28/6/14 Cairns Marina 28 June Arrived at our anchorage point just opposite the Cairns Marina around midnight. It was dark and hard to see so we anchored at the end of a line of yachts, leaving enough room for Oda and Stormvogel who were an hour behind us. Stormvogel had trouble with their anchor winch so …
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19/6/14 Vanuatu to Australia Today we leave for Cairns, Australia, with Oda and Stormvogel. The passage should take about 8-9 days. Yay! Australia – we can’t wait to see our family and friends. 18/6/14 Anchored at Aore Beach Resort Aore Island Espiritu Santo Vanuatu Today I got up early to prepare for our passage, baked …
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15/6/14 Espiritu Santo Espiritu Santo, known simply as Santo is an agricultural island. Copra, Coffee, Cattle and Coco dominate the economy. Logging has been a controversial issue over the years and now has a strict code of control to preserve key cultural and ecological areas. Santo was a key staging area for over half a …