Brisbane

We are in Australia!!!

We arrived on the 18th after a pleasant passage form New Caledonia, mostls mellow with two days of 25-30 knots which made for fast sailing. We ended up sailing around Moreton Bay off brisbane for 24 hours since check in on a Sunday is $700 in overtime.


Jumping through hoops for the importation process and making a few changes to comply with Australian regulations. Also madly packing and cleaning and painting.

In a week we pick up a camper van for the trip down to Sydney and hopefully to see a bit of the countryside.

New Caledonia

Just had a lightning visit to New Caledonia and it was wonderful. Highlights were Beaufort at 40€/kg and a drive around the south part of the Island with a hike in a National Park.Red soil and clear streams. Lots of Nickel mining.

We had a rough Pasage here, but it was the first time in 3 000 miles that we had wind directly on the nose so we can't really complain. We leave for Brisbane in an hour or so.