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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Departure….  Tuesday, 30/07/2024 Tomorrow, Wednesday 31st, is departure day (assuming no problems with Customs and Immigration). We have a long…

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What a voyage….  Wednesday, 24/07/2024 What a voyage it proved to be! The first two days were great, sailing well…

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Departure: Thursday 11th   Wednesday, 10/07/2024 We will be departing tomorrow, late morning. There is a reasonable weather window, which…

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Ready to go….   Sunday, 07/07/2024 All fixed! I had my marine electrical guy up here last Tuesday – he…

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More bad luck!   Sunday, 30/06/2024 Well, another aborted voyage. Two days out the autopilot failed. Yes – the new…

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