Mandurah – Christmas lights December 2023 Ioana, 21 decembrie 202329 iunie 2025 It has become a bit of a ritual for us to go to Mandurah in December to see the Christmas lights. The locals put a lot of effort in and every year there is something new, something different. The town itself has some interesting murals. One year on, the Giants… Continue Reading
Total Sun eclipse cruise Fremantle to Exmouth and back Ioana, 25 noiembrie 202323 mai 2025 We had seen one previous total sun eclipse – back in 1999 in the Parâng Mountains in Romania – and the experience was quite extraordinary, so were very keen to relive it and see the total sun eclipse in April 2023. We left it for too late to book accommodation… Continue Reading
RPYC power season opening day April 2023 Ioana, 22 noiembrie 20235 septembrie 2024 We took part in the power season opening day at RPYC for the first time this year. The atmosphere was amazing and many skippers (and their helpers) made quite an effort to decorate their boats. The theme was 1920s. Continue Reading
Mandurah December 2021 Ioana, 21 noiembrie 202329 iulie 2025 A few years ago we started going to Mandurah in December to see the Christmas lights. The locals make a huge effort and it is quite a show with a very special atmosphere. We usually hire a house on the canals and often have curious visitors who come to say… Continue Reading
Hawkesbury River Ioana, 9 noiembrie 20238 iulie 2025 We had a very short holiday in Pittwater, north of Sydney, and hired a boat to explore Hawkesbury River. Pittwater is an estuary south of Broken Bay and the entrance of the Hawkesbury River into it. We left from Gibson Marina down Pittwater, around Scotland Island and turned left at… Continue Reading