Best of Sydney

We loved Sydney. After sailing there for the holidays, it was hard to leave. What started as a month long visit became a wonderful two month stay. I miss the city’s clean streets, happy residents, busy bars and restaurants, excellent museums, and fun festivals. The best of Sydney ranges from cool music venues to funky neighborhoods to free art galleries and beautiful hikes.

Best Anchorage: Glebe Bay

My list of the best of Sydney wouldn’t be complete without talking about where we spent most of our time on the boat. Sydney has a lot of great anchorages, and it’s easy to move around as long as you avoid the ferries. You can anchor somewhere for great beaches and elsewhere for the fireworks. For us, the most convenient bay for shops and sightseeing was Glebe, which has three anchorages.

Glebe, Blackwattle and Rozelle were great anchorages for the selection of safe and convenient dinghy docks. We had dinghy parking at the fish market, the ferry dock, or Rozelle Bay park, giving us access to multiple shops, restaurants, and transit lines.

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The Worst Wave

We’ve been through a lot in our six years living on our boat. Between Sava and Go, we’ve lost our autopilot, torn sails, and dragged anchor. Those problems pale in comparison to our latest incident. The worst wave we’ve ever been hit by crashed into the bow of our boat and smashed our forward facing windows. Our boat flooded and soaked everything with salt water, us and Domino included. We’re still drying out and we don’t know what’s next.

We Got Hit by the Worst Wave

Since returning from Tasmania, we started making our way north, hoping to get back to some of our favorite parts of Queensland and see new ones. Well, we exited a bar on a pretty calm day, heading from Camden River to Port Macquarie, when a huge wave struck our boat. It was so strong it knocked out our front salon and galley windows, spewing tons of salt water into Go. Within a second, we lived through the worst disaster we’ve experienced on board in six years.

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Tasmania Road Trip

We went to Tasmania and loved it! Tassie for short, it’s a beautiful large island surrounded by many islands south of the main island of Australia. We had less than two weeks and spent 10 days of it on our Tasmania road trip. Here’s where we went and what we loved!

Why Do a Tasmania Road Trip

Tasmania is the 26th largest island on Earth, about 1/2 the size of England and the same size as West Virginia. It is known for its diverse wildlife, natural beauty, and for having the cleanest air in the world. We also noticed Tasmania’s delicious fresh seafood and produce, extensive craft beer and wine scene, and a relaxed and fun lifestyle.

Tassie is located in the Roaring 40s, notorious to sailors for strong winds and big waves that damage ships. Now you understand why we didn’t sail. Over 26,000sq miles, Tassie’s compact size means a road trip is an ideal way to see Australia’s smallest state.

Tasmania Road Trip view farm and sky
View from the car on our Tassie road trip
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