Sea Day - Indian Ocean
2 декабря 2024 г., Indian Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Getting used to these sea days and loving the chilled feel. Today the Christmas decorations have started to go up. They are different to last years.
Today we had Australian Border Force onboard doingЧитать далее
Sailing into Broome, WA
3 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
The skies are blue, the water turquoise; it’s hot but no wind. The temp is forecast for 37C. The jetty at the port is so long to make up for the enormous range of tides in this part of northernЧитать далее
Christmas Decorations on Westerdam
3 декабря 2024 г., Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
While at sea, they continue working on the Christmas decorations throughout the ship. All the public areas are now decorated. At 8:30, the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony takes place. By the time weЧитать далее
Broome, WA
3 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
There are a lot of shuttles going into town but the turn-around is slow. I wait for more than 2 hours to get ashore but I give up at 3:30pm. We need to be back on board by 6:30 and, with the slownessЧитать далее
Exmouth, WA
5 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
Today was to be Exmouth but the high winds and wave height does not make tendering safe, so we will not be going ashore today. We will instead be heading for sea after we get maritimeЧитать далее
North West Cape
5 декабря 2024 г., Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
As we leave Exmouth Bay, we have a great view of the North West Cape Naval Communications Base. There are 13 radio towers set around a central tower that stands for than 350m tall. All haveЧитать далее
Sailing into Geraldton, WA
7 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
A bustling town of about 38,000 people, it’s the service centre for the Midwest and wheatbelt of WA. We are docked in the commercial port among huge wheat silos.
Yamaji Country
7 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Geraldton is the land of the Yamadji people
Modern Day Wrecks from WW2
7 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
HMAS Sydney II and the German, HSK Kormoran went into battle in the Indian Ocean off the WA coast on 19 November 1941. Sydney’s entire crew of 645 was lost and this still remains Australia’s worstЧитать далее
The Wreck of the Batavia
7 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
The Batavia Story
On 4 June 1629 the Batavia was shipwrecked on Morning Reef in the Wallabi Group of the Houtman Abrolhos islands. Commander Francisco Pelsaert and select crew set off in the ship’sЧитать далее
The Zuyptdorp Wreck
7 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
The Dutch East India ship, the Zuyptdorp, was lost without trace in 1712.
The wreck was found in 1926-27 by families working in the area.
They found coins dated 1711, bottle fragments, a timberЧитать далее
Museum of Geraldton
7 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
The Geraldton area and its surrounding islands have a rich diversity of ecology.
In Geraldton
7 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
Mini lighthouse replicas are at each roundabout. A bustling, friendly town with a beautiful foreshore and a proud maritime history. Some beautiful old buildings in the Main Street have been wellЧитать далее
Geraldton Foreshore
7 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
The foreshore park and beach is just beautiful with lots of trees, places to sit and activities galore along a white sandy beach.
A Working Port
7 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Docked right next to those enormous grain silos, we get a close look at how the wheat comes in, is stored before it ships out.
Sail away Geraldton
7 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Sailing into Fremantle
8 декабря 2024 г., Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
After a few days of heavy sea conditions and wind, we are into Fremantle and staying overnight.
Cottesloe Beach
8 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
One of Perth’s most iconic beaches, known as “Cott”, this beach is known for its clear water, white sand and shady Norfolk Island Pines. From October to March, an eco-shark barrier protectsЧитать далее
Kings Park, Perth WA
8 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Kings Park is 400 hectares of grassed parkland, botanical gardens and natural bush on Mt Eliza. It was officially opened in 1895. There are several memorials in this park but the biggest is the StateЧитать далее
Swan River Cruise
8 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Picked up a Swan River cruise back to Fremantle. Unbelievable number of boats on this river. It’s a beautiful sunny day and the sailors are out competing and families picnicking on the river beaches.
WA Maritime Museum
8 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Perched on the edge of the Indian Ocean, the WA Maritime Museum is symbolic of Fremantle’s past, present and future as a coastal city and port. There are significant historic objects and vesselsЧитать далее
Australia II
8 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
The museum is home to the iconic yacht, Australia II, which made history in 1983 when it won the America’s Cup and ended the New York Yacht Club’s 132-year reign.
Parry Endeavour
8 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Parry Endeavour – the vessel that carried solo yachtsman Jon Sanders on an epic voyage around the globe not once, but three times non-stop!
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WA Shipwrecks Museum
8 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Is recognised as the foremost maritime archaeology museum in the Southern Hemisphere.
It is housed in an 1850’s era Commissariat building which has been restored. It houses hundreds of relics fromЧитать далее
Relics from the Batavia
8 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
In the 1600s the Dutch-owned, Batavia, was shipwrecked off what eventually became known as Western Australia.
More than 100 people died in the grounding but the carnage didn’t end there.
WhatЧитать далее