Scott's Various Sh*t
Sailing Australia 2007

Susan and I are set to go back to Australia on May 29th for more sailing adventures. So, I’ve renamed

Well, it’s down to the wire. I haven’t started packing yet! I’ve accumulated some goodies for the boat that I

The flight to Syndey was without much distinction. Time passed more quickly as Susan rented a Digeplayer. It’s like a

Our jet lag continues and we’re up every morning very early. Today we got a very early start out of

Aloha all. We didn’t make it quite to Whitehaven, but we did make it to charming Hamilton Island. We were

When Susan was in Mackay before she visited a beach an hour away that had tame kangaroos and wallabies. They’re

Today was a very full day. We started out at Hamilton Island and got Mark from Sunsail to look at

Up early this morning we left Tongue Bay on Whitsunday Island and headed north. We made great time and got

We got up this morning and carefully moved to the marina. The engine did fine, but we sailed most of

The sun is shinning and it’s cool. About 70. That sounds whiny, right? I was expecting tropics. It is winter

Since we’re stuck in Townsville without an engine or charging system, we decided to rent a car and explore. Just

Yesterday we started the day with the Sunday Townsville Cotter’s Market. I can’t figure why it’s called that, even looking

The concept of hiking here is a bit different. We found a park about a hour north of here that

We left Townsville today around 2:15, but didn’t get far before going aground in mud. Our fatal mistake was not

We sailed all day yesterday and all last night, pulling into Cairns early this morning. So, we’re here 24+ hours

About a half an hour late, Howard arrived at the Cairns airport yesterday. His luggage came off very quickly and

Up in the mountains an hour north of Cairns, surrounded by rainforest is Kuranda Village. It’s a tourist town, but

We left Cairns yesterday with the hopes that things would get better away from the mainland. We sailed upwind easily

We arrived in Sydney last night and got to Sheraton On The Park about 10:30. We were lucky to get

Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical is a 2 1/2 hour romp of amazing costumes, energetic performances and a

Saturday was sunny and cool again. We explored the art museum and the Botanical Gardens. Flying foxes hung in the