August 18th: We woke at 7.15am and departed for Alor Island. (Diomedea, Soul Sacrifice, Kiwi Blue, Moonbeam and us) We actually slept in, we were supposed to be leaving at 7am. Elonnisa came around the corner of the island as we left. Actually had a bit of ship traffic this morning and had to negotiate …
August 8th: Upped anchor at 5.30am and it was full of yucky, sticky mud (and god knows what else) Brilliant holding but very hard to get off the anchor. Job for the next nice anchorage is to put out all the chain and clean out the anchor locker. Also the bum of the boat has …
Moa, Leti, Romang and Wetar Read More »
July 28th:We caught the 8:00am ferry over to Thursday Island where we cleared customs, posted our books for our tax returns to the accountant, picked up parts Paul and Tracy had sent for Stormvogel, and some grocery shopping. The fresh food hadn’t been put out by then so it was a very limited supply. Eggs …
Thursday Island to Saumlaki, Indonesia Read More »
Indonesian sailing route
July 22nd: We arrived into Portland Roads anchorage mid-afternoon. Lovely little bay with a number of houses and cars! Excitement civilisation! We took the duck off and went for a walk. There is a Café but it was closed. We found Heidi and Peter who had found an ice cream vendor, which was more or …
Portland Roads to Torres Straight, Thursday and Horn Islands Read More »
Cairns, to Cooktown, Lizard Island and towards Thursday Island Had a busy week in Cairns. Sam arrived at midnight on Saturday night and spent 4 days with us and the poor guy spent most of his time sorting out our computers. We have promised him that next time he comes we will make sure he …
Cairns, Cooktown, Lizard Island and onto Thursday Island Read More »
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 …
Passage to Australia and drama on the high seas Read More »
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 …
We departed Bluff on 12 March with the intention of calling back into Carey’s Bay, Dunedin to catch up with the lovely people we had met there, Steve and Jo Little, owner of Carey’s Bay Historic Hotel and Richard and Helen who own the slipway and fishing berths. However, the seaway was so calm we …
Bluff to Bay of Islands Read More »