Author Archives: John

August 12 Hi All, Wow…..what an experience the last 36 hours. First, all is well and we are in the Port Moselle marina in Noumea New Caledonia, safe and sound!!!! And I want to say thank you, thank you, thank you to all the friends who sent us emails, offering support and condolences, and relating … Read More →

August 11 Hey, All is well!! Thanks to all the friends for sending us emails with news and encouragement!!! When you are out here on this big ocean all by yourselves, hearing from friends is very special and keeps our spirits up as we go crashing into these seas!!! We are having a very acceptable … Read More →

August 10 Hi All, We left Port Vila around 3:30pm after a scrumptious barbeque pork chop lunch. Kathy is concerned that Australia and maybe New Caledonia will take away some of our New Zealand meats….especially the pork….so we are eating big!!! Once we left the protection of Efate the winds were 10-15 kts SE and … Read More →

Hi All, Well…..we got to Port Vila 22 days ago and have been waiting for weather ever since…..arghhhhhh!!!!! We have seen several decent windows that look good but have just gone away. Most of the time it has been blowing 20-30 kts with 9-12′ seas…..not for us!!! But we have found a so so window … Read More →

Hi All, Well….we are stuck in Port Vila waiting on weather for our passage to New Caledonia….it’s blowing 20-25kts from the ESE with 6-10′ seas for the next 10-12 days….that will put it slightly forward of the port beam….not going to happen so here we wait….a bit frustrating as we are a bit pressed for … Read More →

July 12-20 Hi All, We are now back in Port Vila, the town where we entered Vanuatu in mid-May. I left off the blog when we were in Londot on Pentecost. There was not too much to do in the village as it is known primarily for the land diving which is over for the … Read More →

July 4-11 Hi All, I last updated the blog we were still on Aore and thinking about leaving. We indeed found a good window and left Aore last Saturday…..a little over a week ago. Well….I say a good window….sort of…..the best window was Friday afternoon to early morning on Sat but we were hoping conditions … Read More →

Hi All, As our good friend Jeanette says…..did they have fun or what!!!!! What a great time we had with Dave and Dana….they are such a fun and loving couple…..and did we laugh….wow….good times for sure and we are still in a funk days after they have left!!! As a parent, it is such a … Read More →

June 11-18 Hi All, Hmmmm….only a few comments on the cannibal tours….thought we might get more comments…..not too sure how many people are reading the blog but I won’t let it go to my “head”:))))) We had a rather boisterous 34 nm cruise up to Luganville….20-25 kts with 6-9′ seas….all behind but too rough to … Read More →

June 7-10 Hi All, Well….the bad weather never really materialized until I BBQ’d Sunday night. It threatened all day…dark, stormy looking, rain in the hills but all we got was a lot of humidity and a little wind. This is one of the most protected anchorages in Vanuatu….yeah!!!! So, we had another snow day because … Read More →