We’re in Cairns (pronounced Cans, but with a drawn-out a) and are a pretty happy lot right now. Two boats full of friends are here as well, so the kids have a pack to run around town with. They spend their days wandering off to the mall, down the esplanade, … Read More
Australian Barbie
Australian winter weather seems to be hit-or-miss. It’s definitely not all blue skies and sun like we envision it to be. Most mornings have looked like this, and the ten day forecast is pretty gray as well. Every afternoon seems to give us at least some sun, though. All along … Read More
The Coral Sea
We left Vanuatu with a ten-day passage in front of us, about five of which looked good on the forecast. After a few days of nice downwind running we’d get smacked across the face by a front coming at us from the southwest. We hoped it might die down a … Read More
Vanuatu Goodbye
We spent a couple of days anchored out front of Luganville again, but strong winds made it pretty ugly, and since we didn’t really need anything in town at the time we decided to move back down to our little private island resort anchorage again. There we’d be out of … Read More
Million Dollar Point
When the US military left Vanuatu after the end of World War II, they left behind a lot of stuff. Airstrips, buildings, and roads they couldn’t do much about. Can’t take a runway with you, after all. But they also had tons and tons of stuff like Jeeps, tanks, building … Read More
SS President Coolidge
As mentioned in the last post, the SS President Coolidge hit a couple of “friendly” mines as it came into port here on Santo, and the captain then ran it up onto the reef along the beach. When it sank, it slid backwards on the steep slope, settling with the … Read More
Aore Island
We spent a couple more days in the lagoon anchorage just hanging out and taking afternoon trips up the river to swim in the fresh water. Ali and a couple of others headed over to the village to catch a ride back into Luganville to get groceries and keep us … Read More