On the Wallaby 2022

Greetings from Ants and Jane on Kangaroo Island after a another busy year. Our chooks live in hope of seeing us occasionally!! Jane being her normal quiet self. Ants playing in the mud at Witchelina. The American River Shed had a Gala Day in January and we took our Citroen 2CV and entered the unofficial Concours d'elegance and we think we won (unofficially)  To be ready to sail to West coast of Tassie Ants tied Karrpa to the boat ramp structure and between tides gave her a temporary antifoul to the underside. Made for good sailing speed.    We sailed in mid February from KI on the end of a very vigorous SW change and then via Port Fairy, King Island to Macquarie Harbour and finally Port Davey.  Port Davey on the SW coast of Tasmania is accessible only by foot, boat or light plane. An excellent 6 week trip and the Gordon River and the mountains of Port Davey made it all worthwhile. Up the Gordon near the confluence with the Franklin.     We met old friends ...

We saw in the New Year at Witchelina with a 40 deg summer greeting. This was one of our 5 trips to the Nature Foundation properties for the year. Because of rain in late 2021 a dramatic change from the previous drought conditions. The rains continued throughout 2022 and it was great to see the desert flourish. We really do enjoy our"work" as managers on Hiltaba and Witchelina.     Mid January saw us sailing on "Karrpa" west to Pondalowie Bay, Thistle Island and then home on the North Coast of KI. A quick trip but a beautiful 250 nautical mile sail Then in late January with 6 island friends we spent 5 days kayaking the North Coast from Emu Bay to De Mole River. Open water, camping on beaches and some challenging paddling. A big rain event just prior meant the creeks were flowing, dirty estuary water and challenging bar crossings because of the outflows, all very exciting. With the "new" Amarok Ants built a demountable camping box to simplify our travelling/...