucco Colonial Georgian house built on a fine site commanding extensive views of the Derwent River. It was the home of Mr Joseph Tice Gellibrand who was the colony's first Attorney General. The house is complemented by two fine stone barns. The current Derwent Park homestead was built in the mid-1860s, to replace the original building that had been destroyed by fire.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thomas Wells had been convicted of embezzlement in England in April 1816 and was sentenced to transportation for fourteen years. Educated people were in great demand in the early colonial administration and Wells served as Sorell's clerk throughout his governorship. Wells is best known as the author of a pamphlet 'Michael Howe, the Last and Worst of the Bushrangers' which was published in 1818 and was the first work of general literature published in Van Diemen's Land.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wells advertised the lease of Derwent Park in the Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser in June 1823. The advert described it as a 'most beautiful picturesque and highly improved farm' on the edge of the River Derwent and stated that the 'farmstead is a neatly finished residence.' The notice also explained that there was a reserved road linking with the centre of New Town which gave the property 'the advantage of communication by land with Hobart within an hour.'<o:p></o:p></div>
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Joseph Tice Gellibrand acquired Derwent Park in the mid-1820s. Gellibrand was a lawyer in England prior to being appointed attorney-general of Van Diemen's Land. Gellibrand arrived in Hobart in March 1824 but he did not get on with Lieutenant-Governor Arthur. Gellibrand was suspended by Arthur in February 1826 for 'conduct not befitting his high office'. In 1835 Gellibrand helped form the Port Phillip Association which supported John Batman's expedition to establish grazing properties in today's Victoria. Gellibrand prepared legal deeds for the transfer of the land from the aborigines, while the finance was arranged by Charles Swanston. Swanston was one of Gellibrand's neighbours, living about 2 kilometres away at New Town Park (now known as Swanston House). Gellibrand disappeared on an expedition to explore the hinterland of Port Phillip in 1837.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Derwent Park was purchased by John Dobson in August 1840 and he rented it out for a number of years before advertising it for sale in The Courier newspaper in March 1848. The advert described the 'delightful estate of Derwent Park' and 'the Mansion, erected on a scale adapted for the residence of a family of the highest respectability, commands, without exception, the finest prospect in this hemisphere.'<br />
Derwent Park was purchased by John Curwen Walker for ₤1,345. Walker was the accountant at the Derwent Bank and had been renting Derwent Park before it was put up for sale.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The fire that destroyed the original Derwent Park homestead was reported in The Mercury newspaper in December 1864. The article stated that the 'valuable house containing 12 rooms known as Derwent Park was burnt to the ground … The origin of the fire is unknown, it seemed to have commenced in the back part of the premises, which being of wood were speedily destroyed.' A new homestead was subsequently built, but in the architectural style of an earlier period. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Derwent Park was purchased by Henry Hopkins junior for ₤2,250 in 1866 and he leased out the property. Hopkins died in June 1875 and Derwent Park was bequeathed to Thomas William Massey and his wife Emma. Charles Raymond Staples purchased Derwent Park from the Masseys for ₤5,500 in July 1888.<br />
Henry Benjafield purchased Derwent Park for ₤4,600 in November 1891 and almost immediately sold it to the Tasmanian Government for ₤5,200. This caused some controversy in Parliament when it was suggested that Benjafield had been secretly acting on the Government's behalf but there was no evidence to support this and it was generally accepted that the Government had got the property at a good price.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Government had acquired the property as the site for a proposed new gaol but this did not eventuate. Derwent Park was used as a Government Farm and the homestead was occupied by the ploughman in charge of cultivating the farm.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Hobart City Council acquired 22 acres from the Government and constructed a large abattoir which opened in February 1908. The Electrolytic Zinc Company was established on the waterfront in 1916 and has gradually expanded over the intervening years to occupy most of the site. They currently own the building and it is operated by organizations that use the building to hold art classes for people with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></div>
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By the late 20th century this lovely historic home was vacant for many years and had fallen into disrepair. Nyrstar in partnership with The Parkside Foundation restored the building and have breathed new life into it. Today you can take a tour of what is now called Derwent House (I didn’t do this), learn the history, see the art and craft work of the foundation’s clients and learn more about The Parkside Foundation. http://www.parksidefoundation.org.au/<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other things I saw on my walks:<br />
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Friday we went into
Hobart and caught the fast cat MR1 (Mona Roma 1) and went to the Mona Gallery. Catching
the ferry there is a great way to get there. It's a lovely cruise and there is a
cafe and bar onboard as well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">enjoying the view - Ferry ride up the Derwent River (Ithink I have been here before)</td></tr>
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<b>MONA</b>, the
Museum of Old and New Art, opened in Hobart in January 2011. It is Australia's
largest private museum and displays a diverse collection that ranges from
ancient Egyptian mummies to some of the worlds most infamous and
thought-provoking contemporary art. Some of the exhibits are changed every six
months. This is a private collection,
owned by one man David Walsh who made his fortune as a professional gambler. It
is believed that Mona is Hobart’s biggest tourist attraction as far as the
number of people that visit. Some people fly from all over the world just to
drop in see the gallery and then leave without going anywhere else in Tasmania.
They really don’t know what they are missing out on!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Poo Room - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">these represent the digestive system, they get fed twice a day and if you
are lucky enough to be there they do a poo at 1400 hours</span></span></td></tr>
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I had been told by
so many people that it was an amazing experience. And it is.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The building is
below ground level; the entrance is on top of a hillside on the waterfront and
when you get off the MR1 that takes you there are 92 steps to reach the top.
MrJ and I spent nearly four hour at Mona and I’m sure we didn’t see everything.
I personally could have spent days in there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mona is an immersive
experience. If you go expecting a traditional art gallery where you walk down
corridors and look at pictures on the wall or sculptures on plinths, then you
will be very disappointed. This is not what MONA is about.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Berlin Buddha by Zhang Huan </span></div>
</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8 tonnes of incense ash pressed into a Buddha mold, now crumbling away.</span></td></tr>
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installation. The building is amazing and wandering through the different areas
is an experience in itself. There are little surprises everywhere and the
strange ambient noises help set the tone. This is such a unique museum and
always changing. Some art is provocative but the displays are always
imaginative and get you thinking well outside the square!<o:p></o:p></div>
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MrJ found some of
the exhibits a little confronting; he is more into the tradition style of art
but was not put off by what he did see except for the Pooh Room. The smell
nearly made him sick.<o:p></o:p></div>
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- truly is World Class<o:p></o:p></div>
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Back in Hobart MrJ and I caught up with an old friend Elena and her
family from his Alice Springs days before heading over to Constitutional Dock to
meet up with Steve and Kerrin off Rhapsody. This was the boat that we sailed
down the west coast of Tasmania and into the Gordon River.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday afternoon we had a farewell BBQ at Frank and June’s. Irreplaceable
friends! Since retirement Frank has dabbled
in wood-work, he had made us a platter set with cheese and pate knives and a
fabulous folding table which will be there to always remind us of their
friendship.<o:p></o:p></div>
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MrJ and I sailed out of Hobart Town early on the Sunday morning. Our
next anchorage would be in historic Port Arthur. <o:p></o:p></div>
nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-24377360977837210362014-03-12T16:57:00.000+10:002014-03-12T16:57:22.757+10:00More Photos of South East TasmaniaMore Photos of South East Tasmania<br />
Feb 2014<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">change of season in the sky</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">loads of wooden boats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Cygnet Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">people out sailing everywhere</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the result of a nasty storm that went through</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a sky full of birds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">boating and farming</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fish farms</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">feeding the fish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kettering</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Self-Serve Fuel Dock at Kettering</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">getting fuel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">local black swan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barnes Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alexanders - Barnes Bay</td></tr>
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Tasmania has always
been known for its wooden boats; everywhere we have been so far I have seen
wooden boats everywhere. Wooden boats on the water, in the marinas, moored out,
alongside jetties, on private holding and even lying along the foreshore. There
is nothing quite so beautiful in the water as a wooden boat, there is something
ancient, enduring and sensual in the shape of a wooden boat, and the promise of
what may lie over the horizon.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Every two years round
February at Hobart's Sullivan's Cove, Tasmania holds the Australian Wooden Boat
Festival where not only do the local boats turn out but you can get some wooden
boats from all over the world. <a href="http://www.australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au/">http://www.australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au/</a> </div>
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You'll find an enormous collection of
wooden boats; a big display of model boats; many permanent and temporary food
outlets with an emphasis on fresh Tasmanian seafood; nautical skill
demonstrations; live music and theatre; boat handling demonstrations, trade
exhibitions, community groups and much more. Unfortunately for me this was not
the year; 2015 will be the next festival.</div>
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This being so MrJ and I took a little
road trip inland, following the Huon River, to Huonville and Franklin stopping
on the way to buy fruit from the local orchard, nicking into a beautiful old
building to admire the antiques (they don’t fit on my boat) and stopping in at
the dockside at Franklin where we discovered a Wooden Boat Centre. <a href="http://www.woodenboatcentre.com/">http://www.woodenboatcentre.com/</a> <br />
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I was very disappointed to find that it was
closed! But not to be discouraged I peeked in the windows, explored the bits
and pieces lying around outside and then took a stroll around the jetty/marina
area with its antiquated charm, from the timber jetties and pile moorings, to
the mirror like calmness of the Huon River graced with elegant craft gently
making their way downstream. A beautiful setting!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Franklin A Working Waterfront<br />
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small, intimate marina, Kermandie Marina is the kind of old fashioned place
where everybody knows each other and keeps an eye on each other's boats. <o:p></o:p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">It's a modern, simple and secure 80-berth floating marina and it's very, very friendly. Plus there's the added bonus of the Kermandie Hotel right across the road, which boasts traditional country hospitality with a terrific restaurant that specialises in local seafood and produce.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Kermandie Hotel - great pub meals and restaurant - just a short walk across the road from the marina</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lots of friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">marina and haul-out sling that is big enough to take AR - the entire complex, marina, yard and hotel is owned by well know Sydney to Hobart racer <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sean Langman. he aslo owns the beautiful boat on the stand</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">getting ready for winter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a bit of marina decor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">some of the boats on the marina - Olive May is also owned by <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sean Langman - Oh look! there is AR</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">blue skies and gum trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sky's the limit</td></tr>
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<b>The Port of Huon or Hospital Bay<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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There are two
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#1 - It appears
Hospital Bay was named by Bruni D'Entrecasteau when he visited the area in
1792-3. (A RECORD of TASMANIAN NOMENCLATURE compiled by J Moore-Robinson 1911)
As it is well sheltered in most winds I suspect that the name may have been
anglicised from a French word "hospitalier" meaning
"hospitable" ie a good place to anchor rather than Hospital. <o:p></o:p></div>
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#2 - In 1836-7,
three emigrant ships with Irish women on board, arrived in Tasmania. The ship Castle
Forbes entered the south end of Channel and sailed up the Huon (River) looking
for Hobart. It was believed that she got up as far as Castle Forbes Bay but
could get no further. Having sickness on board the captain looked about for
water, and finding the Kermandie River, erected tents, forming a hospital,
hence the names, one bay named after the ship and the other from the hospital
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MrJ and I walked took
a walk up the road to the Port Of Huon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">an old bus shelter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">small boats stored on the shore</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">old boast in the harbour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">an old mileage stone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">an old shed of a gone-by era</td></tr>
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<b><o:p></o:p></b>nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-59076820377450222552014-02-24T11:23:00.000+10:002014-02-24T11:24:35.984+10:00The Day the Storm Hit<br />
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<b>The Day the Storm Hit - Port Huon and the Kermandie River</b></div>
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<b>8th - 9th Feb 2014</b></div>
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The things I see:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sea is still</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">water skating</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">time to clean-up</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Huon River</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a day of fun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">weekend sailors</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port Huon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the old and the new</td></tr>
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<b style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Kermandie River</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">large sandbar at the mouth of the Kermandie River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">black swans and their young all along the river</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">narrow entrance with stick markers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">entering the Kermandie River</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Storm in the Kermandie Marina</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the calm before the storm - the day before</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">life in the marina goes on</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a young Pacific Gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">0600hrs - a morning's warning </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1400hrs - the storm hits </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can hardly see anything outside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1800hrs - after the storm comes the promise of peace again</td></tr>
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nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-7923017263829774732014-02-23T16:12:00.000+10:002014-02-23T16:12:55.362+10:00Around Another Corner - Port Davey to Recherche Bay, Tasmania's South<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvznLjpepH98qeVSgy1UbzaH1cJEvs2dfoB9s8ld9hlgN8rqWoUaAYG7dCREhO0p7YRcTDB9s5QOuxBPuxi7QngP1xbf50xgkkC4U9gJNETCEuMgqi2NgbelllFfzr4xkSPii66kf5sse/s1600/%232014-02-07+South+West+Cape+133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a>
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<b>Port Davey to Recherche Bay – Around Another Corner<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Friday 7<sup>th</sup> February 2014 <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South West Cape</td></tr>
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Up early in the dark
and get ready to leave the beautiful Port Davey (Wilderness land forever). MrJ steers
AR out past Breaksea Islands with only the outline of landform being viable,
out to sea past all the rock island outcrops, past the East Pyramids. Leaving
MrJ at the helm I went back to bed, I crawled back into my warm comfy bed till
daylight broke through the hatch. I know, I felt sorry for MrJ too – for about
2 seconds – but he has always told me that it was not good for both of us to be
on deck during the night hours unless some happens and who was I to argue when
he volunteered to stay up. I woke to the day beginning and the vision through
the cabin hatch of a big clear sky above the South West Cape. AR was now
heading on a SE coarse to round the southern end of Tasmania. MrJ got some good
sunrise photos!<o:p></o:p></div>
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People in Tasmania
are never more than 115km from the coast. The nearest road to
South West Cape is an unsealed road 61km away and it is also reported that South
West Cape has the cleanest air in the world. Air over the Southern Ocean is
typically thought of as the cleanest in the world in that the open Southern
Ocean region is well removed from large sources of air pollution such as
industrial areas, large cities etc.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Maatsuyker Island Group</span></span></td></tr>
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I was totally
surprised with the non-event seas; a less than 1mt swell and no wind waves
because there was no wind and we were motoring with both motors to get anywhere.
Out there in all that nothingness were a couple of seals lolling about on the
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The day had by now
settled in with a cover of light mist and a glassed out sea which reflected the
daylight as far as the eye could see. Along the southern shore out of the mist,
rose magnificent mountains and cliffs backed by the towering South Cape Range that
extended for miles So “specky”, as my
mate Glen would say.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">passage between Flat Witch and De Witts Islands</td></tr>
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AR was now
approaching the Maatsuyker Island Group, one of the southernmost localities in
Australia. There is a weather station on the southern end of Maatsuyker Island.
We came upon a heap of craypot buoys that were spread across the channel on the
northern side of Flat Witch Island. After navigating AR through all those buoys
MrJ went for a rest while I took over the watch.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">maybe this boats owned the buoys</td></tr>
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There is one more
island that is further south, Macquarie Island. It is grouped
together with the other 333 islands that make up Tasmania. Macquarie Island being further south, lies in the southwest Pacific Ocean about half-way between New Zealand and Antarctica, at 54°30S, 158°57E. Politically, it is part of Tasmania since 1900 and became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978 and a World Heritage Site in 1997. The island is home to the entire Royal Penguin population on earth, during their annual nesting season. Macquarie Island has a weather monitoring station that records the cleanest air in the southern hemisphere.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Mewstone to the left - FlatTop and Round Top Island to the right</td></tr>
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The southernmost south island that I did get to see through the
mist was Mewstone (043’44.391S – 146’22.089E). Mewstone is an oval 13ha
granite rock with steep cliffs and a small flat summit. It is an important
breeding site for Shy Albatrosses. What little plant life there is grows
in crevices in the rocks where soil has accumulated.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maatsuyker Island with the Maatsukker Light House on the southern end</td></tr>
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At Maatsuyker Island
Lighthouse is Australia's most southerly lighthouse: conditions are usually extreme
with the constant buffeting of the Roaring Forties coming off the Southern
Ocean and it rains for 250 days per year. Today we were lucky; the sea was dead flat
calm.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we get to see many large Albatross also cruising the oceans</td></tr>
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AR was nearing South
Cape when I thought we were being attacked by hundreds of dolphins.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ha Ha ....not
really! But we did have loads and loads of dolphins, come racing over to play
between out hulls. As one pod would leave another pod was arriving; this went
on for ages.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the dolphins came in from every direction </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">jumping across the bow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">between the hulls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mother and baby</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">going</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">going</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gone</td></tr>
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I didn't know which way to keep the camera facing, the dolphins were everywhere..................................!!!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a double act - the albatross get in on the action\</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i>South Cape, Soldier Bluff with the South Cape Range, Pindars Peak (1153m) , Precipitous Bluff (1029m) and Mount La Perouse, to the left and Bare Hill , South East Cape and Whale Head to the right.</span></span></td></tr>
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Inland from South
Cape and South East Cape there are several mining exploits being undertaken.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Rocky Boat Harbour
Mineralized Area is an iridium and osmium mine on the banks of the Surprise
Rivulet.<sup> </sup>The Rocky Plains Bay Field Mineralized Area is a coal mine
just off the New River.<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></div>
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Other coal mines are
the Recherche Bay Field Mineralized Area, The Catamaran Mineralized Area also
known as the Old Mineralized Area, The Ida Bay Field Mineralized Area, The
Benders Mine and the Anthracite Mine which has now been abandoned. The D'Entrecasteaux
River Mineralized Area is a gold mine located on the banks of the D'Entrecasteaux
River.<br />
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By now the sky had
thickened with dark clouds, the sound of thunder heralded the lightening and
then as we rounded SE Cape the rain began. Of course this did not worry the
dolphins. The rain went through flattening the sea; now the seals came out to
play or rest on the surface.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Our most southern
point that we reached in AR was just off South East Cape (43’ 39.645S – 146’
18.069E). South East Cape is the most southern point of Tasmania’s main island. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We were headed for Recherche
Bay, an anchorage called Coalbins in the southern bay called Rocky Bay. It had
taken us 11.5hr to motor sail to Coalbins from Bramble Cove in Port Davey; a
long day and it felt good to be at anchor again.</div>
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nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-12288036911365089422014-02-19T14:45:00.000+10:002014-02-19T15:02:24.293+10:00Port Davey - Tasmania's Wild South West<div class="MsoNormal">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sailing into Port Davey at sunrise</td></tr>
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<b>Sunday 2<sup>nd</sup> Feb 2014:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Port Davey</b> <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Caroline & East Pyramids: big rocks and little rocks & islands on the S of the entrance to Port Davey</td></tr>
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Port Davey is really
divided into four sections; Outer Port Davey, Bathurst Channel, Bathurst
Harbour and the Melaleuca River that opens into the Melaleuca Lagoon. First
sighted by Abel Tasman in 1642 as he went past and visited by many explorers
and ships over the centuries, then in 1798, Matthew Flinders with his friend
George Bass circumnavigated Tasmania in the tiny Norfolk to prove that it was an island, charting only the
outside of Port Davey on their way round.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">passing the Breaksea Islands to get into the Bathurst Channel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">boats anchored in Bramble cover under Mt Misery</td></tr>
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“The accuracy with
which the coastline generally is laid down by Flinders is very remarkable,
considering the necessarily rough-and-ready nature of the survey mode by the
Norfolk, which in the end had to hasten back to Sydney, owing to provisions
running out, and the scantiness of his other sources. The most notable
omissions are Macquarie Harbour and Port Davey, on the West Coast. Flinders
noted the range of hills which runs down the eastern side of Macquarie Harbour
(De Witt Range) and marks them as "high, woody hills, seen imperfectly through
the haze," but he did not suspect the existence of the almost land locked
inlet at their feet. He kept well off the coast at Port Davey, and simply notes
on the chart, <i>opening like a large river</i>."
– Excerpts taken from TROVE Digitised Newspapers and more <a href="http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper">http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Flinders, Bass and
crew were becoming frustrated by the drawn-out monotony of the coastline they
were skirting, which was desolate, dangerous and far from fascinating for these
intrepid explorers. Flinders lack of enthusiasm for the coastal scenery of the
west coast is apparent in the notes he made when sighting the rugged De Witt
Range, north of what is now Port Davey - <i>"The mountains which presented
themselves to our view in this situation, both close to the shore and inland,
were amongst the most stupendous works of nature I ever beheld, and it seemed
to me are the most dismal and barren that can be imagined. The eye ranges over
these peaks, and curiously formed lumps of adamantine rock, with astonishment
and horror."</i> From the book Flinders:
The man who mapped Australia by Rob Mundle <a href="http://books.google.com.au/books?id=vYInHTQxSrkC&pg=PT127&lpg=PT127&dq=port+davey+bass+and+flinders&source=bl&ots=oURGs5w8PA&sig=LnvSEkA14aDCCKxBQWu8obggvfA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=r0YAU_LkMYq3lQWG7oHgBQ&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=port%20davey%20bass%20and%20flinders&f=false">http://books.google.com.au/books?id=vYInHTQxSrkC&pg=PT127&lpg=PT127&dq=port+davey+bass+and+flinders&source=bl&ots=oURGs5w8PA&sig=LnvSEkA14aDCCKxBQWu8obggvfA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=r0YAU_LkMYq3lQWG7oHgBQ&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=port%20davey%20bass%20and%20flinders&f=false</a>
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What an awesome quote! The
same could be said for the mountainous region within Port Davey - Dismal,
barren, horrific – exactly what you want out of a cruising destination, right? <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mt Misery on a grey day </td></tr>
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Port Davey, Bathurst
Channel and Bathurst Harbour are also dramatically beautiful, virtually
untouched by man, having a fascinating indigenous and European history and they
do provide a safe and indeed tranquil harbour from the ferocious Southern Ocean
at its doorstep.<br />
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Port Davey is the
last of the wilderness areas as far as cruising goes in Tasmanian water that
there are no roads leading in only walking tracks and a small landing strip
only suitable for light aircraft near the Ranger’s Stations and Kings Landing
in the Melaleuca Lagoon. Port Davey is by no means the wild and lonely place it
used to be in the King Family days (A book worth reading - <i>King of the
Wilderness </i>: The Life of Deny King by Christobel Mattingley); it has many more visitors arriving
by sea, air and on foot. During our short stay were saw a couple of light
planes, six other yachts (including on other catamaran), a couple of light
motorboats from the Melaleuca Lagoon area and a hiker.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mt Rugby</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">raining in Clytie Cove</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rainbow reflection - Clytie Cove looking towards Mt Parry and Mt Mackenzie </td></tr>
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The whole area has been
declared a Marine Reserve which comes with a lot of regulations and
restriction. Restriction like: where you can or cannot go in a powered dinghy,
no discharge of any kind from any boat in the Bathurst Channel, no go zones for
walking, diving, fishing and anchoring, and when going on hikes ashore the washing
of footwear before landing and after returning to the dinghy due to the spread
of the dreaded root rot (phytophthora) having been brought in on peoples shoes
and camping gear. When doing any of the hikes ashore, especially to any of the
high peaks, people are asked to tread lightly and use the existing wombat
furrow tracks. There is very little top-soil over the underlying rock on the
sides of the hills and slopes; it is quite easy in such a high rainfall area
for an informal track to become a scar and to spoil the area. Biologists
continue to discover new surprises in the dark brown water of the Port Davey
waterway. This includes rare forms of coral and other marine life usually found
in much deeper places in the Southern Ocean.<i><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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This region must
surely be one of the most magnificent landscapes on the planet. Gold-green
ranges, with bony quartzite ridges, rise sharply from the southern ocean and
the broad interior waterways of Port Davey. Four major rivers and numerous
creeks cut through gorges and snake across open plains, draining their
rust-coloured waters into the marine reserve. Small islands dot the surface of
the dark waters. White quartzite sands fringe the shoreline. Mt Rugby – the
highest and most prominent peak bordering the reserve – rises grandly from the
western shore of Bathurst Harbour. On a fine, calm day the marine reserve’s
waters reflect the landscape to endless perfection. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yacht passing under Mt Rugby</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">foul weather on the mountain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">colourful evenings</td></tr>
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The underwater
landscape is even more surprising. In Bathurst Harbour and Bathurst Channel a
very unusual marine environment has been created by a deep layer of dark red/brown,
tannin-rich freshwater, which overlies tidal saltwater. The tannins restrict
sunlight penetration to the top few metres, limiting the growth of marine
plants. In their place live colourful and delicate marine invertebrates. In the
clearer marine waters of Port Davey – away from the influence of the freshwater
tannins – a more typical Tasmanian underwater world exists. Diverse kelp
forests and abundant fish thrive beneath the surging Southern Ocean waves.<o:p></o:p></div>
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MrJ and I motor into
Port Davey at first daylight with sunny skies, low swell and light winds; to
pass south of the Breaksea Islands thus entering the Bathurst Channel. The
channel is spectacular with the towering Mt Rugby to our port side and a long
mountain range to our STB. There were a number of calm, protected and
picturesque anchorages within the Channel to choose from. We decided on Clytie
Cove (43'20.910S / 146'05.615E) as the best anchorage for us in the southerly winds as it had been
reported to have good holding. Clytie Cove proved to be great for our stay. MrJ
and I had the anchorage all to ourselves and for those couple of days we had a
somewhat surreal feeling that we were the only people for hundreds of
kilometres. There could have been a major disaster going on somewhere and we
would have had no idea. There was no phone service, no radio station coverage
even no VHF radio reception. All we could get was a recorded weather report for
the entire area of the SW Tasmanian coast, twice per day on the HF radio. Better
than the nothing the early explores would have had.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">trekking the ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nature's wonders</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ chats with the Swiss hiker</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathurst Channel - look, there's Alana Rose anchored on the right side in Clytie Cove</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">there's that yacht again tucked up in Iola Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">here is Alana Rose entering Bathurst Harbour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathurst Harbour - looking back at the Rugby Range </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">inside Bathurst Harbour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathurst Harbour looking north</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melaleuca Inlet, left - Claytons Corner, right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the jetty in Claytons Corner</td></tr>
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MrJ and I saw only a
handful of boats pass up and down the channel. The only time we shared an
anchorage was when we moved AR out to Bramble Cove (43'19.357S / 146'00189E) a couple of day before we
left Port Davey.</div>
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The only people we
spoke to in person were a fella from Switzerland who was travelling the Port
Davey to Southern Ocean Overland Track, when we went for our own hike up one of
the smaller ridges, and a French couple on a yellow sloop when we moved AR into
Bramble Cove where we did walks on the beach.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The weather was reasonable
for where we were located; cool, windy and raining some of the time with
beautiful sunny days with still air to bring out the best of the gorgeous reflections
on the calm water other times. I spent rainy times baking bread or making casseroles
to keep the cabin warm!<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> </span>Yet every day I would step
outside and be completely blown away by the breathtaking beauty that surrounded
me. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Bramble Cove</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the French yacht</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">maintenance work</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking towards the Breaksea Island from Bramble Cove at Sunset</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">in the sand</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXgKhzn3g9zqY6U3mKF9_t2B4jw9L4QL5sTVbFCxkCnNVmcFLp23saTzZ_NSaeZxUXg2DIyceNf5Eou1t8m3pcJD5JGS2gqQLti0jYhmqOSoxWsP7rBAf3QGHsqMaHMmp8aMAf9M9FIGT/s1600/%232014-02-05+Bramble+Cove+-+up+the+mast+020+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXgKhzn3g9zqY6U3mKF9_t2B4jw9L4QL5sTVbFCxkCnNVmcFLp23saTzZ_NSaeZxUXg2DIyceNf5Eou1t8m3pcJD5JGS2gqQLti0jYhmqOSoxWsP7rBAf3QGHsqMaHMmp8aMAf9M9FIGT/s1600/%232014-02-05+Bramble+Cove+-+up+the+mast+020+copy.jpg" height="270" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">more maintenance work in exotic places</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHoEbqf_xHo2MczA34Or7eLUlTNZaYxGGXezuxcAUxTpppWlGETakUJQLpeEHC30lDAkNJHwWSC0UQ3Npr1DihlLsJOF56PB2d8X10xzCwWIZ4PGFPrqMup4Qtuz3Y1yyYUHEJZrn2lpX/s1600/%23..2014-02-06+Bramble+Bay+073+Stitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHoEbqf_xHo2MczA34Or7eLUlTNZaYxGGXezuxcAUxTpppWlGETakUJQLpeEHC30lDAkNJHwWSC0UQ3Npr1DihlLsJOF56PB2d8X10xzCwWIZ4PGFPrqMup4Qtuz3Y1yyYUHEJZrn2lpX/s1600/%23..2014-02-06+Bramble+Bay+073+Stitch.jpg" height="182" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bramble Cove</td></tr>
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We were lucky to be
in Port Davey in settled weather; in foul windy weather there is always wind funneling out of Joe Page
Bay, and between Mt Rugby and the steep high ridges of Mt Beattie on the
southern side of the channel – Although reading the guide book, the only safe
anchorage in W gale conditions would be in the bay on the south side of Kings
Point in Bathurst Harbour. This anchorage maybe a little drafty but is reported to have excellent holding.</div>
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MrJ and I had only
scratched the surface of exploring this spectacular, special place.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TZKAjAYfJbuA351lI_tq4ZLK_Jy6oDde08ceDRnwJBIcZ3PlxUGWyxT5Waw4hDcKeEdvfYPT40JquoHha-fCvzqkzHbgv52WJf9DGwim5Rx_-paCk-UQ-FU4Vbcw6-ShWEPg-dlhXrgn/s1600/2014-02-04+Clytie+Cove+042+(1024x683).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TZKAjAYfJbuA351lI_tq4ZLK_Jy6oDde08ceDRnwJBIcZ3PlxUGWyxT5Waw4hDcKeEdvfYPT40JquoHha-fCvzqkzHbgv52WJf9DGwim5Rx_-paCk-UQ-FU4Vbcw6-ShWEPg-dlhXrgn/s1600/2014-02-04+Clytie+Cove+042+(1024x683).jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Clytie Cove with the Pasco Range behind</td></tr>
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nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-7768407620041807602014-02-16T14:18:00.001+10:002014-02-16T14:18:54.569+10:00Hell’s Gate to Port Davey, Tasmania<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading to Hell's Gate, Macquarie Harbour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fish farms in Macquarie Harbour</td></tr>
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<b>Hell’s Gate to Port Davey</b></div>
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The passage out of
hell’s Gate proved to be a calmer one then the entering. At first the exiting
looked bad from the inside as all MrJ and I could see were the waves awash over
the shallow Kawatiri Shoal on the eastern side. We were following the marked
beacons in the Kelly Channel. On the chartlet Beacon #1 is shown to be halfway
along the inside port side long training wall that leads to Wellington Head and
Bonnet Island. In June 2004 a stray sperm whale destroyed it; the whale
survived the beacon didn’t. Another one up for Mother Nature! Once AR was abeam
the Bonnet Island Lighthouse we had a better view past the Gate and Entrance
Island and the seas were much calmer along the West Breakwater. I had prepared
the inside of the boat by stowing a few things away, lying some things down and
covering other things with a towel or cloth. AR maybe a catamaran but she does
bounce around in bad seas. Once outside MrJ headed AR west to round Cape Sorell
and Whale Rock before heading south down the western coast once more. The
mainsail was hoisted with two reefs in her as a precaution against any slapping
of the sail in the 2mt swells that were coming in from our STB bow. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">outside of Hell's gate the dolphin came over to say goodbye</td></tr>
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There is an
anchorage inside <b>Hibbs Pyramid</b> (S42’ 35.812/E1145’15.997) approximately
25n/m south of Cape Sorrel; good in light S to SE winds and SW swell in light
to moderate condition which is what we had been having. Not more than 5n/m
north of this anchorage MrJ and I had spotted two fishing closer inshore
travelling in the same direction; at first we thought that the two boat were
fish which they probably were. By the time all three boats had come within a
couple of miles off Hibbs Pyramid, the two fishing boat were making a fast
b-ling for the anchorage and when AR arrived the best spots had been taken, it
was deep (14mts) on the outside of the fishing boats, too deep for us to anchor
in safety. MrJ turned AR around to head out to sea once more and we motor-sail
on through the night getting to Port Davey early the following morning.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the winner was...................................not us<br />overtaken by a fishing boat in a hurry to get to the anchorage at Hibbs Pyramid</td></tr>
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nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-27587610437620209222014-02-15T10:05:00.002+10:002014-02-15T10:05:19.535+10:00Tasmania's Sarah Island – A Penal Colony<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An island lost in time</td></tr>
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<b>Friday 31<sup>st</sup> Jan 2014:</b></div>
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<b>Sarah Island – A Penal Colony <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gordon River</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oFFwlbcmxKO7lJSZTstf9Mq4tIEcWqV7G7-aaJNB2LwYIzGALFPeYDthN5-YRib5ZYJNIAL2BcTlS01qnmTds62WC_fyxtN0t_i2ubGAVoPZKmojMDA0etmEIEpqXRCO4VQBh-wPe0q4/s1600/%23.2014-01-31+Gordon+R,+Sarah+Is,+Macquarie+Har+248+(2)+HETITAGE+LANDING.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oFFwlbcmxKO7lJSZTstf9Mq4tIEcWqV7G7-aaJNB2LwYIzGALFPeYDthN5-YRib5ZYJNIAL2BcTlS01qnmTds62WC_fyxtN0t_i2ubGAVoPZKmojMDA0etmEIEpqXRCO4VQBh-wPe0q4/s1600/%23.2014-01-31+Gordon+R,+Sarah+Is,+Macquarie+Har+248+(2)+HETITAGE+LANDING.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gordon River - Heritage Landing</td></tr>
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Because we were
miles deep into the wilderness country there was not phone, internet or UHF
coverage. MrJ was able to get a regional weather report out of Charleville in
Queensland via our HF radio. With these reports the weather looked good for a
window to travel further south in the next couple of days but MrJ really did
want to get a more up to date report before we made the decision to go.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">life on the river</td></tr>
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To be
able to get this up to date report we needed to be out of the Gordon River,
anchored closer to Strahan to get the wi-fi connection. We un-rafted from
Rhapsody, said out fond farewells (Steve and Kerrin were staying in the river
for a bit longer) and then motored down the river. We were blessed with some
spectacular reflection on the still dark waters of the river. We motored out of
the river mouth into Macquarie Harbour with not enough wind to put up a sail.
We motored down the harbour passing many Trout Fish Farms to another pretty
anchorage on the western side at Double Cover, stopping for a short visit at
the ex-penal colony island, Sarah Island before the wind change was due to come
in.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBKhIbEXeXgamO7DQNmcXlQSihK8pXPkslbUsBM1LIT74TntrrpPgMl-cK5WUO5DWz2aCz-xsTpidkfmQEMq5wZWcrG3_XS0297K5hbQbTbnZsv_UrwfTDZQC0SCW2oZlPDQWGEfF0x6n/s1600/.2014-01-31+Gordon+R,+Sarah+Is,+Macquarie+Har+377+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBKhIbEXeXgamO7DQNmcXlQSihK8pXPkslbUsBM1LIT74TntrrpPgMl-cK5WUO5DWz2aCz-xsTpidkfmQEMq5wZWcrG3_XS0297K5hbQbTbnZsv_UrwfTDZQC0SCW2oZlPDQWGEfF0x6n/s1600/.2014-01-31+Gordon+R,+Sarah+Is,+Macquarie+Har+377+(2).jpg" height="176" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sarah & Grummat Islands - Macquarie Harbour</td></tr>
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<b>Sarah Island</b> with
a dark and fascinating convict past was once a notorious convict prison and is
a powerful reminder of the brutal treatment of Tasmania's convicts. During the
1800’s the thickly-wooded Sarah Island was chosen as the site for the new penal
settlement after Hobart. The <i>Prince Leopold</i>, one of two brigs
carrying the founding party, was forced back to Hobart due to bad weather. The
other brig, the <i>Sophia</i>, arrived in January 1822 with Commandant Lt.
Cuthbertson, his officials, a detachment of soldiers, and 66 male and 8 female
convicts on board. On arrival, the ground had to be cleared and shelters
erected even though the sawyers and necessary tools had been aboard the <i>Prince
Leopold</i>. Shortages of food, clothing and tools reached crisis levels
because the <i>Sophia</i> took three months to return. The settlement
was under the administration of Commandant Capt. Butler. Dangerous shipping
conditions, lack of supplies and poor soil plagued the settlement. The
difficulties were compounded by episodes of convict unrest and attempted
escapes. Nevertheless some progress was made. Weatherboarded cottages were
built for the Commandant and his officers, and out stations for procuring
timber, lime and coal, and cultivating vegetables were established.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A brick gaol had
been built by 1826, the bakehouse in1828 and substantial brick and stone
penitentiary was erected in 1828. The remains of these I saw while on the
island. Industries, including ship building, tanning, shoe-making and brick
making were developed. David Hoy was employed as Master Shipwright from 1828 - 1832.
Under his management the Sarah Island shipyards became a highly organised and
productive industrial centre. Over 100 vessels were built during the life of
the settlement, including a 226 tonne barque, 5 brigs, 3 cutters, 7 schooners
and 24 sloops.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At low tide, the
remains of the extensive log wharves can still be seen along the shore.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The island and
outlying stations housed up to 385 male convicts. A few women
convicts were kept on the island to work as domestic servants for the
officers and their wives.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grummet Island as seen from Sarah Island</td></tr>
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Less the half a mile
from Sarah Island is the tiny rocky outcrop of <b>Grummet Island</b>. This was
indeed a Hell on earth for the convict prisoners of Van Diemen's Land. It was
here in 1822 that the originally a group of women was housed but were removed
after a few months due to moral and disciplinary problems. A report of June
1822 makes obscure references to the unsoldierlike behaviour of three soldiers
that visited the women. The three men were court martialled.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Later it was the
place where the worst male convicts, the offenders and troublemakers were sent
at night. As there was no wharf, the men had to wade through chest deep water
or swim to get ashore. They would then have to sleep either naked or in wet
clothes throughout the night and then wade back to the boat in the morning for
another day of hard labour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Grummet Island 1824 with prisoners towing a raft of logs to Sarah Island on the left</div>
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<b>The Women of Sarah Island<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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There is very little
information is available on the women who lived at Sarah Island and the
Macquarie Harbour penal settlement. What information that does exist shows that
the female population was composed of a handful of convicts, the wives of the
military and civil officers, and perhaps surprisingly, the wives of a small
number of convicts. The Reverend Scholfield recorded 14 women and 27 children
in August 1828, the highest number known to reside on Sarah Island. In the last
year of the settlement, several Aboriginal women were brought to the island by
George Augustus Robinson during his conciliation campaigns. Women convicts were
gradually moved to Hobart. A report of 1828 reveals only one female prisoner
remained at the settlement, while a further 13 women, wives of the military and
civilian officers lived with their husbands.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grummet Island 2014</td></tr>
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Less information is
available which might reveal the lives that these women led, other than the
assignment of some convict women as servants to civil officers and their
families. Women in these positions lived in outbuildings attached to the
quarters in which they worked. One of the tasks assigned to the female convicts
was the production of lime. Shells obtained from the entrance of the harbour
were burned to produce the lime that was so desperately needed to fertilise the
poor soils of the settlement.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One of the female
convicts, Jane Davis, was sent to Macquarie Harbour with her husband, William.
Both were guilty of receiving stolen sheep, although it appears that Jane was
the guiltier partner. Jane, who was born in Tasmania, was sentenced for 14
years. Punishment records show that Jane was punished at Macquarie Harbour for
disobedience of orders and sending an improper message to Mr Barnes, the
Assistant Surgeon. Her punishment was to wash 40 prisoners' shirts weekly. Both
Jane and her husband were later sent to Maria Island.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">some of the ruins of the penal colony<br /></td></tr>
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Mary Ann Furze was
transported for seven years. On arrival in Van Diemens Land she was assigned to
a position of domestic servant. She absconded from this position for several months,
an act which led to her being sent to Macquarie Harbour for the rest of her
sentence. Like many convicts, Mary found herself in solitary confinement on
more than one occasion for disobedience of orders and neglect of duty. On one
occasion she was given seven days solitary confinement for Neglect of duty,
using threatening language to the Dispenser of medicine and destroying the fresh
water kept for hospital use.</div>
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Sarah Simmonds was
sent to Sarah Island and assigned as a servant to the last doctor of the
settlement. After an affair with the Commandant's clerk, and being caught
visiting his quarters, she was deemed unsuitable for the settlement and
returned to Hobart.<o:p></o:p></div>
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While several
soldiers and civil officers were accompanied to Sarah Island by their wives and
children, there is no record of the officers being accompanied by their wives.
The largest family of a civil officer was that of Thomas Cole, who lived with
his wife on the island. Later Mrs Cole became embroiled in a scandal over the
smuggling of tobacco for one of the prisoners.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Pilot, James
Lucas, lived with a woman known as Margaret Keefe and four children at the
entrance to Macquarie Harbour. Initially the couple lived together unmarried
and were consequently shunned by the Commandant. When they were married, the
Commandant did not attend the wedding.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sarah Island Penal Colony</td></tr>
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Lempriere was also
accompanied by his wife, Charlotte and two children. Together with Reverend
Scholfield they set up a school for the prisoners. The Reverend Scholfield was
similarly accompanied by his wife, Martha, who remained on the Island for the
duration of her husband's stay. Martha suffered a miscarriage shortly after
arriving. The couple were to have no children.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN CONVICTS of MACQUARIE HARBOUR 1821-1826:</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.tasfamily.net.au/~schafferi/index.php?file=kop28.php">http://www.tasfamily.net.au/~schafferi/index.php?file=kop28.php</a> <o:p></o:p></div>
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A small number of
well-behaved prisoners were allowed to have their wives with them on Sarah
Island, where they lived in small huts. There appears to have been no more than
two such women on the island at any one time. Not all the appeals of convicts
to have their wives with them met with success, as the following response by Governor
Arthur to one such petition demonstrates: “Two worse characters there cannot
be, and I will not approve of the woman being transported to the same place as
her husband”.<o:p></o:p></div>
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...it was a gloomy
place in the eyes of a prisoner, from the privations he suffered there, in
being shut out from the rest of the world, and restricted to a limited quantity
of food, which did not include fresh meat; from being kept under a military
guard; from the hardship he endured... as well as from the liability to be
flogged or subjected to solitary confinement, for small offences.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Backhouse and
Walker, 1832</i></div>
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MrJ and I had
anchored AR off <b>Sarah Island</b> (S42’ 23.393/E145’27.342) for a short stay
while going ashore. When the winds kicked in we moved to <b>Double Cove</b> (S42’20.448/E145’20.364)
on the western side of the harbour for the night before leaving Macquarie
Harbour the next morning for an overnight passage down to Port Davey. The
holding in Double Cove was very good in strong mud against the fresh SW winds
that had kicked in. MrJ and I didn’t go ashore as I was still reliving the
memory of the runaway AR in Strahan. I could see that there was the ruins of a
small jetty on the W shore where there is supposed to be a walking track into
the forest.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1100hs the next morning,
the first day of February, AR was leaving the Macquarie Harbour with a good
weather forecast, clear skies and hopefully calm seas.<o:p></o:p></div>
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nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-37400310642390648232014-02-13T21:55:00.000+10:002014-02-13T21:55:04.366+10:00Into the Tasmanian Wilderness – The Gordon River<div class="MsoNormal">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gordon River, Tasmania</td></tr>
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<b>Into the Tasmanian Wilderness – The Gordon River<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Wednesday 29<sup>th</sup> Jan 2014:<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AR follows behind Rhapsody into the Gordon River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhapsody heading into the fog</td></tr>
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After leaving Kelly
Basin MrJ and I on AR followed Rhapsody up the Gordon River. This was Steve’s
third visit to Tasmania by boat; we thought it would be best if he led the way.
I was very glad of that decision as the river was layered in a blanket of fog at
the approached. The fogginess made for a very spooky but intriguing appeal.
Once inside the river mouth the morning sunlight had burnt most of the fog
away, leaving small patches in the shadiest parts of the river.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>The Gordon River </b>is part of the Franklin–Gordon Wild Rivers National Park; wild by name,
wild by nature, with dramatic mountain peaks, spectacular gorges and rivers
running through the heart of the Tasmanian wilderness. Part of Tasmania's World
Heritage Area, this national park is closely linked to the successful campaign
to protect the beautiful Franklin river from flooding in the 1980s.<b> </b>Much
of the Wild Rivers landscape has been shaped by ancient glaciers and is remote
and rugged. The area has a long natural history with ancient Huon Pines that
grow to an age of over 3000 years.<b> </b>The park supports a diverse range of
vegetation, dominated by cool temperate rainforest, drier eucalypt forests and
picturesque button grass moorland. The park also contains Aboriginal and
convict historic sites.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AR heading into the thick fog</td></tr>
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<b>Up the River:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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At the entrance of
the Gordon River there were very distinct markers, maybe not as distinct in a
pea-souper as all but the first maker are not lit. The river is navigable by
yacht or motorboat for some 20n/m from its mouth. We were heading for Sir John’s
Falls jetty some 18n/m from the mouth. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There were a couple
of broader and shallower reaches (round 4.9mts) before the first gorge past
Mannigan’s Inlet. At the First Gorge the river narrowed and became deeper
(anything from 9 – 30mts).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the fog had moistened the spider webs in the foreshore branches</td></tr>
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<br />
We had to navigate in river style, keeping out wide
on the bends and in the centre on the straights. River Rules applied – stay on
the outside of the bends – when making a transition from one outside bend to
the next, visualize how the downstream river current does it and follow a route
where you think the current is likely to be strongest.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Gordon River - passage upstream</td></tr>
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After First Gorge we
went through a bend to the left, a sharp bend to the right and then another
sharp bend to the left know as Pine Landing or Boom Camp where the piners used
to live, then we were in Kathleen Sound (depths from 9 – 23mt). Another sharp
left bend brought us to Heritage Landing some 5n/m from the mouth. Heritage
Landing is where the big tourist boats come in to.<br />
<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AR in the fog</td></tr>
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There is a short walkway
through the cool temperate rainforest. After this landing we came to a very sharp
hair-pin bend or large loop known as Horseshoe Bend then a sharp left bend
brought us into a longish stretch know as Expectation Reach (depths 9 – 21mts).
The next sharp right bend at Eagle Creek had a rock that we couldn’t see,
reported on the outside as you entered the bend.<br />
<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">map of the Gordon River</td></tr>
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<br />
We had to keep closer to the
centre of the river at this stage just in case and the water shallowed down to
4.7mts. Coming out of this bend into Limekiln Reach (9 – 23mts; about 5n/m
long) is where we saw our first croc-log, which is more dangerous than regular
crocs. Further along this reach we saw three more croc-logs. These croc-logs
were very large; they were either bits of tree trunks or old jetty poles that
had broken away.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Croc logs in the river</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the fog begins to lift</td></tr>
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<br />
It was in Limekiln Reach that we began to see large rock wall
formations or limestone bluffs. The convicts had built lime kilns on the right
bank just downstream of a steep limestone bluff, there were several of these
bluffs on the right bank (the left and right banks are on the left and right
hand side respectively facing upstream). Not that we could see any of the ruins
with the dense scrub vegetation and trees that lined both banks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">little lost row-boat</td></tr>
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Towards the end of
Limekiln Reach we had spotted a little wooden row boat that was adrift near the
right bank. Steve backed up to pick up this row boat. What an interesting bit
of drama!</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kerrin had to row
their dinghy over to the stranded boat, grab a line, tie it to her own boat and
row back to Rhapsody without getting washed downstream and while the rest of us
watched and waited. Rhapsody towed both little boats behind once Kerrin had
climbed back on board.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve & Kerrin say G'day to Jack & Jude</td></tr>
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Around the next left
bend in the river we came upon two larger boats (an old converted fishing boat
and a large blue hulls sloop, Maatsuyker) adrift in the middle of the river
(the current was not that strong at this point). The fella on the fishing boat
claimed the little run-away row boat; Steve set her adrift and went on. The
people on Maatsuyker were Jack and Jude off the original Banyandah (book
writers among other things). They were in the river to do some filming and
there was another boat, a large tinny who I believe were the film crew. Buggar I missed out getting into the movies!<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Marble Cliffs<br /></td></tr>
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At the end of
Limekiln Reach a sandspit forms a sharp bend to the left named Snag Point
(6.4-12mts) followed by a sharp turn to the right and then a sweeping bend to
the left where there was an interesting large limestone formation on the right
bank called Marble Cliffs (9.5 – 21mts). Along parts of the river on the left
bank and well hidden behind the vegetation are several meromictic lakes. Such
lakes are of biological interest because they have been still enough to have
formed alternative layers of more or less salty and more or less fresh water
that never mix. These layers have lasted long enough for various forms in the
different layers to develop along quite different evolutionary paths.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">two boats passing Butler's Island</td></tr>
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After marble there
was another short reach (6 – 12mts; 2n/m) which led to Butler Island upstream.
As we approached Butler Island there were two other boat coming through going
downstream; a sloop and a motor boat. Keeping Butler Island to port, it is
narrow but deep (20 – 24mts), the river broadens (5 – 8mts).<br />
<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kayakers on the river</td></tr>
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Between the next
left and then right bends there was quite a shallow reach reported to have
mid-river depths of less than 2mts at summer water levels. The reason this
reach is so shallow is there is a slow circular swirl caused by the water
slowing down as it exits from the gorge on a sweeping bend. We kept close to
the right bank and had 6-8mts of water at the beginning and 3.5 – 4mts in the
middle. It is also possible to pass close to the left bank with about the same
amount of water. Warners Landing (4mts) is at the end of the shallows on the
left bank. On the right bank is the Lower Gordon Camp (some of these camps are
hut that have been put there for hikers or kayakers to use) and then Sir John’s
Falls jetty where the river deepens again (13 - 26mts). It is possible to take
big boats a mile or so further upstream but it is advised to explore this gorge
by dinghy if only for the fact that this gorge is used for the landing of
tourist seaplanes who visit the falls.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhapsody rafted to Alana Rose and the float plane at Sir John's Falls jetty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sir John's Falls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">afternoon drinks</td></tr>
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<b>St John's Falls jetty</b> (S42’34.237/E145’41.610) is in the Gordon River where the Sir John's
Waterfall is located just off to the right along a short track and a national
Park’s made duckboards. This whole area of the Gordon River is where it all
happened during the 1980's with the place crawling with protesters against the
proposed damming of the Franklin and Gordon Rivers. On the end of the jetty was
a pontoon used by the tourist seaplanes. MrJ brought Alana Rose alongside the
jetty then Rhapsody rafted up to us.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the old walkway - notice the tannin colour of the river water</td></tr>
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The bridge across
the little creek at the jetty has been taken away, so too has the bridge at the
foot of the waterfall. If you could get across the freezing cold waters of the
creek and find the beginning of the track, you could follow the left bank for
about 20minues that climb the ridge up to Gould’s Camp where there is the
remains of a hut that is supposed to have contained a piano or so the story
goes. This track is known as the Sir John’s Fall Track and continues further up
the ridge (some 800ft of altitude) then down again to rejoin the Gordon River a
couple of miles above the Franklin River junction. In this general area there
is supposed to be a living Huon Pine from which core samples have been taken
showing it is at least 4000 years old. I was content with the walk to the
falls, to sit on the on the walkway and listen to the sound of nature.</div>
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Steve and Kerrin
lifted and carried their light dinghy (with motor taken off) up the duckboards
and along the falls walkway to then lift the dinghy into the creek’s cold water.
They hopped in and rowed the dingy up to the fast flowing waterfall, catching
Kerrin with the splash of the cold water; she let out a loud squeal. Haha!<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Conquering Big Eddy:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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We stayed in this
area for three day and even took our dinghy up the deep-water rapids or step
ups called Big Eddy further upstream, stepping up the river for a meter or more.
Steve and Kerrin were able to get their dinghy which was lighter and smaller
than our dinghy and they weighed lighter than MrJ and me, all the way up to the
Franklin River by carrying their dinghy over some of the very shallow rapids up
further. I was happy just to be able to experience the mighty force of the one
rapid. It was scary at the time (occasional I had my eyes closed) but rather
funny afterwards when I thought about our trip. Upon entering the rapids our
dinghy slowed right down with the rushing currents. At times we were weaving
back and forth and we even went backwards at some stage. It took a good
10minutes but MrJ got us through. The trip back was like lightning fast as we
were being taken along with the fast flowing current.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Warners Landing</b> was built by the Hydro Electric Commission as the base for the
construction work on the infamous and ill-fated Gordon-Below-Franklin-Dam. It
was the site of the second round of the No Dams protest in the 1970’s and early
1980’s. The first round was the lost battle to save the original Pedder Lake
some years earlier.<br />
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MrJ and I took our
dinghy alongside this wharf to scramble up the side to get ashore hoping to
explore the clearing at the top. The first clearing was a bog-wash with soggy,
watery, swampy ground underfoot. With every step that I tried to take the boggy
ground would suck my shoes under and nearly suck them clean off my cold wet
feet. We decided that is was best not to go any further, we returned to our
dinghy and motored across the river back to the jetty and the dry warmth of AR
as our side of the river was catching the warm sunshine.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cruising the Gordon River, Tasmania</td></tr>
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(<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Acknowledgement - photos taken by Kerrin: <span style="text-align: center;">the Gordon River - passage upstream & </span><span style="text-align: center;">AR in the fog.</span></span><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"> )</span></div>
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nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-11886160844062633462014-02-08T20:55:00.001+10:002014-02-08T20:55:06.404+10:00Tasmania - Down the West Coast – Into Hell’s Gate<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">when the waters are still in Macquarie Harbour - out from Strahan</td></tr>
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<b>Tasmania - Down the West Coast – Into Hell’s Gate<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Sunday 26<sup>th</sup> Jan 2014:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MrJ at rest and play</td></tr>
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From Hunter Island we
(Alana Rose following Rhapsody) motor-sailed all through that day and on into
the night. In the early part of the following morning we arrived at Hell’s
Gate, the narrow entrance to Macquarie Harbour. During the wee hours of the
morning, about 0200hs (on my watch – how surprising), I could see the nav
lights of Rhapsody in front and the blinking of the beacon on Cape Sorell which
told me that we were not too far away. With very little wind I was using one
motor and no sails, making around 5knots. Steve decided to slow down, Rhapsody came
to a quick halt in front and I was looking at running into him so I made a
quick turn a few degrees to the port, while keeping a close look-out in the
dark. My next step was to wake MrJ, get him on deck to make the decision as far
as what plan of action to take from there. After all he is the Skipper! MrJ
took AR round in a big circle landing her further away and more out to sea.
There we put out a small handkerchief of genoa and cut the motor to bring out
speed back to 3knots. This then slowed AR down. MrJ stayed at the helm to get
us through Hell’s Gate at first light in calm conditions.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">0400hs - heading for Hell's Gate - lighthouse on the left, Rhapsody's masthead light on the right</td></tr>
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Once through the
Gate the waterway opened up to a massive span of water, Macquarie Harbour where
with no wind the morning colours reflected across the sky and in the glassy water.
Both boats headed for the anchorage off Strahan in Risby Cove
(S42’09.291/E145’19.872). By this time the NE wind had freshened but we were
not too concerned as we thought we were in a safe anchorage (or were we?).
After a feed and a shower MrJ and I caught up on some sleep. It was lunch time
before we got ashore.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we were blessed with calm waters inside Macquarie Harbour</td></tr>
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<b>Macquarie Harbour</b> is one of the notable Tasmanian harbours with the pretty tourist village
of Strahan at its N extremity and some nice cruising grounds in its S. The S half
of the harbour is in the SW Wilderness World heritage Area and part of this
area includes the Gordon River.</div>
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is the entrance to Macquarie Harbour with a convict built West Breakwall with
Pilot Bay on the outside. In Pilot Bay is where the big old ships used to be
anchored down in foul weather while waiting to be towed into the harbour. Yes,
towed! The wooden long boats would tow every ship through the entrance by means
of rowing. Very fit strong oarsmen in those days! Or kedge the ships by mean of
putting the anchor in the rowboats taking the anchor ahead of the ship, drop
the anchor over the side then the prisoners aboard the ship to man the capstan
to pull the ship forward by winching in the anchor rode. No motors or any
electrics back in the 1800’s!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Island to Port. Once through there is another lighthouse on Bonnet Island and a
rock training wall to STB. Then you are in the 4n/m Kelly Channel from which
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<b>Strahan</b> is a
harbour-side village with quaint old buildings that have been revamped to
become pretty tourist town with some old building date back to the mining and timber
boom time in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century. Strahan is nestled on the northern
shores of Macquarie Harbour on the edge of the Tasmanian Wilderness World
Heritage Area. From Strahan boat cruises and plane flights provide a remarkable
journey into the pristine temperate rainforests of the Gordon River. MrJ and I
did the trip in our own boat AR.<o:p></o:p></div>
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MrJ and I spent only
one night anchor off Strahan. The day that we had arrived, after our sleep, we
went ashore to look around and have some lunch. The tourist information centre
still runs the weekend play The Ship that Never Was. MrJ and I saw this play
back in 1998 when we were last in Tasmania.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the hill we had to walk up to get the fuel</td></tr>
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On our second morning
at Strahan we had decided to go ashore in the early morning to get some fuel in
our jerries before heading out at lunchtime. But AR had other things in mind –
she decided to take off without us before we had walked down the hill from the
service station. Both MrJ and I nearly had a heart attack upon reaching the
jetty when we saw that AR was across the harbour heading for the shallows.
Terror filled my thoughts!<o:p></o:p></div>
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By the time we had
climbed into the dinghy loaded our jerries and made our way across the harbour
AR’s STB keel was sitting in the soft mud bank on the other side. With a bit of
a play with the engines and anchor chain we were able to wiggle her off and be
on our way. We lifted the dinghy once AR was in the middle of the bay and then
sailed down Macquarie Harbour with a fresh nor-easter filling the genoa. All
the way down the harbour we had sight of the very conspicuous Mt Sorell to our
left and passed several trout fish farms on the right. Our first anchorage was
in Kelly Basin, a pretty spot surrounded by high hill, thick forests and Mt
Sorel. The fresh winds did not settle till well into the evening.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a rough day on Macquarie Harbour - Mt Sorell dominates the scenery</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunset in Kelly Basin</td></tr>
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<b>Kelly Basin</b>
was once the site of Pillinger, an old mining boom-town of the late 19<sup>th</sup>
century. Unlike Strahan it only survived for a decade or so until the
London-based owner of the mining company died and the company was taken over by
the Mt Lyell Company based in Queenstown and Strahan. In Kelly basin there is a
ruined jetty on the NW shore with what is left of the old shunting yards and an
old railway line.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all that is left of the old jetty at Pillinger.<br />Pillinger is an
abandoned port and townsite in Kelly Basin, on the south eastern side of
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nauticalnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096539850091643228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401820670250234653.post-67105682354257604552014-02-08T15:13:00.000+10:002014-02-08T15:13:26.870+10:00Tasmania - Sailing West<br />
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<b>Thursday 23<sup>rd</sup>
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It was very early on the Mersey River when Alana Rose and
Rhapsody slipped their lines to quietly sail away. We were heading west once
more, west along the northern coastline to the Stanley Boat Harbour
(S40’46.071/E145’18.101) the lay beneath the Nut at Stanley. The morning was
dark as night; the waters were silent and still. The first thing to catch my
eye was the smooth wings of a great Shy Albatross in flight, soaring across the
seas. This magnificent sea bird was to follow us all the way to Stanley.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Nut & Stanley, as seen from inland</td></tr>
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<b>Stanley</b> is the
second largest town, second to Smithton, on the north-west coast of Tasmania. What
I liked best about the town was the friendliness of the people and the perfectly preserved colonial buildings now restored
and made into quaint cafes, shops and quality B&B cottages that all
sheltered in the imposing shadow of the Nut a very distinctive landmark, of
course. The Nut with its steep sides rising 150 metres straight up from the
water's edge with an immense flat top is an old volcanic plug which was discovered
by the explorers Bass and Flinders in 1798, who named it Circular Head.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The first morning in
the boat harbour Steve off Rhapsody went for a run up the Nut via a steep track
which I chose not to even walk (big sooky la-la that I am) and most tourists
took the chairlift.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You can take a
history tour through Stanley's streets, lined with quaint stone cottages dating
back to the town's early days when it hosted the headquarters of the Van
Diemen's Land Company. In 1825 the Van Diemen's Land Company was granted
land in north-western Van Diemen's Land, including the Stanley area. Employees
of the company from England settled in the area in October 1826. It was named
after Lord Stanley, the British Secretary of State for War and Colonies in
the 1830s and 1840s, who later had three terms of office as British Prime
Minster.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">breakfast at Moby Dicks</td></tr>
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A port opened in
1827 and the first school opened in 1841. The Post Office opened on 1 July
1845; it was known as Circular Head until 1882. In 1880 the first coach
service between Stanley and Burnie was established. In 1936 a submarine
telephone cable was put through from Apollo Bay in Victoria on the
mainland to Stanley. It provided the first telephone service to Tasmania.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Today Stanley is a
tourist destination and the main fishing port on the north-west coast of
Tasmania. The family owner fishing company Hursey’s have been operating out of
the Stanley Boat Harbour for many generations.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunrise from the marina</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the wall</td></tr>
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The first night in
the boat harbour both boats, Alana Rose and Rhapsody, had been put on the main
wharf wall by Les who worked for TAS Transport. He stated that the southern end
of the wall was the best place to be. What a lot of crock! MrJ and I put out
lots of fenders and our fender-boards to protect AR’s hull from getting bashed
on the old wooden wall. That evening all was well, well enough to have
sundowners onboard. We had invited Steve and Kerrin over for a couple of quiet
refreshments. Three hours later they went home!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Steve was born in
Pommy Land; he had served in the British Army, he then moved to New Zealand and
joined the NZ Army. I believe he held the rank of a Captain and holds duel
passports. Really nice fella; never outspoken but has strong beliefs, very fit,
exercises every day. Kerrin was born in Germany, on an island in the Baltic
Sea. Kerrin tells me that she is Friesian; a lovely lady with a gentle nature,
a great sense of humour and a beautiful smile. Kerrin is also a camera buff. It
is good to have some female company for a change.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AR in the fishing pen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fishing boat leaving at dawn</td></tr>
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On our second days
stay in the boat harbour the winds freshened somewhat terribly from the SW,
bringing the swell and fetch right through the harbour opening. One of the
fishermen came over to suggest that we move into the empty pens over the ways
that were used regularly by the fishing boats. The occupants were out and not
expected back that night. After our chat I introduced us, the fisherman introduced
himself as Jim Hursey. It was then all touch and go to manoeuvre our boats
across the harbour. I never did get to thank Jim properly as by the time we had
settled into our new berth, Jim had left the harbour. The next morning I saw
him waving from one of the fishing boats as it left the harbour on sunrise.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To the NW of the
town of Stanley is a lush farming region named Highfield where we had visited
the week before with Glen and Anne on one of our many road-trip around
Tasmania. From Highfield you can view the picturesque little town with The Nut
in the background.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">leaving Stanley</td></tr>
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<b>Saturday 25<sup>th</sup> Jan 2014</b>:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a limestone coast - Shepherd's Bay Hunter Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sailing towards Cape Grim</td></tr>
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turn to be leaving Stanley Boat Harbour but not at dawn. The wind and seas had
settled, we ate a hardy breakfast and then set sail for Shepherds Bay
(S40’28.352/E144’47.541) on <b>Hunter Island</b>, part of the Fleurieu Group
(Hunter Group) of islands on the NW tip of Tasmania. There are strong tides and
currents in the Hope Passage/channel between Hunter and Three hummock Islands,
anything from 2-4 knots that can cause overfalls and rips when the tide is
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rough ride between Hunter and Bird Islands </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cape Grim</td></tr>
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If the weather is anything but settled all the anchorages can be
a bit rolly or swelly. We had picked a good weather window to anchor with and
got the tides pretty right when we left the next morning through the passage to
the south between Hunter and Bird Islands, sometimes called Bird Island
Passage. The current in this passage flows W and you need to be at the top half
of the tide – approx 30mins after Stanley. In strong westerly weather the W
currents can cause a dangerous rip to form on the seaward side of Bird Island.
In any condition it is best to heed what the guide book says.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">last phone call out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hope you had a <b>Happy Australia Day</b></td></tr>
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