A week in the mountains….  Saturday, 23/11/2024 John, Jane and I had a fantastic week up in the Drakensberg mountains.…

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Durban, at last….  Tuesday, 12/11/2024 I had the most amazing experience today: sailing into Durban, the city of my birth.…

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Reunion!   Monday, 28/10/2024 In the last post I clearly tempted fate, saying that the short passage from Mauritius to…

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Seeing Mauritius….  Sunday, 20/10/2024 I’ve spent a few very pleasant days in Mauritius. I hired a car for two days,…

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Crossing the Indian Ocean….   Tuesday, 15/10/2024 A successful trip across the Indian Ocean! This passage is well known for…

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A fascinating place, Christmas Island….  Sunday, 22/09/2024 What an interesting time I’ve had on Christmas Island! Everybody is friendly and…

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Christmas Island….   Wednesday, 18/09/2024 Well, we arrived at Christmas Island this morning. It was a long voyage: 15 days,…

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Final days in Australia….  Monday, 02/09/2024 I picked up a hire car at 9am on Friday morning and headed out…

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Enjoying Darwin and surrounds…   Wednesday, 28/08/2024 At 8am last Friday morning a diver spent about 15 minutes checking Manuka’s…

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A long and challenging voyage   Thursday, 22/08/2024 This was not an easy voyage, thanks to a couple of difficult…

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