Our journey from Pentecost to Maewo was a wet one. The seas were confused and there was wind against tide through the awesomely named Lolvavavana Passage (LOL!). M says it looked a lot worse than it actually was and we expected things to get crazy, but it didn’t happen. Bella Luna sliced through it all …
Month: September 2018
Waterfall Bay became a no-anchor zone when we woke up and were sloshing around like we were stuck in a top loader washing machine. Goodbyeeeee, goodbyeeee… We sailed for Lolteng, further up the coast – evil Pandion overtook us with all their sails up. They looked pretty terrific. Loltong was vastly more sheltered than our previous …
The sail from Ambrym to Waterfall Bay was a little bit woolly. A lot of wind and spray. M and I were both hopeful that we might be able to anchor in Bay Martelli, right at the base of the island. We sailed in to have a look around, but although it was extremely beautiful, …
The last week or so has been a little tricky. The weather is getting progressively hotter and more humid – I nurse an element of dread about sailing north of Santo. Our last anchorage on Ambrym was the goods – one of my favourites so far. It almost obliterated the very recent experience of HOT …
