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Left the Gold Coast last Saturday, had a great sail south to Pittwater and covered the 400 odd nm in 2 days 2 hrs .

We will be spending the next few weeks enjoying the great cruising grounds both here and Sydney before heading back North early in February.

Spending a few days in Hope Harbour Marina - Presenting to 45 people today at the Go East Rally info day

Taking a break after the Go West Rally and enjoying a visit to Scarborough Marina just north of Brisbane before heading south to the Gold Coast and then onwards to Sydney for christmas and the New Year's eve fireworks on the harbour !

 Sunrise over the ocean always a welcome sight. Land Ho ! 20nm to go to Lifou. Great passage 620nm covered in 3 days 14 hrs 7.2 kt SOG av.

 As the sun rises we are passing between Tanna & Anatom islands . Has been a pleasant passage so far ETA Lifou 10:00am Tomorrow.

 All well aboard. 202 nm 1st 24 hrs. Slower last 12hrs with light rain showers overnight and variable winds. Clouds clearing hopefully will be a clear sky tonight.

 Great start to passage from Fiji to Lifou Covered 120nm in first 14hrs . All is well onboard

 Last Fiji sunset for 2017. Tomorrow we depart for New Caledonia. Always hard to leave.....

Back at Musket Cove counting down to start of regatta week.

Back at Musket Cove counting down to start of regatta week.

Shopping done . Going in for Sushi at New Sushi place in Denarau tonight

Anchored off Tipplers Resort South Stradbroke island for a few days

Made it safely back to the Gold Coast ,, Hauling out at the Boat Works tomorrow morning , 2 x new engines , new hydraulic steering , new autopilot all to be installed , going to be a busy couple of weeks !

Arrived in Bundaberg Friday 21st 04.30 am , great passage !

Cleared in Port Moselle Tuesday 04/10 Great passage from Fiji , arrived Havana Pass Monday 03/10 at 3.00pm . We will be in and around Port Moselle area until about the 15th October . We hope to depart for Bundaberg on or as soon as possible after 15th October .

Waiting to clear out of Vuda Marina Fiji . Headed for New Caledonia. Not much wind forecast for the passage so might be a slow one eta Noumea Tuesday 4th October

Musket Cove

Swam with the Manta Rays this morning and now anchored at the Blue lagoon ,,as alway we are lovin every minute in Fiji !

Quick stop off at Vuda Marina to top off the fuel tanks . Departing in the morning for a couple of weeks in the Yasawa`s , Yoga daily in the blue lagoon at Nanuya Resort from the 8th August - 18th August all are welcome !

How awesome has the weather been for the last few days and looks like more of the same for the next week or so ! Made a quick visit to port Denarau for some provisions (beer) and to catch up with a few boats who had emailed wanting to catch up and talk about the Down Under Rally . Plan for next few days is to get some surf and Leanne will be sharing her love of yoga with other like minded cruisers at Musket Cove in the mornings . Next weekend back to Denarau for a couple of days then off the the Yasawas for a couple of weeks .

On the hook at Musket Cove , BBQ at Island Bar last night , Yoga ashore this morning Leanne from Yoga4Yachties and 10 other guys n gals . Bit windy over here ,people are calling it a "Bongiwalu" which is a Fijian term for an 8 day wind ,but it is not a bad one , maybe 15 gusting to 20 from SE and looks like might be easing over the next few days ,, no rain and it is warm so no complaints here !

Anchored off Port Denarau . Catching up with a few friends at Denarau and doing some provisioning before heading back over Musket Cove way .

Back in our home port . Arrived just before easter after sailing direct from Sydney , easy passage . Hanging out at Southport Yacht Club until end of April then hauling out at Boatworks in May to get Songlines ready for the passage to New Caledonia with the New Down Under "Go East" Rally . Once in New Cal we will be looking for a weather window to continue onto Fiji . Hope to be in Fiji by end of June

Tonight's anchorage , Chinamans Beach , yet another Sydney Harbour sandy beach ,,, tough life, Yoga4Yachties on the beach in the morning ,, https://web.facebook.com/yoga4yachties/

Anchored in Athol Bay Sydney Harbour recovering from an epic Australia Day Party see more pics at our Facebook Page ; https://web.facebook.com/port2portdownunderrally/?ref=hl

D`albora Marina "The Spit" Sydney Australia

Having a few days in the marina here before friends join us for Australia Day Celebrations in Sydney Harbour

Absolutely loving Sydney Harbour ,, lots of great anchorages with easy shore access via dinghy to shops and walking tracks .

Cheap & frequent public transport to get into the city ,, so much to see and do .

To see what we and other Down Under Rally participants have been up to and what they are saying about spending "summer down under" visit www.downunderrally.com & go to the "newsroom" page or check out our Facebook Page Down Under Rally.

Berthed at Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Marina home of the 2015 Down Under Rally. Almost all the yachts that are participants in the rally have arrived and are looking forward to all the fun of Welcome Week which commences on Sunday November 15th