Saturday 22 August 2015
A short hop from Kavieng brought us to the islands of New Hanover, Papua New Guinea – we picked two stops in a lagoon with many islands. The first, Massoung Island, promised turtles and the odd visit from nearby villagers; we never found the turtles but we did get swarmed by locals from the nearby…
Friday 21 August 2015
Sometimes a cruiser needs a break. Having explored many remote islands, visited many villages, met many people, run medical clinics, traded day-in day-out from the boat, entertained kids by the boat and visited several schools, we were a little worn out and all up for a little taking it easy. That said, we know we…
Thursday 6 August 2015
A shameless request…. If you haven’t already, we’d be really grateful if you can vote for us in the Sailing Today Awards. We’ve been nominated for our work in Vanuatu following Cyclone Pam. We’re up against some sailing greats so every vote counts! You don’t have to vote for all categories – just scroll down…
Saturday 1 August 2015
Leaving Nissan Island the day started badly with strong currents and messy seas in little wind – we dreaded to think what it could be like in strong winds. The sad truth is that many here lose their lives at sea travelling between islands in so called ‘banana boats’ – low-sitting fibreglass boats with forty…
Wednesday 29 July 2015
Sailing to our first destination in Papua New Guinea was a two day affair as we sought to stay clear of the troubled island of Bougainville. With our sea legs not quite re-established it was taking some adjusting to life on the rolling seas again. On this trip, bad luck would have it that we…
Tuesday 28 July 2015
After getting the all clear on the health front for Tom, we hopped on a plane and left the soft creature comforts of Brisbane behind as we headed back to the Solomon Islands. Adina had to endure her second cyclone in our absence. This time it was Cyclone Raquel – a freak cyclone, out of…
Wednesday 1 July 2015
Tom continues to improve every day and is now up and about as normal. He has had a lot of tests and assessments since we’ve been in Brisbane and the good news is that his heart has been declared ‘normal’. The bad news is that he has had to lose a tooth that was harbouring…