Eliana has completed her global circumnavigation .
The last passage from Scarborough, Queensland was particularly frustrating waiting for suitable weather to get back to the Gippsland Lakes and took about four weeks.
There are some magnificent destinations on the east coast and we were able to enjoy some of these even though our sights were set on getting back to Metung.
Melbourne Cup Day was spent holed up at the South West Arm of the Royal National Park, Port Hacking and was enjoyed with the crews of the 75 foot aluminium yacht "Antarctic" who were headed for the Ross Sea via Hobart and Kittikana from Paynesville who hosted our Cup Day Celebrations.
Jean Menzies joined me again as my "GS" galley slave and is very good at her job !
After waiting out two east coast lows, a storm force wind warning plus numerous gale warnings we left Port Hacking at the earliest opportunity when the east- north easterlies commenced and had an easy run down the coast crossing the Lakes Entrance bar in ideal conditions on Saturday 11 November 2017 having left in March 2013.
We have sailed just under 28,000- nautical miles around the world.
The last passage from Scarborough, Queensland was particularly frustrating waiting for suitable weather to get back to the Gippsland Lakes and took about four weeks.
There are some magnificent destinations on the east coast and we were able to enjoy some of these even though our sights were set on getting back to Metung.
Melbourne Cup Day was spent holed up at the South West Arm of the Royal National Park, Port Hacking and was enjoyed with the crews of the 75 foot aluminium yacht "Antarctic" who were headed for the Ross Sea via Hobart and Kittikana from Paynesville who hosted our Cup Day Celebrations.
Jean Menzies joined me again as my "GS" galley slave and is very good at her job !
After waiting out two east coast lows, a storm force wind warning plus numerous gale warnings we left Port Hacking at the earliest opportunity when the east- north easterlies commenced and had an easy run down the coast crossing the Lakes Entrance bar in ideal conditions on Saturday 11 November 2017 having left in March 2013.
We have sailed just under 28,000- nautical miles around the world.
 Eliana back on her mooring at Chinaman's Creek, 20 November 2017 |  Circumnavigation Award received from the Cruising Yacht Association of Victoria |
