Australian Country Homes

TUG LIFE

It’s hard not to have visions of when Gary Mason’s name comes up. There’s no waft of pipe smoke, no trace of maritime tattoos but there’s something all-conquering about him and his lifestyle aboard retired tugboat . He’s a marine celebrity of sorts, without the bulging muscles and bravado, spreading good cheer and goodwill on the waters of the Fleurieu Peninsula. He admits he’s already waved at five kayakers and a yacht that came close to his Goolwa

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