Month: November 2015
The path of a cyclone
Gust of 50 knots pounded the boat, the waves breaking through the anchorage causing havoc and occasionally breaking over our bow, boat awnings were being shredded like paper. Frantic calls were being ... Read More
Our first Cyclone
We saw the dreaded words on our weather forcast last night. Tropical cyclone. We want to leave our options open so by clearing out if the weather gets bad and the cyclone develops, then we can get the... Read More
Gentle Giants
One big gentle giant slowly swam past me, it’s mouth wide open. Not in the slightest bothered by me. This huge manta ray just swam around and around in circles, letting me get as close as I wanted. ... Read More
Bonfire and wet shirts
Everybody all hudled around the bonfire in the pouring rain, enjoying the cool down at first but then becoming cold with the howling wind that got stronger and stronger. It was our first cruiser bonfi... Read More
Government Party
What a beautiful cultural day. I finally got to wear one of the pretty flower headdresses the locals wear. We went ashore at fuali Island to check with the Island keeper if it would be okay to anchor ... Read More
Taking on water
After 12 of the worst days at sea our dramas werent over. When Slade went into the locker to get parts to fix a leak in the kids bed, he noticed the cushions in the quater berth were wet. He un... Read More