This is the tale of two landlubber computer programmers, working on IT contracts in the far corners of the world and generally living a satisfactory life, who suddenly decided to give it all up and go to sea.
Knowing nothing at all about boats, we decided to document our progress here, for the amusement and (hopefully) edification of those who may be considering a similar break. We tell it as it happens, warts and all.
Thank you for joining us.
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- Three Men on a Train: 1 – England to Germany
- Three Men on a Train: 2 – Vienna and the Orient Express
- Three Men on a Train: 3 – Budapest
- Three Men on a Train: 4 – Yugoslavia
- Three Men on a Train: 5 – Athens
- Three Men on a Train: 6 – Zakynthos
- Three Men on a Train: 7 – Pompeii and Vesuvius
- Three Men on a Train: 8 – Venice
- Three Men on a Train: 9 – Rome
- Three Men on a Train: 10 – Vatican
- Three Men on a Train: 11 – Florence and Pisa
- Three Men on a Train 12 – The Grindelwald Glacier
- Three Men on a Train: 13 – Paris and Versailles
- Scandinavia by Train: 1 – Calais to Copenhagen
- Scandinavia by Train: 2 – Vigeland Park, Oslo
- Scandinavia by Train: 3 – Oslo to Myrdal
- Scandinavia by Train: 4 – The Rallar Road
- Scandinavia by Train: 5 – The long haul to the Arctic Circle
- Coast to coast, by motorcycle, in the snow
- Mosel and Rhine
- Schwarzwald and Titisee
- Oberstaufen
- Lemmings Afloat in Greece
- Riding to Utrecht
- Springtime in Finland
- Luxembourg
- Loire Valley
- Six Blokes in Barcelona
- Martinique
- Total Eclipse 1999
- A Drinking Tour of Holland
- The Police Station Toilet
- A Lesson in Dutch Bureaucracy
- Berlin
- Following the St Lawrence River
- The Grossglockner Pass
- From Cortina to Venice to Siena
- The Jaufenpass
- Mallorca
- Malta
- Canberra
- Overland to Eden
- Phillip Island
- Parachute into Canberra
- Benighted at Kalang Falls
- Mungo Desert
- Narooma
- Climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Tasmania: A tale of three corners
- Dublin
- Shanghai
- Singapore
- In the Beginning
- The Awesome Foursome
- Lake Wakatipu
- Rotorua
- Climbing the Franz Josef Glacier
- Kosciuzco Dawn
- Pumpkin Festival
- Apia, Samoa
- Sea Kayaks to Nu’utele
- Savai’i, Samoa
- Mala Island, Tonga
- Princely Problems in Tonga
- Hunting for a Yacht
- Going for Survey
- Climbing the Karri Trees of WA
- Margaret River
- Darwin, and the road to Kakadu
- Kakadu’s Wet begins
- Crocodiles at Yellow Water
- Fitting Out
- Our first Antifoul
- Problems with the Propeller
- The Tale of the Zodiac
- The Floating Gourmets
- Skate the Rideau
- Manhattan
- Snow Shoes in Whistler
- Dog Sledding in British Columbia
- First Maintenance
- Looking for a forest
- Balloon over Canberra
- Going Coastal
- Steeling Up
- Night Watch
- We bought a forest
- House-hunting in Montevideo
- We buy a Ute
- Where’s the money?
- Building in Montevideo
- Sea trials and the Sydney to Hobart
- Beating the boundaries
- Feel the Power!
- Two weeks to go
- Free! Free! Free!
- Buenos Aires
- Montevideo revisited
- Almost…
- We’re off, you know
- Pittwater to Port Stephens
- Salamander Bay: The morning fish fry
- Thinking about the Future
- A Magical Interlude
- Fame Cove
- An evening with Evie
- Port Stephens to Camden Haven
- Arrival at Camden Haven
- Sojourn in Laurieton
- The Mountain
- Escape from Camden Haven
- Hat Head to Coffs Harbour
- The Solitary Islands
- Waiting at Iluka
- Gales, Water and Wine at Iluka
- Still here!
- Hello John, Got A New Motor?
- Escape from Iluka
- Arrival at Queensland’s Gold Coast
- Surfers Paradise
- Having a Swell Time
- Running Blind
- Sand surfing on Moreton Island
- Brisbane
- Urban Life
- Mud Island
- Escape from Moreton Bay
- Mooloolaba
- After the Deluge
- The Natives are Restless
- Escape from Mooloolaba
- Mad Mile at Wide Bay Bar
- Garrys Anchorage
- North White Cliffs, Fraser Island
- Across Hervey Bay to Bundaberg
- Bundaberg
- Bustard Head and Pancake Creek
- Pancake Creek
- Kalgoorlie
- Gladstone Marina
- Gladstone
- Gladstone to Great Keppel Island
- Keppel Islands to Percy Islands
- An island of our own
- Middle Percy Island
- Our first fish
- Mackay
- Goldsmith Island
- Lindeman Island
- A Tirade Against Mooring Buoys
- Cid Harbour
- Whitehaven Beach
- Mikayla sails us to Lindeman Island
- Completing the Whitsunday Circuit
- Hamilton Island
- Bowen
- Dragging Anchor: A Hard Day’s Night
- Some New Tactics
- Orange Bloom
- Gales at Cape Upstart
- Finishing touches in Montevideo
- Cape Bowling Green
- Breakwater Marina
- Magnetic Island
- We like Townsville
- The Palm Group millpond
- Hinchinbrook Island
- Slow Boat to Cairns
- Cairns
- The Low Islets
- Entering the Great Barrier Reef
- Lizard Island
- Big Fish
- Rounding Cape York
- Horn Island
- Thursday Island
- Into the Gulf of Carpentaria
- Weipa
- The Katadyn Makes Water
- Across the Gulf of Carpentaria
- Gove and Nhulunbuy
- The Hole in the Wall
- Across the Arafura Sea
- Epiphany at Black Point
- Victoria, an abandoned settlement
- Snake Bay
- Musings in Milikapiti
- Decisions at Gordon Bay
- The tides of Beagle Gulf
- Darwin
- The Darwin Build-Up
- Penniless in Perth
- Life on land
- A Postie in Perth
- Monsoon Goodbyes
- Pindimara costs
- Hailstorm in Perth
- Golden Pipeline to Kalgoorlie
- A night in Norseman
- Crossing the Nullarbor
- Kuala Lumpur
- Georgetown, Penang
- A wedding in Langkawi
- St Arnaud, the town with no beer
- Beach bums in Fiji
- Layover in Hong Kong
- Oslo
- Flåm Valley
- Bromptons in Bordeaux
- Moscow
- Red Square and the Kremlin
- Trans-Siberian Express through Russia
- Trans-Mongolian Express to Ulaanbaatar
- Ulaanbaatar
- On the Steppe
- Trans-Manchurian Express to Beijing
- Langkawi to Kuala Lumpur
- Where should we build our house?
- Overwrought over ironwork
- Cunard in Malaga
- Red Fort
- Old Delhi
- The Road to Agra
- Taj Mahal
- Hanging out in Malaga
- Mezquita Mosque-Cathedral at Cordoba
- Bicycles in Seville
- Trujillo
- Vine Pruning in Extremadura
- Wolves and Karst in Antequera
- Snæfellsnes Road Trip
- Iceland’s Herring Adventure
- Lake Myvatn
- Ice by Tyre, Boot and Tölt
- Waterfalls and Geysers
- Diving the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- The Next Boat
- The Tenant Departs
- Yacht Survey
- Ducks in a row
- Grape Harvest in Extremadura
- Globe-trotting furniture
- A Container Full of Dollars
- The Box Embargo
- Renovation Time
- Beaches and Plumbers
- New Life, New Crew
- Fitting Out for Cruising
- A Tale of Three Marinas
- A Reality Check
- Ubud
- Mason Elephant Park
- Restaurants in Ubud
- Seminyak
- I am an Owner-Builder
- Shall we build a round house?
- Shall we build a prefabricated house?
- Exploring Éfaté with Marius
- Erakor Island, Vanuatu
- Where is Marius?
- Canberra to Launceston – Road trip to escape the bush fires
- Bulldozing a Road
- Shall we build a bespoke house?
- Plan B for Tasmania
- We submit the plans
- The Dreaded Decor Sheet
- Where is our Permit to Build?
- Substantially Commenced
- Moving the house!
- In the Flesh
- What’s happening in the forest?
- South Bruny Island Cruise
- Irrigation Irritation
- Hiking the Organ Pipes Track
- The Pocket Cruiser
- The History of our Snook 26
- Gravity Mountain Biking
- Colquhoun Mountain Bike Trail
- Surf Lessons
- New acrylic windows for the yacht
- Oil in the Bilges
- Hiking to Cathedral Rock
- Eye Splice
- The Little Pump that Didn’t
- Hiking the Three Capes Track – Day One
- Hiking the Three Capes Track – Day Two
- Hiking the Three Capes Track – Day Three
- Hiking the Three Capes Track – Day Four
- Draining the Creek Crossing
- Fixing the little things
- See it. Say it. Sorted.
- The Driveway Junction
- Cheval de Mer’s Antifoul
- Silver Fern from Hobart to Quarantine Bay
- Hiding in Deephole Bay
- Night Passage to Port Davey
- Clambering around Bathurst Harbour
- Breakdown in Schooner Cove
- Farewell to Bathurst Channel
- Round South Cape to Port Arthur
- Crescent Beach
- Let’s go cruising again