Big Bay
At the top of Esperito Santo there is big bay, with the unoriginal name of Big Bay My genome has programed me to wonder what’s over the next hill, Big …
Going south, through The Banks Islands
The ideal weather was forecast to come to an end, so reluctantly we left Ureparapara First stop was an easy 15miles south, to a place halfway down the west coast …
Ureparapara (the Pacman Island)
It was a week of crossing things of my bucket list, first a VILLAGE FEEDER, then Ureparapara (Ura-para-para). The island is an old volcanic cone that has been breached by …
The quest to catch a village feeder
One of the items on my bucket list for this year’s cruising season was to catch a fish, big enough to feed the next village I sailed too, a “VILLAGE …
over to Uri Island, for a belated Birthday party
On my last trip to Vanuatu, I formed a strong friendship with Karl, his wife Nora, and their 3 daughters, Elizabeth (8yo) Jeanie (6yo) and Dorthey (3yo). When Karl saw …
Land Diving…..south Penticost Island
One of the major reasons I fast-tracked getting to Vanuatu in May, was to watch the Land Diving on Pentecost Island, which is only done on Saturdays in May and …
Yee Ha…..what a ride
As the weather forecast predicted, the weather front came over Lord Howe Island in the morning, with gusts of 50kts. When it swung to the west, the only …
Stuck at Lord Howe Island for a week
We did the Australian customs clearance at Coffs Harbour and left Australia at 3pm on Thursday the 2nd of MayIt was great to be back in passage making mode, sailing …
ready, set, go, the South Pacific here we come
The last week, has been the perfect preparation for Logic and her crew for the passage, back into the South Pacific. (Miriam and Nick, will have been onboard for a …
Finally the cyclone season comes to an end
It feels like years ago that I left Vanuatu, to escape the approaching cyclone season, but it was less than 6mts ago. The amazing experiences I shared with Lisa on …