Meander

Our adventures on the high seas and other places

29 October 2011 | Bundaberg Cruising Yacht Club
16 April 2011 | Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia
14 April 2011 | Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Australia
08 December 2010 | Brisbane Airport
27 November 2010 | Eastern Creek Quarantine Facility, Sydney
19 November 2010
19 November 2010 | Eastern Creek Quarantine Facility, Sydney
12 November 2010 | Mooloolaba River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast
08 November 2010 | Back in Bundy
07 November 2010 | Eastern Creek Quarantine Facility, Sydney
02 November 2010 | Bundaberg Yacht Club
01 November 2010 | Bald Knob
29 October 2010 | kennelled in Vanuatu
24 October 2010 | Bundaberg, Australia
23 October 2010 | Distance to Bundaberg - 125 nm
22 October 2010 | Distance to Bundaberg - 240 nm
21 October 2010 | Distance to Bundaberg - 370 nm
20 October 2010 | Distance to Bundaberg 477 nm
19 October 2010 | Distance to Bundaberg - 600 nm
18 October 2010 | Distance to Bundaberg - 680 NM

Landfall at last

11 October 2009 | Cabo de Palos, mainland Spain
Fine, clear and settled
Since leaving Ibiza we've had a very comfortable run doing our overnight run and knocking over 140 nautical miles. There was little or no wind so our pace was slow but comfortable and we motored most of the way....seems like we've motored a lot since leaving Greece back in August. We were duding along yesterday and Ray spotted a disturbance out in the water on the port side and there was swordfish launching itself out of the water. It was quite a show and of course, despite all my efforts I didn't get a pic of it...then of course it went. A huge pod of dolphins passed us some distance off and Milo was beside himself with excitement, despite his sore shoulder. As we neared the coast, about 20 nautical miles off, we started to encounter a huge amount of debris, mainly a heap of bamboo but including several whole huge trees that were afloat just under the waterline. Very dangerous...wouldn't want to run into one of those in the dark. We arrived at around 4.30 pm this afternoon here at the anchorage and put the pick down for the night. First priority was walking Milo of course...he was absolutely desperate to go ashore. Sam and I went looking for fresh milk and bread but, being Domingo (Sunday), nothing was open.
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Vessel Name: Meander
Vessel Make/Model: Prout Escale 39
Hailing Port: Mooloolaba, Australia
Crew: Ray Jack, Julie Fullerton (First Mate) & Sam Jack (Crew)
About:
We left Australia on April 29, 2007 to start our 'cruising the world' adventure with an attitude that life's too short and waiting until retirement might mean the adventure never happens. Sam turned 15 this year and we hope these travels will stay with him for life...in a good way. [...]
Extra:
Also travelling with us is our Shih Tsu Milo, a seasoned boat dog all the way from Australia and an avid fisherman. He's always the most enthusiastic when we land a fish or when the bait net is cast. Actually, he's even enthusiastic when we haven't caught anything. He adores dolphins and runs like [...]

Bringing her home

Who: Ray Jack, Julie Fullerton (First Mate) & Sam Jack (Crew)
Port: Mooloolaba, Australia