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My Bespoke Battery Bank
Apologies in advance for this next series of several posts. I’ve been neck-deep in battery upgrades since my last post, and we’ve not really done much that is all that fun to blog about. So these wil be a bit technical, talky, and without many pictures of cool places or Read On..
Also posted in 24V, Batteries, Brisbane, Lithium
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New Year’s Madness on Sydney Harbor (Bucket List Week, Part 2)
First off, I’ve got to admit up front – I don’t have great photos or video from our New Year’s Eve on Sydney Harbor. So I’m going to have to borrow, link, and credit. Good firework photography requires a few things – a long exposure time, a stable platform, and Read On..
Also posted in excitement, Good Food, Good Times, Sydney
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From Brisbane to Sydney
If you follow the position tracker or the Sail Evenstar Facebook page, you know we’ve moved from Brisbane to Sydney. We moved last week, about as late as we could stay in Brisbane. Brisbane is a lovely city and altogether too comfortable, so we got pretty complacent there. One thing Read On..
Also posted in passages
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Living Large in Brisbane
First, of course I must make the obligatory apology for the lack of posts of any sort since arriving in Australia. After an initial flurry of touristy activity, we settled into a comfortably mundane routine, which you most assuredly so not want me blogging about in detail. The trip here Read On..
Also posted in Brisbane
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