Our night at North West Cape was less than pleasant, actually one of our worst as the wind changed to an Easterly and blew 30-35knts. Thank goodness that we have a Nordhavn, and Thankyou Gary for our Flopper Stoppers. The anchor held well, we…
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We’re still here…
We’re just not up to much that seems blogable. Nope, not my pic. Not sure who took it but what a nice shotStill working on a few projects… Got a new mattress , Yay!, so much better than the old one. Mel and I were actually alternating weeks on t…
#55 Milestones and Mistakes
We gave each other an exuberant “high-five” as the Golden Gate came into view. We had completed our longest passage to date; 822 nautical miles in 100 hours, just the two of us. Our goal was to see if we could successfully manage multip…
#55 Milestones and Mistakes
We gave each other an exuberant “high-five” as the Golden Gate came into view. We had completed our longest passage to date; 822 nautical miles in 100 hours, just the two of us. Our goal was to see if we could successfully manage multiple overnights maintaining constant watch without additional crew. Once again, weather became a factor. Compounding that, I made a critical mistake resulting in parlous suspense at a very bad time. As much as I swore never to let it happen to me, it did. In t…
The Montebellos
We arrived at the southern channel into the Montebello group of islands at 4pm and as we entered the reef between Dot and Daisy Islands we had a whale come right across our bow only just missed her!! It was then only a few mile north to Main Bay where we anchored for the night on the low tide. Because of the Nuclear Bombing back in the 50’s, we were unable to go ashore so the following day we moved south, very slowly to the Stephenson Channel, during the high tide. There isn’t a lot of …
The Montebellos
We arrived at the southern channel into the Montebello group of islands at 4pm and as we entered the reef between Dot and Daisy Islands we had a whale come right across our bow only just missed her!!
It was then only a few mile north to Main Bay whe…
#55 Milestones and Mistakes
We gave each other an exuberant “high-five” as the Golden Gate came into view. We had completed our longest passage to date; 822 nautical miles in 100 hours, just the two of us. Our goal was to see if we could successfully manage multip…
John Frum
In addition to the Yasur Volcano, Tanna Island is home to the John Frum ‘cargo cult’. Legend has it that in the 1930s, an American named John befriended a traditional village and convinced them that the missionaries were wrong…
The Montebellos
We arrived at the southern channel into the Montebello group of islands at 4pm and as we entered the reef between Dot and Daisy Islands we had a whale come right across our bow only just missed her!!
It was then only a few mile north to Main Bay where …
Tanna Yasur Volcano
Walking along the rim On the southern island of Tanna sits one of the world’s most accessible active volcanoes. From the anchorage at Port Resolution, Mount Yasur looms over the mountain just three miles away and spews clouds of ash into the sky. Fr…
