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Wishbone Reef 2011/2020
We are about to cast off for our 2020 cruise north to Wishbone reef 🙂 I recall watching two Nudibranchs (Nembrotha Kukaryana) cavorting in 5m of water. Wicked lovers one day and still at it the next. Nudibranchs being hermaphrodites are both male and female. Note the blue genitalia on their front right. The image…
Read MoreAshmore Reef QLD – cruising 2011/2018
Ashmore Reef is a large Atoll 23nm east from the GBR and not far from its end point coming from Australia. Being so isolated it has a certain adventurous feel about it. In 2011 we cruised east from Masig Island in the Torres Strait, entering the Coral Sea via the rather…
Read MoreLawadi PNG 2017
Diving around Lawadi Here, within just 500 meters the marine diversity is mind-blowing. Perhaps the most famous muck diving available anywhere in the world, a short ride in our dinghy to a magnificent coral garden, or drift among underwater mountain peaks spiralling up from the abyss. All this in clear, warm…
Read MoreEast Cape PNG 2018
We enjoyed returning to Milne bay’s East Cape in 2017. This time we had an additional crew member, Al a native PNG diving guide. Our mission was to: find some new diving locations, locate and photograph the iconic Pygmy Seahorse, and could we find that undiscovered shipwreck near Nuakata?. Well, the first two items…
Read MoreSailing Antarctica 2018
A woman’s world…by Sylvie Jambu Sailing Antarctica What does a girl do when the captain takes a boys break. —— “Go sailing Antarctica of course”. …
Read MorePhotographing Kana Kopi PNG… 2017
We relish our nature photography most when we find new places, and get to interpret them our way. Kana kopi bay is a picturesque anchorage tucked in-between tall mountains at the entrance to Milne Bay, a peaceful stopover on the way to Alotau the capital of the Western province of Papua New…
Read MoreMilne Bay PNG cruising adventure- october – December 2017
Milne Bay PNG here we come. Our getting to PNG Plan From Cairns we stoll up behind the shelter of the Ribbon Reefs, jump across to Osprey Reef for a brief rest, then two days of crappy beam on seas to PNG. We will land at Samari to the south of Milne bay proper, before…
Read MoreMarion Reef … Coral Sea
Getting under Marion’s skirt. Marion Reef is 400km east of the Whitsunday coast, its 40km long by 20km wide, dominated by a deep lagoon and surrounded by very clear waters. It is a perfect horseshoe shape with three barren sand cays that help to provide shelter from the persistent SE trade winds. The trip can…
Read MoreLearning to be Reef Rats…August 2017
We love to cruise to isolated reef areas of the Australian NE coast: experience nature on pristine islets, dive into clear waters, sip wine at sunset, & enjoy the simple pleasures away from civilization. Does that sound like idealistic dreaming or a fantasy from a tourist brochure? Well, of course, it hasn’t always gone…
Read MoreOur playground in Australia - the Coral Sea, Great Barrier Reef and beyond...
Onboard our catamaran Flashdance we explore the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea in Queensland, Australia. Our destination posts include useful information for cruising and enjoying this beautiful natural playground.
Click the FNQ ( far north Queensland) map to get a bigger view of our playground.