Thursday 7 May 2015
There’s always some fun happening on-board Adina but every now and then we get an unusual surprise. Anchored in Luganville, Santo we got a message from an old school friend Ben Lovering who is a commercial pilot saying that he was flying from Papua New Guinea to Fiji and would be flying over Vanuatu. A while…
Thursday 23 April 2015
With Adina back in the water in Port Vila on the island of Efate, Vanuatu, we spent our final days provisioning, purchasing more aid using donations we had received and saying our farewells to all the lovely people we had met during our stay. Following a short trip up to Havannah Harbour in the north…
Tuesday 7 April 2015
It’s been busy, busy, since our return to Port Vila, Vanuatu. Naturally we were struck by the devastation that Cyclone Pam has created here. These beautiful, green, lush, tropical islands have been stripped naked; the views from the aeroplane as we arrived back were striking. On Efate, everything is brown, villages with buildings knocked down…
Wednesday 18 March 2015
On Friday 13th and Saturday 14th March, Cyclone Pam ripped its way through the islands of Vanuatu causing devastation the likes of which have never before been seen in the Pacific. Vanuatu has been our home for the last four months as we took a break from sailing and chose to store our yacht in…
Monday 16 March 2015
A quick update from us on Cyclone Pam and what we know at this time. Just to recap, Susie and I are safely in New Zealand where we have been attending a wedding and visiting friends. It goes without saying that we have been deeply worried about our friends in Vanuatu and it has been…
Friday 13 March 2015
Last night Cyclone Pam, a Category 5 cyclone, hit Port Vila in Vanuatu. We’ve had some emails from friends enquiring if we’re ok; Susie and I are actually in New Zealand right now so fortunately we are safe. Our thoughts at this difficult time are first and foremost with the friends we have made…
Sunday 30 November 2014
We set sail from the island of Erromango, Vanuatu on an overnight passage of 85 nautical miles, destination Port Vila. We had mixed emotions as we’ve been on-board Adina for 20 months now and we are stopping in Vanuatu’s capital for 4 months to sit out the cyclone season; sad as we’ve had the adventure…