The Road Ahead

10 weeks, 10,000 kilometres.  That's the plan and below is the expected route, subject to change without notice of course. 

KiaRoo is packed to the rafters with just enough room left for the driver and one passenger (that would be Captain Jens and First Mate Evelyn).  It is amazing how much more gear we have this time around as compared to the travels we did in our Lucky van in New Zealand.  We went through everything a second time to be sure we would be carrying what we needed.  Whenever we were in doubt, we would invariably say, "let's bring it along ... just in case!".   So we'll see at the end of the trip how many of these items we actually needed.   To be fair, we do have some things that we would like to bring back to Canada that we won't need on this excursion but didn't want to leave behind on the boat, being ever hopeful that she will be sold in the next month or so.  

Yes, SY Segwun is for sale and for anyone interested in our beautiful boat I have posted a link to a PDF document on my Facebook page.  We are "telling the universe" as they say, hoping we will find the right new owners for Segwun.   As for Jens and I, we have been travelling for 2 1/2 years now and are ready to do something different.   

But let's not get ahead of ourselves...we have a few months of our Great Australian Outback Driving Excursion including diving the Great Barrier Reef!  Let's get going!  

Ken and Nancy (a new crew member) on SY Moonbeam left Manly on Wedneday to sail up the East coast of Australia.  Nancy has sailed with Ken many times but unfortunately won't be with him very long this trip as she needs to get back to the US to celebrate her 60th wedding anniversary!  Jens and I will meet up with Ken and Lil in Ayr in mid-June on our way down the coast and board Moonbeam for a little sailing excursion around the Whitsundays.