Million Dollar Point
After a lunch break and required shore time (for decompression reasons), Alfred led us on a second dive not too far away from the Coolidge. Million Dollar Point has a fascinating and somewhat startling history. Read More …
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The USS President Coolidge
On Thursday we sailed 50 miles from Ambae to Santo Island and its main town of Luganville. We anchored in a peaceful spot very near the Aore Resort, a lovely complex with a great restaurant Read More …
Ambae (aka Bali Ha’i)
From Pentecost Island we moved on to nearby Maewo, where the signature feature of our anchorage was a beautiful 30′ waterfall plummeting to the sea. For yachts with fewer amenities than AVATAR (items like a Read More …
Loltong Village
On Ambrym it is possible to take guided treks to the rim of the volcano craters, but we were forewarned that the trip was 5 hours each way on steep terrain bushwhacking through jungle and Read More …
Ambrym
We are moving right along on our speed tour of the Shepherd group of islands of Northern Vanuatu, as the real goal of this cruise is the Solomon Islands. After two nights in Epi we Read More …
A Walk on Epi Island
We arrived Wednesday morning at Bauerfield International Airport (built by the US during WWII) in Vanuatu after a relatively uneventful three leg fight from Tucson via Los Angeles and Nadi, Fiji. The only glitch occurred Read More …
Photo Slideshow from Fiji and Vanuatu
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Convergence Zone
For the past week a huge convergence zone has spread out over almost the entire Tasman Sea and the perimeter has created unusual conditions in Vanuatu, crimping Read More …
Malekula and the Maskelyne Islands
We sailed for about six hours to reach the Maskelyne Islands in pleasant downwind conditions. I had my usual 6 a.m. dawn watch and got caught Read More …
Havannah Harbor to the Maskelynes
By Monday night we had accomplished all we needed in Port Vila and Rod was scouting out cruising destinations. The weather is not cooperating – instead of the normal trades, the wind is coming from Read More …