Christmas is coming

Whimsey is still in Mooloolaba and receiving visitors from all over the world. We have had all of Erin's sisters here this year which is a first. Fiona was here in August and Catherine and Bithia and their families have been with us over the past two weeks. Not all of Catherine's family though, Ashley and Shane are back in the cold in England. We are enjoing Mooloolaba and hope to be here for a while longer. A very merry Christmas to all our friends and family.

Mooloolaba Wharf

Is a cross between Brighton Pier and the Florida Canals...

Mooloolaba

We have finally arrived in Mooloolaba - a quiet overnight sail from Fraser Island. So far we are thinking that this is a really nice place so we might stay a while.....

Whimsey snug in Tin Can Bay

As there was a Tsunami warning for the Australian coast last night just thought we'd put a quick note to say that we are snug and warm in Tin Can Bay - well away from the coast so safe and sound.

Tin Can Bay - Queensland

Erin feeding dolphins and Sean by the water tower. Tin Can Bay is lovely, calm and sunny at the moment and the natives are all very friendly. We even managed to come second in the trivia with help from Alan, Karen and Julian.

Heading south

We are sitting in the Bundeburg river getting ready to head south - but not far. We will cruise Hervey Bay and the Great Sandy Straits, hoping to see plenty of whales, and then down to Mooloolaba where Fiona (Erin's sister) hopefully will join us for a while.

Look out for the whale pics.

Bundeburg Show

Right place, right time. We've been experiencing rural Auz and loving it!! The Bundy show included pig racing - too much fun - and our first rodeo. We are enjoying sitting in the Bundy River - fixing stuff and getting organised while the weather settles down.

Leaving Hervey Bay

This weekend Whimsey will head out of the marina and out to Fraser Island to anchor again. The weather has been beautiful for the last few weeks and we are looking forward to sitting out in a peaceful anchorage. From there we will head back north to Bundeburg to extend our cruising permit so that we can continue to explore Auz for a while longer.

St Patricks Day 2009

This year after 20 years of Sean requesting there was boxty on the pan on St Patricks Day. We had a lovely little celebration in the Great Sandy Straits Marina in Hervey Bay.

Snow in London

We have had a brief - but very cold - stay in London but are now back on Whimsey in Hervey Bay.

The weather has not been much on our side so far this year but as I look out of the window today we have clear blue skies.

Ireland

For family reasons we are heading to Ireland for January.

Christmas in Sydney

We have flown to Sydney to spend Christmas and New Year with our Whanau (family and friends). Seans cousin and neighbour Joanne is backpacking in Auz and we met up at the Rocks. This christmas tree is made out of chairs given by the community.