Author Archives: Mel & Fred

3 months since we started our scuba diving school and have had a few students already. Thanks to beautiful connections, word of mouth and knocking on doors, I can proudly say that we are up and running. Our main stream of work is getting students through their certifications for them to become qualified scuba diversContinue reading “Octopus Dive is up and running!”

Almost 3 months without taking our sailing boat out for a sail… way way too long! Now what happened for us not being out. First, it was busy times at work for Fred with Christmas and New Year at the restaurant. He got really tired. Second, every time we hoped to sail out the weatherContinue reading “Sailing Cairns Trinity Inlet”

Another couple of days sailing to Fitzroy Island on December 2nd 2019 Welcome onboard! Jump in and follow our journey into sailing a Dufour 36 to Fitzroy Island, Great Barrier Reef Australia. We are a couple in our late 30th with a toddler, mastering the skills of sailing our boat in preparation of life on aContinue reading “Video #5 – Sailing to Fitzroy Island with a toddler 2nd Dec 2019”

Going sailing is not just getting on the boat and putting the sails up. It requires good preparation before hand and depending on your journey you might need more or less and always be ready for unexpected things to happen. But somehow you will always require a minimum to take with you which always feelsContinue reading “#4 boat trip prep and anchoring instead of mooring – Fitzroy Island Nov 2019 – Baby onboard”

I have put together this little video while we went sailing around Fitzroy Island. This was our first time being out as a couple. My focus was on the boat and listening to Fred, making sure I was not messing up. I have not been sailing for decades, but it is slowly all coming backContinue reading “First trip out to Fitzroy Island sailing as a couple”