On this episode, this is so stressful. We are bracing for a lockdown but we have a
new plan. We don't know when we're going to see Tucana again. We leave Tucana behind and
get out of the state but we find paradise on an X-yacht and test our luck in the deep blue sea,
before we get back to Tucana. We have a lot to update you guys. So we are about to leave Melbourne
in 17 hours. Let's do this.
Im Kristina and this is John. Together we just packed up our lives,
Kristina Costalos joins me now, put our careers on hold
to sail around Australia, on Tucana
a 50-foot Jeanneau Sun Odyssey. She needed some work but now we're ready
for the real adventure to begin.
If you're new here welcome and thanks for joining our crew. This is our home Tucana.
The kitchen is upside down. My workspace where delicious meals will be cooked.
We are currently watching the news tonight because there's bad news for Melbourne.
Good evening first tonight, we are bracing for a lockdown, for an unprecedented fourth time
a variant of concern which is running faster than we have ever recorded.
So our plans have just been turned upside down.
This is so stressful. Our plans to leave tomorrow, it's just not going to happen. It's pretty
devastating. It's on the news at the moment. From midnight you can only leave your home for supplies
medical care, caregiving or exercise for two hours.
Yeah it's been like a pretty emotional morning to be honest.
We aren't going anywhere with Tucana. You alright? But we have a plan.
All the seacocks are closed in the kitchen
the engine and we have left a note here because we don't know when we're gonna
see Tucana again. This is our bedroom, it's all packed up but it's all good.
Last thing we need to do is turn off the lights.
At that time we were getting Tucana ready we're about to leave and then lock down.
It just crushed our dreams.
We left the state of Victoria and went to Sydney in New South Wales to board Son of Sam.
Remember that X-yacht we helped sail from Hobart to Sydney?
Well it was still sitting in Sydney Harbour. Fate. Maybe luck perhaps. Whatever it was,
it was perfect timing because our mates invited us to sail with them north to Queensland.
We were up for a 400 nautical mile trip but our
first stop was just north of Sydney in the Hawkesbury tucked up in America Bay.
We literally got lost in the Ku-ring-gai National Park.
but we found our way out and it was well worth the view.
From America Bay we went to Shoal Bay the most eastern area of Port Stephens.
Trying to find the public mooring.
Ready! Just wave at it. Give it away Brenden! Give it a wave?
Once the rain stopped we left Shoal Bay for Newcastle.
Then Newcastle to the magical Coffs Harbour.
There was more bad news. Victoria's lockdown will be extended after government crisis talks last night.
The lockdown is likely to continue through the weekend to at least early next week.
From one whale to another. The boys want to go for a 5 p.m swim.
The ocean, 50 meters deep.
You're crazy. Tally-ho. Go! I don't want to get my hair wet
After that I slept well, waking up on the Gold Coast in Queensland.
We have arrived, almost. Wow. Hey babe.
We've spent the last two weeks on Son of Sam, exploring the east coast and
heading up all the way up to the Gold Coast where we said goodbye.
I'm not sure if you'll be able to hear me or not
so, I'll keep it brief. We just got back from Sydney at midnight last night and we've only got
two days before we leave Melbourne. Still currently locked down and we're just off to the supermarket.
Can you go first? Okay, I'm going. We have a lot to update you guys on but for now
we just need to get through the marina and provision. We need to stock up the fridges, fast.
John just always wears shorts even if it's like eight degrees outside.
I feel like there's a lot to talk about.
Get it, really? Mm-hmm. Nah I was just kidding.
You can get into New South Wales you just have to do whatever your requirement is in Victoria, so..
An hour later. Hello. Hello, good, how are you?
It's like a kilometre to get to and from our boat. Fine on a sunny day, not today.
It's a lot of food actually. It is but I feel like we'll eat it all. Yeah. whoa.
We have so much to update you guys on. It's whirlwind, but I feel like I'm gonna do it tomorrow
that was enough for today. But we have purchased a heap of food that we really love
so we won't go hungry.
Thanks babe.
From cookie dough,
to lasagna.
At this stage we're planning to sail Tucana to Sydney in company with another vessel called Skyfall
captained by this bloke Brett Aveary
a delivery skipper well known around Australia and beyond.
What's the plan for you guys when you just motor with the headsail up most of the way? Okay cool.
We've got no reefs in the main yet so I'll keep you posted anyway
i'll uh see you tomorrow morning, cool all right mate, cheers, bye.
BA (Brett) reckons we'll be fine.
Gusts in excess of 90 kilometers an hour for some parts near the coast around the bay.
He's like the only bit where we're going to get any weather is between the heads and the prom which is like a 12-hour spot
and then he said we'll tack away from the wind. Okay.
And then we'll be behind the prom and in shore the whole way so he's like it won't be too bad
and he goes all I'd recommend is that you guys get some cheap like 50 dollar radios. You can have one upstairs and one downstairs
so you can talk to the other person without leaving the helm so for all the autopilot $#@%'s itself.
I can go Kristina come up, not me yelling in the wind like KRISTINA!!!!
So that will be the low heading off you can see there's another low popping in hopefully by then
we would already be somewhere off the coast of Victoria and out of all that wild weather.
It's our little windows right here.
I just realized something, and I have to make a big deal about it.
John is wearing pants. John.
Show us your pants. What?
Show us your pants.
My next job was to fill up the water tanks.
While John looked after the fuel tanks and eight jerry cans. It'll just be enough to
hold it in. I reckon just stick it in there. Or work our a way to put some saddles in there.
Dean has done all our lines. We'll still got a reef line to do tomorrow.
And Barnie, you've already met Barnie. He did all our rigging. What are we doing down here?
Yeh, I'm going in. It's 50 knots of wind!
Kristina we need to get this done. Okay.
He's got a point. We set sail tomorrow, and we have to re-attach
the solar panels after an intense storm which I'll tell you about in the next episode.
Are you alright?
So we are about to leave melbourne in 17 hours! Wohoooo!