Archive for the ‘Life’ Tag
A month on..
As I look at my previous post, I smile.
So far we have come,
Our dream in action…
Sunset at Seven Spirt Bay
A dip in the cool waters.
“follow the dream”
But before leaving the Top End we had to stop off to celebrate. Nestled within Carig Gunak Barlu National Park around the Colbourg Peninsula is a beautiful little resort.
A little bit of paradise in a vast vacant land.
Rudy walking the ruins at Port Essington
Hello from Port Essington
Glass relics, Port Essington
We Celebrated….
We had completed our goals in the direction of our dreams, 4 years we’d been at it.
Our goal was to set Tiata up for some long term and remote cruising.
Tiata sits behind a blanket of smoke in The Top End
Lounging in the water one morning…
Nature…
Lush and green,
cool and serene..
We are now sitting near the tip of Cape York in Seisia, Queensland.
Waiting for the winds to abate..
But we are in no hurry, we’ll just toddle around here…
Plotting the Journey…
It’s getting close now,
the final jobs are slipping away,
the time has come for us to start proposing a direction…
My lemons are preserving…
Reflection
Direction
Our first destination…
Cobourg Peninsula – Garig Gunak Barlu is a national park.
About 216 km northeast of Darwin by road.
Our sailing route 120nm..
It was established by joining the former Gurig National Park and the Cobourg Marine Park…
Vast and beautiful
Deeply indented bays and coves cover some 4.500 km²..
Virtually uninhabited…
Darwin to Port Essington
Port Essington is an inlet and historic site located with in the park.
One of 2 failed attempts of early British settlement..
The ruins still remain…
(We were first through here June 2007 – en-route to the Kimberly’s)
Wuwudri Walk
looking through the ruins..
Blackpoint Wharf.
For this we will probably set sail with the bottom of the tide in the evening to catch the ingoing tide through the Vernon Islands.
and will ensure and outward tide around Cape Don..
With a hopeful lunchtime arrival…
Nestled deep…
Well that’s the loose plan.
mmm maybe one last gourmet treat before virtual wilderness…
We will be there till we are ready to go..
Interlinked
The ‘Inside’ world and the ‘Outside’ world are so interlinked.
A lot of that ‘weight’ needing clearing was on my computer..
I have been taking photo’s for 15 years…
- Splice…
Mesh…
Interlaced…clean’ drive.
Around 2 years ago I got a new computer,
and dumped the load on the ‘new’ ‘clean’ drive.
It showed up in my neck..
I have since deleted over 111GB…
ENTWINE……
I now feel ready for my next adventure.
The world has changed so much in the past 4 years..
So grateful for new technology…
peaceful…
Fresh..
Open…
I don’t work well in mess,
and yet my life at this time is messy.
We are moving out of our rental apartment after 4 years and moving back on board our 37ft Catamaran Tiata.
There is stuff EveRywHeRe…
I am determined not to take any excess, some things take a bit longer to let go of….
a jumble
hodgepodge
mayhem
It’s CrAzY….
my world is changing…
Yet in amongst mayhem we take the time to walk.
To connect with the world outside..
To forget the lists and enjoy the simple soothing joyful pleasure of walking…
Breathing space.
Freedom
‘carte blanche’
dancing free
OuTsIdE…
Finches have arrived in my awareness.
They are all around..
They visit me at home, and they accompany us as on our walks…
Bouncy and light
Joyful and sweet.
I just had to look into their symbolism..
Excited to see what their message is…
Crimson Joy
The word Ebullient is a statement of the finch.
“Cheerful and full of energy”
Simplicity
Diversity
Happiness
They are a beautiful omen of bright days and high energy ahead…
They ‘bounce’ and they ‘bobble’…
Enjoying the ride of the breeze, wherever that may take them…
Appreciation of life….
We are embarking on a new adventure.
Unknown fully to us yet..
But the wisdom of the Finch reminds me to be grateful for it all…
It’s all great…
Thank you Avia Venefica for you beautiful wisdom.
It’s the breeze on my face,
It’s the wind in the sail,
It’s the sky above,
It’s the sea below….
It’s the Sky above
It’s the Sea below…
It;s the breeze upon my face..
It’s the isolation,
It’s the freedom,
It’s the silence,
It’s the sounds…
It’s the silence…
It’s the Freedom…
It’s the Isolation…
It’s the connection,
It’s the light,
It’s the being,
It’s the doing…
It’s the doing…
It’s the connection…
It’s the light…
It’s the touching base with Nature…
No land in sight…
Flooded mangroves…
Exploring the flood tide…
It’s touching base with me….
Nature’s colours…
nature’s light…
and I get to live free…..
An epiphany: an experience of sudden and striking realization.
In life’s moments we are blessed with clarity.
A thought.
An idea.
A realisation..
My new mantra,
Heal Thy Self…
before all else..
An aha moment….
Soothing
Crossing the finishing line…
I release, let go and surrender all guilt I hold for my beautiful life.
and off out into the world I go.
Doing what I love and connecting with nature.
Clear Alertness..
Birds show us we are free to fly in whatever direction we choose
look
see
feel
fly…
beauty, dignity and speed
Pure Potential – The Crow eaches us how to learn from situation and to feel ‘guilt free’ when we are assertive
Bravery
The crab tells me,
“when we relax and move in the waves of wellbeing – moving in the natural flow of things, we have no need for defense. All of our needs are met, and we are divinely cared for.”
Protection
Trust
Safe
In life we are surrounded by birds.
They are the most delightful teachers.
They awaken each new day with a song in their heart that they are unable to hold in,
it bursts out through tiny lungs.
A joyful song,
loud and clear.
“lalalalalalalaaaaaaa”
If I was to come back into this world as an animal it would be a bird,
I always thought I’d like to be an eagle in the Whitsunday’s,
living off the ocean.
So inviting..
Whole..
But up here in Darwin I’ve encountered the Wood Swallow,
so precious as they huddle in there family groups
dancing on the air currents
you can hear they playful chirps as the last rays of day transform into night.
They look so contented,
part of the whole,
so happy to Be..
“come on, give us a smile”
Each has a special lesson for us..
The colourful Bee-Eater, quick and alert.
Be Still..
Embrace without fear,
and walk on Earth lightly.
“Hellooooooo World”
Outside, out at Sea 