Arriving at Port Douglas, we stayed at the Super Yacht Marina where all the boats were massive. Even though Paradise is a lovely size and very comfortable for us, Paradise seemed small in comparison. This video shows some of the highlights: 4 Mile Beach where the water was murky and the sand was wet, and there were a thousand people at the beach. It was obviously the place to be at Port Douglas. Apparently, the locals don't swim there due to the ...

This colourful Polish guy, who calls himself "Captain Jack Sparrow", came over to Paradise and took us (well the other 5 brave ones) to his island/ abandoned resort he lives at. There was no way we were all going together; we may have never got back. John and I followed in our tender just in case….. This video blog shows our hilarious afternoon adventure and yet another unused resort in Queensland. It was a fun initiation for the Petzold's who ar...

Continuing on our Lap of Australia on Paradise – Some people are curious about what we eat on the boat, so here is a short video of some of the meals we have prepared. We have been lucky to have access to fresh fruit and vegetable every couple of weeks, but it's going to get harder as we go further north. We haven't had to use powdered eggs yet but we have been looking out for where to buy them. Any tips would be appreciated. Check out our travel...

Sailing past Lucinda Jetty, it's the longest service jetty in the Southern Hemisphere. At 5.76 kilometers long, the jetty is nothing short of an engineering masterpiece with its length following the curved contour of the earth. Sugar takes 22 minutes to travel along the conveyor from the on-shore storage to the ship loader. Jurrasic like World Heritage listed Hinchinbrook Island is entirely uninhabited, only 40 adventurers are allowed on at any o...

Dunk Island was once a popular resort but now it sits in ruin since Cyclone Yasi. It's one of many resorts that have been abandoned over the last few years. From a distance, the resort looks as though it is still intact but when we got closer we could see the plants growing inside the rooms and the damage to the structure and roof. We got to meet our sailing friends Greg and Kerri again, who introduced us to Doug and Jeanette and caught up for Su...