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 …
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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 …
Port Vila
The first order of business when we arrived in Port Vila was all the paperwork to clear into the country, requiring visits to the boat by quarantine, Read More …
Night Passage
May 31 It’s midnight and we are en route sailing westward from Fiji to Port Vila, the capital city of Vanuatu. We slipped quietly out of Port Read More …
Tanna – Mt. Yasur
Today is Sunday August 22 (Vanuatu time) and we are gently cruising back to Port Vila, our latest adventure coming to a close. We have visited every island in southern Vanuatu except Futuna which has Read More …
Tanna – To Market in Lenakel
August 7-9 From our one-night stopover in Aniwa we sailed another 5-6 hours to Port Resolution on the island of Tanna, named by Captain Cook after his own ship when he first discovered the island Read More …
Aniwa and Underwater Photography
Erromango Postscript: Last posting I forget to mention a special moment that took place as we returned from a scuba outing at Erromango. Rod, Mike and I were racing across the waves in the big Read More …
Erromango
Today, Saturday August 14, we are settled in a beautiful anchorage by the island of Aneityum, the southernmost point of our explorations before heading back in the direction of Port Vila. The bad weather the Read More …
Catching Up!
Sorry folks – I’ve been very remiss in the blogging department – we arrived in Vanuatu nearly 2 weeks ago and still I am falling into bed around 8 pm each night, occasionally as early Read More …
Where is Vanuatu?
A lot of people have asked, so here is a nice little map to give perspective. Vanuatu is 3/4 of the way from Hawaii to Australia and is made up of over 80 islands of Read More …