Our Final Sail of the Season | Australia’s Great Sandy Straits

Ways to support us: Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdH2L9SWYIbXONaZ1m9tR_Q/join Become a Patreon 👉patreon.com/adamandvickistravels Subscribe to YouTube (it's free) 👉https://www.youtube.com/@adamandvickistravels?sub_confirmation=1 Te Tāiko’s Original Song—Listen now: Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/album/6b73tzVqjes5sENxOmGZ5o iTunes 👉https://music.apple.com/nz/album/te-t%C4%81iko/1805284062?i=1805284063 This was our final sail of the season — navigating Australia’s Great Sandy Straits, one of the most complex and shallow stretches of coastline we’ve sailed. From careful route planning to dodging humpback whales in Hervey Bay, this passage demanded patience, preparation, and constant awareness. In this video, we share how we chose our route south from Bundaberg, why depth matters so much through the Straits, and how tools like Queensland’s Beacon to Beacon Guide helped us navigate safely. It’s a fascinating stretch of water — beautiful, challenging, and unlike anywhere else we’ve sailed. After wrapping up this final passage aboard Te Tāiko, we return to New Zealand for a while — still travelling, still exploring, and still sharing our life by land and sea. The pace changes, the terrain shifts, but the sense of movement and discovery stays the same. As always, thanks for watching. Sincere thanks to Charlotte Rockstar Jones for composing and recording Te Tāiko's theme song. FOLLOW US: Website 👉https://www.adamandvickistravels.co.nz/ Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/adamandvickistravels/ Instagram 👉https://www.instagram.com/adamandvickistravels/ Music from Epidemic Sound. ⚓ About us: We’re Adam & Vicki — travellers, sailors, and storytellers exploring life by land and sea aboard our 40ft sailboat Te Tāiko and our motorhome Takahē. Subscribe to join our journey across the South Pacific and beyond.