August 26, 2014, Magnetic Island Madam Cupcake took off her socks! Must be HOT, DAMM HOT, says I. We’re in Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island (near Townsville, for those of you about to reach for the chart..). Ressie’s plumb tuckered out. We’ve logged 1500 NM this trip, raced furiously, in a […]

Gladstone, August 2nd, 2014 We go north-er. Queenslanders become, impossibly, friendlier. Land of pristine beaches, stunning inlets, glorious sunsets, fierce tides and GLADSTONE. Gute Trauer! Endless lines of ships. Coal. LNG. Alumina. Did someone hit the hyperspace button?? So – stock up, move out. Well, actually, time for a quick […]