There is a little light bulb that has failed and this is the light bulb that tells me whether the main hydraulic pump is operating, but since it is always unlit (because it is broken) it is not always easy to tell whether the pump is operating or not. …
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Manihi Atoll and pearl farm.
A bit of land; a bit of life; most welcome. Lovely tranquil lagoon. We’ve set off again for Papeete. It’s f*****g rough!
Off the dock…and in the Inland Sea of Japan!
It’s been a roller coaster of highs and lows in the last several weeks.
We delighted in our April 1st return to Ashiya, Japan where the boat was resting this winter and rejoined our GSSR pals on their boats, Sans Souci and Seabird. In addition, we w…
Off the dock…and in the Inland Sea of Japan!
It’s been a roller coaster of highs and lows in the last several weeks.
We delighted in our April 1st return to Ashiya, Japan where the boat was resting this winter and rejoined our GSSR pals on their boats, Sans Souci and Seabird. In addition, we w…
Night-running monitor covers
We have three Lenovo
ThinkVison L1900ps for navigation monitors. They have a low-profile bezel and
controls in the front, so can readily be flush-mounted into the pilot-house dash.
The display is crisp and clear, and we'…
Port Stephens to Scarborough, Brisbane
Sorry for the delay, but will be on to this very soon! Life got really busy for a while!!
Onward to Manihi, Moorea, and Tahiti.
We have left the mysterious and beautiful Nuku Hiva, after taking on 9000 litres of diesel. We are now heading in the direction of Tahiti, where I hope to hire an army of cleaners. My crew are very proficient at the practical stuff but they have made L…
GSSR 2 – Departure from Ashiya
GSSR 2 Underway!
This is just a very short blog entry to let everyone know that we have now left our winter port of Ashiya and have begun the journey that will lead us to Hong Kong.
This is a relatively tiny journey compared to last season’s o…
Landfall in Paradise- Fatu Hiva
Emily Grace has dropped anchor after 21 days at sea and is enjoying blessed silence in the Bay of Virgins on the western side of the island of Fatu Hiva. This island was made famous by Thor Heyerdahl's book of the same name and the Bay of Virgins …
We have arrived in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia!
Lone Wolf at anchor in Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva.28/4 11,30.pmWe have made it acoss the Pacific!It’s dark, so I can’t tell you what Nuku Hiva is like, but it looked very dramatic in the moonlight. We are now anchored, bow and st…
