We left our friends behind in Port Sandwich and spent the day motoring in calm seas over to Pentecost Island. Since early on in researching Vanuatu we’d been finding things about the Pentecost Land Diving, and it sounded like something we couldn’t miss, even if (or perhaps because) it was … Read More
Port Sandwich
After the headache of the Australian visa application process (many hours were committed to that project) it was a pleasant surprise to get an approval notice almost immediately. At least now we can arrive there and not be on any sort of schedule. We also aren’t in any hurry here … Read More
Back and Forth
Spent a couple of beautiful days anchored in this spot behind a reef in the Maskelyne Islands. We’ve decided to head to Australia from here. Twenty years ago Australia was a welcoming place. Show up, get a six-month visa on the spot, and get it extended pretty much all you … Read More
Lavrisi Yacht Club
A short overnight sail north of Port Vila brought us to an anchorage at Lamen Bay, on Epi Island. There, we caught up with friends and celebrated another boy’s birthday, this time a thirteenth. A beach had been scouted out where we wouldn’t be posting ourselves right in front of … Read More
Port Vila Hangout
Port Vila was a great place to land for a few days, with plenty to do and easy access to anything we could need. For a week we stayed busy with friends, stocked up on groceries, hit a movie on a rainy day, and ate out a lot. A bunch … Read More
Vanuatu Beach Party
There were some vibrant colors and some decent coral growth around Port Resolution, and there were also lots of cool coral canyons to freedive through in the deeper waters. There really wasn’t much swimming around, though. Must make for a long day hauling in nets with just a few small … Read More
Mount Yasur
Port Resolution is a pretty magnificent anchorage. It’s well protected, has a long flat beach, fairly healthy coral, and enough fish to keep the local population fed (though I didn’t see many fish that I would bother with a spear). It’s got a great view, very friendly locals, and a … Read More
Port Resolution
I mentioned the sloppy seas as we left the reefs of Fiji. Those seas did not settle the entire trip to Vanuatu. By day two of it we were all feeling miserable. Lowe tends to get seasick on pretty much every passage for a day or so, but the rest … Read More
Farewell Fiji
I sometimes wonder if having a washer on the boat is worth it. Because we have a washer we tend to just toss dirty clothes in the hamper whether or not they pass the smell test or not. Been worn for a couple of hours? Must be dirty. Ali would … Read More
Cruiser Hangout
Monitoring the markets in Fiji means getting up in the dark, and closing down for the day about the time the sun starts creeping up, which is nice as it leaves the whole day wide open for proper cruising fun. We found out some friends had splashed their boat (gotten … Read More