Posts In June 29, 2015
Our next stop after the Mitchell River was the Hunter River. While we were excited to see a crocodile or two in the previous rivers, here we pretty much lost count of the crocodile sightings. We passed one that was rearing out of the water to smash its catch against the shore, and captured video…
We made an overnight run from the King George River to the Mitchell River. We didn’t need to run overnight as there are plenty of anchorage on the way. But we’re moving quickly to visit the rivers as early as possible since their flow will slowly be diminishing in the dry season. We’ll coastal-cruise on…
We loved the Berkeley River, but the King George was even more spectacular. A narrow gorge leads from about halfway into the river to twin several-hundred-foot waterfalls at the head. The water is deep enough in front of both falls to bring the boat up fairly close, and we had just enough swing room to…
After an overnight run from Darwin across the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, we spent three nights in the Berkeley River. This was our first time in Western Australia’s famed Kimberley region and it definitely is one of our top ten destinations ever. The scenery was incredible, and we saw our first crocodiles in the wild. Traveling…
From Cape York we ran 750 miles over 4 days direct to Darwin in the Northern Territory. The first day or so through the Gulf of Carpentaria was surprisingly rough with strong tidal currents opposing the southeasterly trade winds. The winds were a little bit stronger then normal running in the 20-30kt range. Conditions eventually…
Cape York is the northernmost point in mainland Australia. When we arrived there a few days after leaving Lizard Island, we crossed 10°40′ south, just ten degrees short of the equator. We haven’t been this far north since the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia two years ago. And we likely won’t be again until we…