January 2021 - General

EP Civil busted off the tip of their drill going into solid granite. SA Power installing the power to Brad's block our neighbour who is building behind Nev. and Marg.

Busted tip still in the hole, no getting that out. Took 2 days what with hard rock and a busted tip to repair. 

Our changing sky line - 3 weeks later, don't even notice it now 

Block tree lopping. 

Timber!

Notice the difference in our sky line. 

Still a couple to go along the front of the block.

Getting cheeky, just finished using the BBQ 

Local bay fishing trip with million $ houses along the foreshore. Sue managed to hook a Yellow Tail King Fish - excellent table fish

One of the bigger grain ships to load at 230 meters.

Over to our 3 neighbours for a BBQ - feed em' MEAT!

Texas quietly taking it all in.

We are surrounded by KID'S. Oh, we did have some greens. 

Loud!

 

One & All - Sailing ship still visits Port Lincoln for cancelled Tunarama

 STV ‘One and All’ was built by W.G. Porter & Son Pty Ltd at North Haven South Australia with the assistance of a team of enthusiastic volunteers. Although based on the original rig of an l850’s brigantine, the ‘One and All’ is not a replica, being constructed of timber to the modern standards of the AMSA.

STV ‘One and All’ is owned by the South Australian Government for and on behalf of the people of South Australia.

COMMISSIONED: 5 April, 1987

TYPE OF VESSEL: Brigantine

CONSTRUCTION: Timber-carvel built with a clipper stem and counter stern.

We are off on a 'Sunset' cruise - the photo's tell the story.

Measurements

Length overall: 42.68m

On Deck: 30.05m

Waterline: 26.05

Beam: 8.20m

Draught: (boards up):2.85m (boards down):3.96

Sail area:581sq m

Height of main mast:27m

Tonnage: 207 

Gross: 121

Nett: 26 

Mast: 2 (main and fore)

Sails: 12 (flying, outer andinner jibs,fore,main,nock and main topsails,fore course, lower and upper topsails,mainsail, and main (or gaff) top sail)

What an era it must have been to sail the high sea's in the 'WINDJAMMERS'

Out of the Festive Season Mayhem!

The town is going nut's, with locals unable to get their favourite beverage in 2 minute's, 

let alone get a table. 

What's this we have line up and wait!!

Yep! it's tourist time of the year and it's local travel only no Bali, Thailand or any where else overseas for the foreseeable future.

We have our FESTIVE cake onboard and off to find a quite beach somewhere.

Here's a quite beach north of Tumby Bay

Camp soon set up, and back home 80k's to pick up our tinnie. 

Off to check out the lay of the ocean

A double header off the beach

A couple of good feeds

Home for a load of WATER!

A trip back down the coast and encountered SHARK ROCK!

Deckie ready to go and land fish

One cooked crab for lunch

Water transfer in progress

Our out door shade and indoors when the flies move-in

A few squid for food and bait

Local's looking for a feed

Enough water to retrieve our tinnie

Good to go!!

Slim pickings over 2 days - Hey! it a feed or two.

25th Festive cake followed by 

Lamb loin chops, mash and roast veg 

1st day out of ten that we have no WIND!

Check out the size differential - 36 and 42cm

Chook and TJ made the trip up the coast 

in their 4.8 run about.

These guys are optimistic - came complete with fish cleaning sink just incase 

Watch your teeth on the Crackle!

Dig in!

Another calm morning

Trip into town for supplies and WATER. 

The front block has started to lop the trees. 

Low tide - .019mtr

Max on tour with Chook

Squid with fried garlic - yum! 

One of our Seven Sisters favourites 

Neat orchid up in the sand hills

The WIND, and more wind, will not let up and more coming, 25 days and off home for awhile.

Hooked up and good to go, drop by 

Tumby Bay @ Curtis for a wash down.

Gazebo bent and buckled and abandon in the sand hills - home to salvage parts.

Soon put to good use supporting our over loaded apple tree. 

Till next time - CHEERS