Vanuatu to New Caledonia
It is only 280miles for Port Vila (Vanuatu) to the bottom of the 200mile long main Island of New Caledonia, but it is still a blue water passage and so …
Ambrym and Pentecost Islands. Vanuatu
Due to our limited available time in Vanuatu, it was time to move on from the Maskelynes. The narrow entry into the anchorage necessitated good light, to make visually …
Maskelyne Island, Vanuatu
The Maskelyne Islands are a group of small islands on the south east corner of Malekula Island The island itself is only a few miles wide at the widest places, …
First week cruising in Vanuatu
In addition to partying the evenings at the bar, behind Logic‘s marina berth at the Yachting World Marina, Port Vila, VanuatuWe also provisioned the boat for 3-4 weeks cruising around Vanuatu. Fruit and …
Fiji to Vanuatu
Clearing Fiji Customs and Immigration on the morning of Thursday 21st September 2017, was the usual frustrations dealing with bureaucracy in Fiji, taking lots of deep breaths and keep on …
Off to Vanuatu
I am leaving Fiji with strong mixed emotions. If I use a cursory over view, these last 4 months have flown, but if I slow down and look back through the …
Cruising Fiji in Winter
Summer (November to April) is the Cyclone season in the South Pacific. In February 2016 Cyclone Winston hit Fiji, it was the strongest cyclone ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere. There was plenty …
First Month in Fiji
I’ve been in Fiji for a month now….. time to go through all the photos and videos and put together a blog post. I’m on the western side of Viti …
4 days on the Minerva Reefs, then onto Fiji
As you can see on the above satellite image, the Minerva Reefs are on a major under ocean ridge line. They are a couple of coral lagoon with almost nothing …
New Zealand to Minerva Reef
The passage from New Zealand to the Minerva reefs was a lot more challenging than the run over from Australia to New Zealand. In hindsight, I would have probably waited …