Nice breeze and sun. Anyone keen to come for a sail to watsons bay? Lunch a beer then sail home
Select to expand quoteSectorsteve said..
Nice breeze and sun. Anyone keen to come for a sail to watsons bay? Lunch a beer then sail home
Not bad here as well except the boat is at the other end of Tassie
Regards Don
Don, that view looks good. Is it from your house? Looks like it is facing North. Suburb? As far as I can tell in Hobart it is hard to find places that face the water and also face North.
Select to expand quoteSectorsteve said..
Nice breeze and sun. Anyone keen to come for a sail to watsons bay? Lunch a beer then sail home
Beautiful day. If you're ever going on a Monday, let me know.
Geez it was epic. 20 knots 25 gusts. Flyin. Took guitar jammed at anchor near opera house. Bliss!!!
Select to expand quoteYara said..
Don, that view looks good. Is it from your house? Looks like it is facing North. Suburb? As far as I can tell in Hobart it is hard to find places that face the water and also face North.
Hi Yarra
Unfortunatly it is not our place but accomodation we have been staying in at Binnalong Bay near the top of Tassie
This is the view from our place at Port Huon at the bottom of Tassie
Regards Don
Jeez, you got it rough down there Don. I am guessing that is park in front of your place and you will never be built out. 
Green with envy.
Select to expand quotecisco said..
Jeez, you got it rough down there Don. I am guessing that is park in front of your place and you will never be built out. Green with envy.
Hi Cisco
That is our front yard
We live on a corner and the sealed section between the house and the grass is our front driveway that goes from the highway in front of us to the street beside us
On the other side of the highway is the river bank (crown land on not big enough to build anything on) and built over the water is the dinghy shed that I keep my dinghy in
Regards Don
Select to expand quoteSectorsteve said..
Nice breeze and sun. Anyone keen to come for a sail to watsons bay? Lunch a beer then sail home
Take me!! Take me!! I'll bring my guitar!!
Select to expand quoteMcNaughtical said..
What a magic place Donk!!
Hi McNaughtical
The Huon Valley is a nice place to live and is a great place to sail
It gets a bit cool for a couple of months over winter but for the rest of the year it is normally low to mid twenties
The scenery is great, the property prices are cheap compared to the mainland and the locals are friendly
Regards Don
I must get down there for a look one day. It's the only Australian state I haven't seen.
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I must get down there for a look one day. It's the only Australian state I haven't seen.
Hi McNaughtical
it is a great place to come for a holiday
I think that most people who visit the place love it
Regards Don
Taste is a friendly and beautiful place but cooold!
At Christmas it was 4 degrees at Lake StClair.
You can have it all for yourself.
Gimme the topics any day.
Select to expand quotesirgallivant said..
Taste is a friendly and beautiful place but cooold!
At Christmas it was 4 degrees at Lake StClair.
You can have it all for yourself.
Gimme the topics any day.
Hi Sirgallivant
I grew up in Cairns and lived there for about 35 years before we travelled around Australia (working) in our caravan for 10 years and then settled in Tassie
It can get cold but i prefer the cold over heat and humidity and you can always put more clothes on but there is a limit to what you can take off
The funny thing about living down here is it might be 15 degrees here but as long as the wind isn't blowing and you are getting wind chill it is shorts and t shirt weather whereas if it was 15 degrees in Cairns I would be freezing
Sometimes in summer you can get cold days or hot (Tassie hot which is around 32 degrees) days but they only last for a couple of days normally before returning to a comfortable mid 20's
I miss swimming in the creeks and rivers in Cairns but there are some beautiful beaches down here and lots of nice summer days to swim without the risk of being stung by a stinger
I am at Cradle Mountain at the moment and it is supposed to be minus 4 in the morning but sights like this (taken yesterday afterrnoon ) make it worthwhile putting a coat on
The second photo is sunrise at Binnaling bay a couple of days ago
Regards Don
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For sailing people like us there are a few considerations to account for where one lives.
The main ones are I guess, climate, real estate affordability and sailing grounds, each of which may vary in priority.
I lived in Auckland for a couple of years and for a sailor it is fantastic. It is like living in Sydney with the Whitsunday Islands just outside the heads. The islands just out from Auckland are easy to reach and just beautiful and Auckland Harbour is easily as good as Sydney Harbour.
In Bundaberg where I live the real estate is way too cheap for my liking especially as I would like to sell my house. Climate wise, we get 6 weeks of hot, 6 weeks of cold and the rest of the year is just perfect. Despite occasional flooding it has the best river in Queensland.
Sailing wise we have an all weather entry port. From the port exit it is a full day sail to anywhere protected though. To the south Hervey Bay and the Great Sandy Straits, to the north Lady Musgrave Island and the start of the Great Barrier Reef.
For me that is all great and I can live with it easily.
By the way, tomorrow is my 65 th birthday. We are going to have a party on Second Wind with about 8 people. Cheers.
I was going to wait 10 mins, but it is too bloody cold (9 degrees in Bris,call me a girl I know).
Happy premature Birthday wishes Cisco, hope you have a wonderful day on your pride and joy mate.
SB
Select to expand quoteDonk107 said..cisco said..
Jeez, you got it rough down there Don. I am guessing that is park in front of your place and you will never be built out. Green with envy.
Hi Cisco
That is our front yard
We live on a corner and the sealed section between the house and the grass is our front driveway that goes from the highway in front of us to the street beside us
On the other side of the highway is the river bank (crown land on not big enough to build anything on) and built over the water is the dinghy shed that I keep my dinghy in
Regards Don
Nice!!
Select to expand quotecisco said..
For sailing people like us there are a few considerations to account for where one lives.
The main ones are I guess, climate, real estate affordability and sailing grounds, each of which may vary in priority.
I lived in Auckland for a couple of years and for a sailor it is fantastic. It is like living in Sydney with the Whitsunday Islands just outside the heads. The islands just out from Auckland are easy to reach and just beautiful and Auckland Harbour is easily as good as Sydney Harbour.
In Bundaberg where I live the real estate is way too cheap for my liking especially as I would like to sell my house. Climate wise, we get 6 weeks of hot, 6 weeks of cold and the rest of the year is just perfect. Despite occasional flooding it has the best river in Queensland.
Sailing wise we have an all weather entry port. From the port exit it is a full day sail to anywhere protected though. To the south Hervey Bay and the Great Sandy Straits, to the north Lady Musgrave Island and the start of the Great Barrier Reef.
For me that is all great and I can live with it easily.
By the way, tomorrow is my 65 th birthday. We are going to have a party on Second Wind with about 8 people. Cheers.
Happy birthday mate. Have a drink for me. Hopefully see you in November.
All this talk about Tassy! I'm on my way south for the weekend. Staying at Snug Cove, catching up with family and friends. They say the sun will be shining?
Happy birthday Cisco, have a good one
Happy birthday Cisco,hope you have a great day
We worked in Bundy (stayed at the Bargara Beach van park) for 3 months while we were travelling and from memory it was a nice place
Regards Don
My plan for when I put down tools is to move to Tassie, I think it is beautiful :).
Select to expand quoteDonk107 said..
cisco said..
Jeez, you got it rough down there Don. I am guessing that is park in front of your place and you will never be built out. Green with envy.
Hi Cisco
That is our front yard
We live on a corner and the sealed section between the house and the grass is our front driveway that goes from the highway in front of us to the street beside us
On the other side of the highway is the river bank (crown land on not big enough to build anything on) and built over the water is the dinghy shed that I keep my dinghy in
Regards Don
Donk
Years ago when I lived in Tassy when the fog rolled in and the fog horn started in the middle of the night . Everyone would say OH a population increase is coming
