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Melbourne Cup for a Cause 💛

Join us this Melbourne Cup Day at @cupittsestate for a beautiful long-table lunch celebrating fashion, food and fundraising, in support of the Cancer Support Foundation Milton Ulladulla.

Enjoy a wonderful day out overlooking the vineyards, with fabulous prizes up for grabs from the talented Fernanda O’Connell, Melissa Henry of Milumba Arts and Janelle Davis.

Tickets are almost sold out on the Cupitt’s website - click the link in our bio!

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Well… that wasn’t how we expected the morning to go. 😅
Most of us actually got a good night’s sleep last night. Certainly a lot more than the previous few nights. We all needed it.
Coffee was brewed on the way to the wharf to meet Australian Border Force, where they simply rescinded our clearance certificate. We’d followed the rules and stayed on the boat until officially cleared noback in, even though we never made it out of Australian waters.
Once that was sorted, we were allocated a berth in the marina… but first we had to clear Biosecurity. Thankfully that was just a phone call, explaining what had happened, and completing another statutory declaration.
Then came the insurance company… 🙄
Trying to do the right thing, I explained that we’d returned because of a leak in the stern gland. Their response? They couldn’t insure us with a leak. 🤬
The phone was quickly handed to Ray because I’d reached my limit. 😂
He calmly explained that it was a controlled drip from the stern gland and that we needed to get into the marina so the boat could be slipped and repaired. Common sense prevailed, everything was sorted… and I was left with a nice dose of stress-induced chest tightness. 😅
What a morning.
We’re now safely back in the marina.
Doc and Fernanda have headed into the city for a couple of days to enjoy a bit of Darwin before flying to Indo with us. They certainly didn’t sign up for our change of plans! ❤️
The replacement parts have been ordered, we’ve spoken with the slipway, and the repair plan is underway.
As for us… we’re adjusting our plans.
We’ll take the break we’d been looking forward to in Indonesia, reset mentally, and then come back ready to get OCTET repaired and continue the journey the way we’d planned.
Sometimes Plan B is the only option. It might not be the adventure we imagined, but the adventure certainly isn’t over yet. ⛵️💙

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Land ho! ⛵️

“Oh shit… it’s Darwin.” 😩😂

Well… this boat has beaten us.

Everything had started so well. Our friends, Doc and Fernanda had joined us to help with the overnight passages, and we were all excited to finally be on our way to Indonesia.

We cleared Australian Border Force, who told us they’d never seen such a clean monohull. That was a proud moment.

We were treated to a spectacular sunset before settling into our watch system for the night. 🌅

As soon as the sun came up, the rods started singing 🎣
We hooked four big fish, but none made it into the boat. The captain fought one all the way to within a couple of metres before it threw the lure back at us and disappeared. That’s fishing!

Then… everything changed.
Ray discovered why there was water in the bilge.
This boat has always been one of the driest boats you could imagine. The culprit was a leaking stern gland.
After assessing it, the captain made the call no one wanted to make.
We couldn’t safely continue. We had to turn around and head back to Darwin.
We’d travelled just 90 nautical miles.

Gutted.

Broken.

Ray has worked meticulously for the past two years to get OCTET ready for this voyage. This 25-year-old boat has taken us to some incredible places, but she’s also fought us every step of the way.
Right now, we’ve reached the point where we simply can’t throw any more at her.

The plan now is to order the parts, secure the boat in Darwin, and fly to Indonesia to continue the adventure another way.

It’s not the ending we imagined for this chapter, but sometimes the hardest decision on a boat is knowing when to turn around.

There are plenty more adventures ahead. For now, though… we’re just disappointed. 💙

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It’s been a magical few days on the northern beaches SYD, life goes on, let’s see what the next adventure is… yesterday at the @pewlgirls day was UNBELIEVABLE.
Soon will be posted a video from day.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE LOVE
@francehazar1 YOU ARE THE BEST… LOVE YOU MY SISTER 💋❤️🌈
And a huge special thanks to @fernandaoconnellart for this amazing surprise present, I always wanted an artwork from her and here it is …like a dream come true… 😭😭😭 so especial… a painting of my favourite photo took by THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHER @hiltons_energy_healing_art at THE BLUFF WA…❤️❤️❤️
#feelingblessed #healingloveandlight

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Until next time…..we had a blast.
Hope you all did too.

#Shoalhaven
#ShoalhavenFood
#nswfood
#Australia
#restaurantaustralia
#regionalnsw
#nswsouthcoast
#shoalhavenfoodie

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Four weeks of amazing events, visitors from near and far, magical weather and so much fun, community and good times.

We hope you enjoyed as much as we did.
Please share the love with your friends and
see you next September!

@ourgallerymilton @sophiecorks_art

📷 @heartandthesea @brycegageweddingstudio @little.folk.photography

#Shoalhaven
#ShoalhavenFood
#nswfood
#Australia
#restaurantaustralia
#regionalnsw
#nswsouthcoast
#shoalhavenfoodie
#southcoastfood

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The big finale……
Our final weekend at Meet the Makers 2025.

Saturday we have one big party going on all across town with the South Coast Craft Beer Festival at Milton Showground and a cuvée carnage at Bar Yuki x Doomjuice

These events will be serving up some very good times. Get the gang together and join us for some fun in the sun.

There’s also an immersive art exhibition at fred.made Friday afternoon + selected artisan workshops still have a few tickets remaining.

Come along and join us this weekend with another fantastic line up of local makers and creators.

Our bio has all the details or jump online
southcoastmakersfestival.org.au

#mtm2025
#meetthemakerssouthcoast
#meetthemakersfestival
#meetthemakers
#shoalhaven
#loveshoalhaven
#FeelNSW

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Oil Pastels Workshop with Artist Fernanda O’Connell.
Part of the South Coast Meet the Makers Festival
28 September | 12 PM – 3 PM

All materials provided | All skill levels welcome
🎟️ Only 2 tickets left – link in bio!

Join us for a creative and relaxing afternoon exploring colour, pattern, and composition in this immersive oil pastels workshop led by talented artist @fernandaoconnellart

Inspired by the vibrant palette and expressive still life works of Henri Matisse, this hands-on session invites participants to draw from a beautifully curated still life arrangement. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced artist, this workshop is a chance to slow down, experiment, and connect with your inner creative.

One of the final events of the @southcoastmakersfestival – don’t miss it!

#workshop #artevent #oilpastels #dontmissit

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We are still on a high from our amazing opening weekend and dinner kicking off our 2025 festival.

Our collaboration of local makers coming together to create a special evening of food, drinks, entertainment and art.

It was so much FUN and a heartfelt thanks to everyone who came along.

Plus a huge shout out to our generous local businesses and supporters who donated fabulous prizes for our raffles and auctions contributing to next year’s festival.

You certainly made many of our guests extra happy!

Special thanks to:
@dolphins.mollymook @jojonesproperty @studioestasi @mitchpohl @akwasurf @thesocialsandwich @_goodtimescafe @thewildemerchant @teneillesbeauty @motionceramics @fernandaoconnellart

📸 @heartandthesea

#meetthemakers2025 #visitshoalhaven #miltonnsw #nswsouthcoast

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Meet the Makers Festival Opening Dinner 2025.
In a word - F.U.N.

#nswsouthcoast
#shoalhavenfoodie
#southcoastfood
#nswgetaways
#southcoastevents
#meetthemakers2025
#southcoasteats
#nswroadtrips
#southcoastfestival
#miltonnsw

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If you needed another excuse to book a trip down south this spring, we’ve got you 🧑‍🌾 The South Coast Meet the Makers Festival is bringing everything from wine blending workshops to croissant making masterclasses to Milton and Mollymook. Just make sure you leave time for a springtime swim 🌞

@southcoastmakersfestival

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WOW! WOW! WOW!
What an opening weekend for Meet the Makers Festival 2025.

The gorgeous spring weather, the diverse events, the food, the drinks, the stories, THE FUN.

Everything we imagined and more.
Just magical.
Thank you everyone who joined us.

And get ready to do it all again next weekend!

#meetthemakerssouthcoast
#meetthemakersfestival
#meetthemakers
#shoalhaven
#loveshoalhaven
#FeelNSW
#NewSouthWales
#Shoalhaven
#ShoalhavenFood

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