It seems appropriate that as we FINALLY leave the boatyard here in the Philippines a round-up of yards that we have used and discovered on our travels through the South Pacific is published in Cruising World Magazine. If you are looking for a place to do work, hide during cyclone season or store the boat…
Tag: Vanuatu
Boat Writers International Writing Contest 2018 Winner: Boating Travel & Destination
Exciting news! This arrived in the mail this week!! It seems appropriate that my submission was an article about Vanuatu, a place I have described as my “unicorn of the South Pacific”, as I had to wait 8 long years before we finally sailed into Port Villa Harbour. The wait, however, was certainly worth it….
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El Nino and the Watermaker
“Water, water everywhere but nary a drop to drink.” Sailors, watermakers and the upcoming cyclone season.
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Sailing to the Solomon’s
Sailing to the Solomons and you can follow along.
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Expectations and Reflections
I realize this space has been pretty quiet for the last few weeks. We’ve been moving a lot and there has been a fair amount of exploring; us trying to squeeze as much of Vanuatu in before we leave. And then there is the endless everyday-ness of living and travelling on a sailboat; equipment failures,…
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On Watch
I am writing to you from Port Resolution, our anchorage at the island of Tanna. Tanna, well known for Mt.Yasur, an active volcano, and delicious coffee grown on the island, is only 135NM south east of Efate. On paper that would be an easy overnighter on Kate. In the real world it took three days…
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Strange Drums and the Banks Band in Port Vila
I have always been attracted to the beat of a drum. In the sixth grade when we all had to pick an instrument to study at school I choose the drums. For the next seven years I played in the school band. I was never particularly interested in the drum set, no teenage dreams of…
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I swam with the tiger sharks and survived!
I am not big on New Years Eve, never have been. Maybe it is because in Canada where I grew up it arrives shortly after we see the darkest day of the year, hardly feeling celebratory. Also knowing that the coldest of winter weather is still to come and months will be spent trapped inside,…
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The Pace of Life
It has been a pretty exciting week around here and this photo sums it up perfectly. That’s Steve holding a shiny new, out of the box outboard. Which means; A. He’s home and B. We are upwardly mobile again. The pace of everyday life on board has changed this week, in more ways than one….
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Galley Notes: Fermenting on a Small Sailboat
Steve has been away for almost 7 weeks and, as per usual, while he’s been gone I have been experimenting in the galley. This time I have been making sauerkraut, and some variations, using the process of natural fermentation. I am a big fan of sauerkraut, always have been. Growing up in Nova Scotia it…
