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Hot Springs and Megapodes

  The rain finally stopped and the furious wind abated for long enough to let the swell outside our safe harbour to relax a little.  we were all desperate to leaving Port sandwich, and quite frankly...

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Rom Dance, Ambrym

  The Rom dance is the traditional dance of Ambrym ro     Ambrym is the home of carving, rom dance, small nambas, live volcano's hot springs and in our minds a hell of a lot of  over priced stuff....

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Mt Marum - The unwanted Volcano. Ambrym

Legend has it that the volcano of Mount Marum started life on the island of Ambae 60nm further North from here. He made too much noise and the population booted him off to Pentecost where he also made...

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Vanuatu->NZ Day_Three 22:39.45S 167:26.44E

22:39.45S 167:26.44E 25 Oct 0030UTC Dropped the hook in this sandy bay with blue water and palm trees. clearly we are not quite ready to quit the tropics. For us this is a 'pause' in the passage, and...

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Vanuatu->NZ Day_Three again 22:39.45S 167:26.44E

22:39.45S 167:26.44E 25 Oct 0030UTC Setting off again with SE11kn and blue skies. Hopefully dont have to stop again. though there was a moment when its was thought that New Cal was rather nice and we...

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Vanuatu->NZ Day_Four 24:50S 167:19E

24:50S 167:19E 29 Oct 2000UTC Quite boisterous, but very OK.Moving South nicely now after a beat out of Isle des Pins yesterday. s/v Shandon 200nm ahead of us. Everyone settling into the rhythm and...

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Vanuatu->NZ Day_Four 24:50S 167:19E

26:52S 168:13E 30 Oct 1900UTC Lovely day and pleasant night moving along quite nicely. Sea has evened out and the sun has shone. Albacore sashimi for super.

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Vanuatu->NZ Day_Five 26:57S 168:15E

26:57S 168:15E 30 Oct 2000UTC Lovely day and pleasant night moving along quite nicely. Sea has evened out and the sun has shone. Albacore sashimi for super.

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Vanuatu->NZ Day_Six 29:24S 169:41E

29:24S 169:41E 31 Oct 2000UTC Cloudy and rainy now that we are in the trouch. about 20kn from the stern so we continue to make good progress. Our little flotilla is moving South quite smoothly.

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Vanuatu->NZ Day_Seven 31:22S 170:43E

31:22S 170:43E 31 Oct 2000UTC Wind backed all the way round to the S rather earlier than expected. Looks like its going to be a beat into NZ - fun.

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Vanuatu->NZ Day_Eight 33:22S 172:11E

33:22S 172:11E 1 Nov 1900UTC Wind backed further into the S last night and freshened. Our friends on s/v Reflection, another catamaran who left at the same time as us, are struggling along behind - oh...

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Vanuatu->NZ Day_Nine OPUA 35:19S 174:07E

35:19S 174:07E 2 Nov 1949UTC Tied up to the Q-dock in Opua. Good to be back and to have finished this last leg. Sunday lunch in the yacht club

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Pier21 Marina, Auckland 36:51S 174:45E

Tied up in Pier21 just before the Northerly blow started. Took the scenic route out through the bay of islands and out to Cape Brett - absolutely gorgeous Had a quiet trip down from OPua overnight,...

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Marooned in the Reef Islands

  The Reef Islands, 6nm North of Tivetwot, remind us of the Tuamotos of French Polynesia with the turquoise lagoons and white coral sand beaches.  But they are uniquely Vanuatu with their own secrets...

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Wedding Vanuatu Style

This is a taster – there are more words to come soon.  Just wanted to share the photos   David’s and Melrose’s wedding was long foretold on our stay in the Banks and for a long time we didn’t know if...

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Zinnias Birthday, Espiritu Santo

The Oyster Island resort was recommended to us as perfectly protected spot with a beach and things to do.  We sold it to Zinnia about a month before her birthday and got there the day before.  The...

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Auckland

Loving Auckland and NZ - we have got our residency and Colin is out to work since Monday. Kids are at school and I am cleaning the teak. We're on the boat in Pier21 at the moment and though its still...

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in side out up side down

My husband wrote the bog entry and just for the record we've Spring down here....... He'll get used to it eventually

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New Chapter

Life in NZ has been a whirr-wind experience no day is the same and each day plans have changed so we're being kept on our toes. Thought about selling the boat, then didn't. Got residency, hopefully...

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Leaving for the last time

We are so lucky to have been in Auckland at exactly the right time when the suns as shining and a lovely couple were looking for Pacific Bliss..  Many emotions as we rushed towards the inevitable end...

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