New boat.

The new Nordkapp LV has arrived ... and how sweet it is.
... and its name?

Yeti .... of course  ;-))

Mountains of sea

Image: Brett Costello

Congratulations to Jessica Watson for her round the world sailing accomplishment. Certainly an extraordinary feat.

SnowGaz

Still waiting for the boat so time to delve into the past again. This time its a couple of images from many cross country skiing and snow camping trips that I did in the 80's and 90's .... no, not the 1880's as the beard and woollen clothing might suggest.

Had some great trips, some lasting up to 10 days out in the snow with 3 trips taking in the summit of Mt Jagungal.  There was some weather to die for and some that you could die in, if not careful. We had to dig the tents and even the huts out more than a few times.

Friendships forged on such trips remain strong as everyone needed to work well together to survive in a really harsh environment carrying everything on your back.

Nebo revisited

Today was the first Gap Ck/Mt Nebo ride of the year for me and will be the first of many training rides for the Epic 100km mountain bike race in August. It was the standard route today with about 50km and 1,500m of vertical gain. The halfway point is the great cafe at Mt Nebo ... if you like a big coffee, ask for an "Abyss".

The weather was great, track good and always a great laugh riding with mates from the Wednesday morning crew.