S 8. Two brush stone curlew on vacant lot in the DAY unusual. Back to babinda where veg stand had tree with huge brown reproduction happening. Innisfail for the free Triple J drugs-free concert. The fairest day in Gaia's firmament. The band tuned up. All quiet 13:30. Vocals and bass notes. A tent and a table and you're in it. Bob's your uncle. Carpets, an instant fence pounded stake sound. Music intending, crowd foretold. BAND MERCH HERE sign says it all. Yet the whole event volunteers donating to charity. Along with faith and hope seems to be a good rule of [View Full Entry]

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S4. Rain patches on southerly coast require delaying departure. Here sunny moisture laden clouds passing over. Writing, relaxing, returning tide. Mynas chattering in the reaching branches hairy-based fig. What was the rush? 'The Age of Innocense' by Edith Wharton a masterpiece. Feeling lost in FNQ. APEC Sydney dithering gathering at great expense and inconvienence, the ghouls of growth mania must be served. Remember Rome fell due to resource depletion coastal degradation. We took the lead out of petrol, let's take the carbon out of the stratosphere! Solar powered planet beautiful option. Sou [View Full Entry]

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S3. Cairns central monday mellow. Yarned with canadian divers travellers. Laundry handwash. Mowing cicadalike drone drove me out back of town to dry. Bloke came from canvass-covered ute to get sticker. I wasn't even flagflying. He a Canberra carpenter going bush. Kate back in perth making bookings to america in november. [View Full Entry]

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S 1. Gone walkabout. The essential element of discovery in a vast land. Survival. Free hot shower, food, perfect weather based on movement. Spruiking delivering modest cash flow and major artistic praise. Full ego massage. Success by any standard including human happiness spread generously on the land. Still the lucky country. So I'm in it with a chance. She'll be right in any case. Study that great sweep of human events called history. Great empires. Yes its still true today. US forces now operate in 150 of the 200 nations. To serve their own ends. Not ours, a small nation. Europe's [View Full Entry]

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Aug 26. Port Douglas watching Geelong/Port match. Top game. Harrassing bloke finally put lighter to flag. I pushed his arm away and he came at me. Pushed him back and pinned him ready for choke hold saying 'I'll hurt you. I'll hurt you' calmly. And felt him crush my favorite hat woven cane. Animal instinct overcame me. Staff seperated us. Glue job ahead. Otherwise spruiking had been excellent. Lge flag went. Woman got two handwavers as present for two people taking citizenship oath this week!!!!! Profound. Imagine? Other stories sightings, tales of when and where first seen. Port Douglas ver [View Full Entry]

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Aug 21. Townsville dreaming of Anthea. She of the red cheeks after winching exertion. 38. Offshore experience. Strand view. Still for barby then came onshore as I finished. Mother oogling baby. Couple having lunch. Blue sky, green island, green water, green grass. Cleveland bay port cranes and casino. Even the tap emitted a shapely stream. Ahhhh. What? What? Where two interrogatives make an affirmative. Communication. Data transfer, intelligence. Then a yogic tantra flagflying in seabreeze. Fig tree leaves on the ground and in the sky. Green and red. Palm tree rustle. No call from Bulletin. [View Full Entry]

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Wed 15. Early ferry to Hamilton Island. Slow start but covered ferry fare and more. Met Hamish from Ngak Ngak. They've been flying it faithfully since race week last year. July 16. Last race of series and immediate departure. Went out and popped kite for run to Glouster passage and anchorage for night. Dolphin clicking. We had won the regatta!!! July 17. Sunrise up anchor, set kite north, north. Whales, dolphins, rare seabird like gannet - black, white breast and underwing, 'blue beak' Dave. Capes Upstart and Bowling Green. Past coal freighters at anchor. Jibes of kite. Chinese j [View Full Entry]

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July 10. First day race week. Short race, overcast. Double Cone and Amit islands. Poor start otherwise good race. July11. Scattered clouds. Great start. Upwind hugging mainland to avoid tidal current mid channel. Came in VERY close to shore looking for bommies (submerged rocks). Then close hauled to southern end of South Mole island for spinnaker set. Ran north along eastern side of south and north Mole. Good effort, splendid sailing. July 12. Slow start in light breeze. Protest! Fleet split after radio saying southeasterly coming. Some went seeking same. Later fleet converged. Rounde [View Full Entry]

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July 5. All quiet. July 6. So I dragged myself out of Cans afta tea and oranges barbyside. Running south through the canefields of Babinda and in to INNISFAIL. Never fails. Sticker success. Bahba got small flag to hang in front of shop. Newspaper article obtained for record. Five dolla brunch veal parmesan and chips, tru. I'm in love with this darling of the north. Then down thru Caldwell, where aboriginal flag flew. Stopped to suggest other pole could fly SC&B. Bit of a yarn. Elders to discuss nextweek. South Cardwell Hinchinbrook view scene. Gathered coconuts viewing Goold, etc islands. [View Full Entry]

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July 24. Bumma Bippera radio 98.7FM Cairns. Back through Craiglie where I fixed my check strap, switching right and left front. My greatest mechanical achievement after I finaly found out they where the same. Port Douglas lookout and lunch. Squalls, some rain. Crack in windscreen took new path, most unexpected, down sharply. Email confirmation sticker packages due in Douglas. July 25. Cast of thousnads lookout. Lazy lunch. Stroll Macrossen. High humidity. July 26. Up from coastal lowland to Brooklyn Wildlife Conservancy. Back and forth found Mick for short intense intro. They had [View Full Entry]

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