The passage from Wineglass Bay to Bermagui was, in two words, fairly tolerable. In another word, straightforward. Frankly, as I write this, it’s all a blur of soup, celery, shifts – and a replica of the messy water at the intersection of Flinders Island, and where the swell from the strait met the swell from […]
passages
Lord Howe Island to Manly
We took our leave of my new favourite place before 6am on 17 November 2018. Conditions were clear and calm. I photographed everything as we departed our mooring on North Passage. The light was ethereal. There was no wind. The sky was clear. The swell was low and M was able to hold the mooring […]
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Ratua Island on Espiritu Santo to Bundaberg, Australia.
Having pulled it all together in a rather wonderful way (cat adoption, mega-shop, cooking frenzy, check-out of customs, happy dinners, sad farewells) we were ready to leave bang on time – on the morning of Friday 5 October. The weather forecast had remained fairly steady. Most importantly (for me) was minimal swell – I was […]
New Caledonia to Vanuatu
On our customs forms we had indicated we would be arriving in Port Resolution at lunchtime on Thursday 2 August. If you want to check into Vanuatu on the island of Tanna (not one of the check-in ports) you have to apply for special permission – which we recieved. It costs a bit of extra […]