At Sea

9th February

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Having had my camera return after K1’s tour of Melbourne, a post today consisting mainly of photographs.  I am indebted to Jonathan Bailey, our Environmental Officer, who, after our Australian Authority Inspection yesterday, managed to get ashore for a tour and take some stunning wildlife photos.

First though some of Karen’s, she along with usual companions, K2 and Hazel, went to the Yarra Valley wine-growing district.

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The Chandon Cellar

The Chandon Cellar

The ladies

The ladies

Having taught Karen about about 'depths of field and aperture, a lovely photo of a glass and flowers growing out of it :-)

Having taught Karen about ‘depths of field’ and aperture, a lovely photo of a glass and flowers growing out of it 🙂

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The Jonathan’s, our Environmental Officer…

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Koala's

Koala’s

Cockatoo

Cockatoo

Kangaroo

Kangaroo

Yesterday I mentioned the ‘Rip’ in my post, the body of water where Melbourne Bay meets to open water of the Bass Straits.  We went through with an ebb tide, (south-going) and wind from the south.  The tide was at 3.7 knots, about 4mph/6½kph.  My photos don’t do justice as to how it looked, however here are a couple I took as we went through.

One of the eddy's

One of the eddy’s

The standing waves; from 100 feet up, they don't look much, however they were 4-5 high, merely caused by wind against tide

The standing waves; from 100 feet up, they don’t look much, however they were 4-5 high, merely caused by wind against tide

 Finally, one of Karen’s; us leaving Melbourne,

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5 thoughts on “9th February”

  1. Dear Captain,
    Enjoying hearing about the journey wishing we were there…photos are great both Karen’s and your’s! Since not sailing on the 2016 WC I am a devoted follower of 3 blogs and a 4th of the Grand S. Amer. Antartica. Like getting post cards from friends – I love it!
    Thanks for the continued posts. Safe travels!

    1. Good afternoon Rosie, I have tried in vain to find a blogger on the Amsterdam and no luck. Would you mind sharing the links to there blogs.
      Thanks in advance

        1. Thank you so very much for the info, I see Jeff is from the same place I lived for some time and the other cities in the tidewater.

  2. Spend 4 days in Melbourne last year before boarding the Amsterdam. I like this place. Great pictures. Thanks for your reports.

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