Mauritius and Reunion: Agony and Ecstasy
My last post detailed our somewhat rocky arrival to Mauritius, but ended with “Nor’easter” being in fine fettle, the crew … Continue reading Mauritius and Reunion: Agony and Ecstasy
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Passage Notes: Cocos Keeling to Mauritius
After an excellent few days anchored in Refuge Bay, we somewhat sadly weighed anchor and pointed “Nor’easter” southwest towards Mauritius, … Continue reading Passage Notes: Cocos Keeling to Mauritius
La Chapelle
My alarm played it’s melodic tune next to my head as I felt around for my phone with my eyes … Continue reading La Chapelle
Somewhere in the Indian Ocean
I apologize to our followers for my failure to post blogs over the past few months, but since leaving Darwin, … Continue reading Somewhere in the Indian Ocean
Dragons and Mantas and Monkeys, Oh My!
We walked through the dirty port, jumped over several muddy grey puddles, avoided the garbage scattered everywhere, and turned onto … Continue reading Dragons and Mantas and Monkeys, Oh My!
Where There’s Smoke…
We planned to leave Darwin on Monday but projects materialized so we decided to stay a little longer. That gave … Continue reading Where There’s Smoke…
Crikey Mate!
“Dead tourist found in Adelaide River by tour company.” The headline caught my attention so I continued to read the … Continue reading Crikey Mate!
Hunger pangs in Kupang
Instead of yacht repair in exotic places, today we had a full day of bureaucratic paper shuffling in congested places. … Continue reading Hunger pangs in Kupang
No Money, No Problems
“You go where?” “North, where are you going?” “Malao” “Ok, can we come too?” “You want to come to Malao?” … Continue reading No Money, No Problems
Fighting the Urge to Breathe
After five months of being no further than 44 feet from my dad, I needed some space. Pauline had been … Continue reading Fighting the Urge to Breathe
(Almost) Circumnavigation 