L’Austral arrives in Arguni at midday as planned, with temperatures ranging from 27⁰C in the morning to 31⁰C in the afternoon. On the way in, 30 knot winds and a rain squall (best experienced on […]
L’Austral arrives in Triton Bay at 6.30am this morning, in time for some low-lying cloud and gentle rainfall. It looks quite Jurassic with the lush green foliage, ribbons of cloud, and still water. The temperature […]
L’Austral drops anchor at Pulau Bui, part of the Kei Islands group in the Banda Sea at about 7 am. Today is intended to be an easy snorkelling and beach day, with moderate temperatures of […]
L’Austral arrives back in Darwin around 7 am, with the first group of passengers from the Kimberley expedition due to disembark at 8:30 am. All continuing passengers (about 25 people) must be back on board […]
Today we are in Swift Bay, to visit a series of Wandjina art galleries. This is a longer zodiac ride from L’Austral with the outgoing tide and prevailing wind making the conditions choppy. There is […]
L’Austral glides into Doubtful Bay at 6am and drops anchor off Raft Point, which is likely much to the chagrin of the small yacht MV Oceanic already in this small bay of islands. It doesn’t […]
