Category Archives: South Pacific

A day in the middle of nowhere

Low tide was around 9:40am local time so we chose then for all three of us to go out and snorkel the reef. The thinking being that at low tide we would have minimal current coming over the reef which … Continue reading

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Beveridge Reef

We approached the reef from the north tacking our way in against the wind which was now beginning to clock round to the ESE. On the way in we were hailed by one of the two vessels in the reef, … Continue reading

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Au Revoir Palmerston

We have now left Palmerston. We spent the remainder of Sunday aboard just relaxing and doing a little boat prep. We finished off Lord of the Rings in the evening. The weather picture still remains complex but I’ve decided we’re … Continue reading

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Bosun Birds

Ed came and picked us up around 1:30pm and was happy to take the fish we’d caught in the morning. After us he picked up Taffy, Shirley and Colin from The Road and we all went to the village ashore. … Continue reading

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Life in Palmerston

We’ve had a busy couple of days here on Palmerston. On Thursday we were taken ashore mid morning. We were ferried in, again, by our host Edward. This time he picked up Ken and Laurie from Trim moored next to … Continue reading

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