Brisbane to Moreton Island
Staying in Brisbane offers many interesting opportunities. The walking and cycling tracks are exceptionally good and we availed ourselves of these facilities more than once. Also the cultural and entertainment venues were applenty. We took in a sculpture display at the Arts Centre and the movie “Robin Hood”. Both were very entertaining. There are many [...]
Mother’s Day on the Brisbane River
Posted by in General on May 10th, 2010
2010 Mother’s Day
A leisurely cruise up the Brisbane River with good friends and great food, what could be better. Started the day at Dockside Marina and dropped anchor just a little before the Indooroopilly Bridge. Away from the city cats which is a great service in Brisbane but make it a bit uncomfortable if you [...]
The Adventure Continues
Posted by in General on May 4th, 2010
Monday (Labour Day Holiday in Queensland) we left Blakesley anchorage this morning around 11am. The wind came up and it became uncomfortable – lots of rolling and bashing – time to go. Up anchor and off to Dunwich but it didn’t look much better there so on we went to the Brisbane River. [...]
Day 2 of our Adventure
Woke up late this morning around 6am and went ashore to go for a walk up to Tipplers Resort for a newspaper and some exercise. I left John at the Dux club house to have a chat with the caretaker while I went for another walk. Back to the boat for some breakfast then up [...]
The Owner’s Adventure
I will try to keep this blog up to date with an adventure that has been a dream for some time. The good ship Ariel was purchased in 2009 from Sydney and motored up to the Southport Yacht Club 59 hours straight through, I admit I didn’t like that trip very much however [...]