There was a big tide this evening and I was eager to see just how much of Garden Island became submerged. From my limited vantage it was really hard to tell. If I were to offer a guess I’d say two thirds of the swampy landmass was underwater. Garden Island continues to intrigue, delight and […]
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Her life was so short, not even ten years since her timber hull and six proud masts came together in the shipyards of Portland, Oregon, USA. She never fell victim to tide nor reef nor storm and in 1929 dutifully delivered her last cargo of oregon pine to South Australia. She had fallen victim to […]
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One hundred and sixty four years ago she slipped into the ocean off Liverpool, England; the pride of the Liverpool shipping company Balfour Williamson. Throughout her hard working career she sailed to many continents of the globe. She worked for the English, the Germans, the Norwegians and finally here in South Australia as her final […]
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A gorgeous sunset this evening and golden afterglow across the horizon was all ours from the Garden Island dolphin sanctuary. Alas we saw no dolphins but the mosquitoes were more than happy to entertain us once the sun was gone. The mangroves, the yachts, the power station and the industrial skyline, a disharmonious collection of […]
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