First, I'd like to acknowledge the Darumbal peoples and their clans (in particular the Wopaburra mob) who are the traditional owners of the land and sea we are currently occupying. I pay my respect to the elders, past, present and emerging.
On Thursday we formalised the name change of our boat by conducting a smoking ceremony to cleanse the Palawa Dreaming of her past deeds and owners. Also to bless the attendees and the crew.
The name of our boat celebrates the Tasmanian Aboriginal peoples (the Palawa) and acknowledges the connections we have to Tasmania as our place of berth and our connection to the land of this beautiful island State.
We were fortunate to have four guests from Tasmania who were able to attend and take part in our ceremony, one of whom I grew up with in Burnie on the North-West Coast.
Next Thursday we begin our trip north up to the Torres Strait where we hope to meet up with friends we made whilst we were guests on their country.
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