It was just ten miles around the corner to Luganville, the second largest city in Vanuatu, sporting a whopping 18,000 people. It’s a very convenient place for cruisers, as there are basically no other supplies to be found outside of Port Vila, a day or two sail away. We anchored … Read More
Ratua Private Island
Port Stanley is a beautifully sheltered bay along the northeast side of Malekula Island. It was also an easy day sail from our previous anchorage on Ambryn. One of the really nice things about the islands of Vanuatu are how conveniently spaced they are. Twenty, thirty, maybe forty miles tops. … Read More
Lonwolwol Yacht Club
It seems everyone in Vanuatu calls themselves a Yacht Club. It’s their way of showing us that they are cruiser friendly and we should visit them. Today we were anchored in a small bay off the northwest corner of Ambrym Island. There is literally nothing in this entire area except … Read More
Pentecost Land Diving
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
