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When Australian sailor John Deer fell off his yacht in the Caribbean Sea, he thought he wouldn’t make it through the night alive. But when he saw his boat drift off into the distance, the 41-year-old realized he had a choice: wait for the waves to finally pull him down or try to swim the 17km to shore. ‘I kind of stepped on the water for a second and I thought, ‘Right, I’m going to die’,’ he told 60Minutes. ‘Then I thought ‘am I just going to float and wait for my lungs to fill with water?’ I might as well start swimming.” “So I started swimming.” Three years ago, Mr Deer left his home in Melbourne to embark on the journey of a lifetime – a solo sailing adventure around the world. He bought a used yacht, called the Julieta, in the Greek Islands and started his journey – sailing across the Mediterranean, visiting Albania, Italy, then exploring the islands around Spain. Despite having no previous sailing experience, he ‘threw himself into the deep end’ and quickly fell in love with his

After coming to Darwin for what was supposed to be a weeklong visit, Melbourne residents Erin Watkins and Mick Porter are still stranded, almost a week after they were supposed to fly home. Key points: Travelers stranded in NT for up to a week due to flight cancellations The tourism industry is concerned about the “reputation damage” that the cancellation of the NT as a tourist destination Qantas Group says the cancellation is due to “ongoing resource challenges” “I was the bridesmaid for the wedding on Friday and then the reception on Sunday and I miss both,” Watkins said. “That’s pretty devastating.” They are among hundreds of people stranded in the NT due to numerous flight cancellations by Qantas and its budget subsidiary, Jetstar. And like many others, they are stuck waiting up to a week for the next available flight home. The couple received a text from Jetstar last Wednesday afternoon to inform them that their flight – which was scheduled to depart in the early hours of Thursday