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Double hook up Nannygai fishing Cairns to Cooktown

Fishing Cairns to Cooktown

We are finally heading north and fishing Cairns to Cooktown on the way! After leaving Cairns and steaming through the night (to about 2am), we ...
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Exhausted after fixing the boat bad luck

Boat bad luck be gone as we head north!

Desperate times call for desperate measures as we try and get rid of our boat bad luck! Karen does a smoking ceremony and buys a ...
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Fishing off Cairns during Mood Swings repair

While the split water tank repair continues on Mood Swings, we decided to amuse ourselves fishing off Cairns. The tank repair was quite problematic (as ...
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Major boat repair and diamond challenge

When it comes to big issues like a major boat repair – leave it to the woman! After learning of our split water tank, we ...
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Checking boat plans for removal of split water tank.

Is there a split water tank on the big boat?

Is it a split water tank or just a corroded sender unit? After filling the water tank and about to cast off the ropes, Ryan ...
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Boat issues in Townsville

Until now we were blissfully unaware of the serious boat issues we were about to uncover. We thought we were stopping over in Townsville install ...
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Townsville marina stopover

Townsville Marina was our next port of call on our way from Cairns to the Swain Reefs. And since Townsville is my home town, also ...
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Spectacular storms at the Palm Islands

Cruising the Palm Islands – Storms at Fantome

Cruising the Palm Islands on our way to the Swain reefs, we encountered some serious storms. Mostly because travelling in a La Nina event was ...
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A skippers job is never over – Hinchinbrook to Palm Island leg.

Cruising from Hinchinbrook to Palm Island our journey continues… You may recall last episode we were stuck in spectacular barra mecca Hinchinbrook Island, awaiting a ...
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Sunset at Cardwell

Boat issues in Cardwell – Cairns to Hinchinbrook Island leg.

We didn’t get far!  Boat issues in Cardwell have us stuck in Hinchinbrook island for the night! We knew crusing the Queensland coast in our ...
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Cruising the Queensland Coast – Departure Day

Cruising the Queensland Coast in our motor boat Mood Swings begins! Exhausted from all the prep and the last minute push to finish our latest ...
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Preparing for an ocean voyage – South to the Swains

Preparing for an ocean voyage can be a mission, as we also have to prep the things we are leaving behind. Like cars and house ...
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