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Retirement, Preparation & Departure Plans

April 4, 2015by Nikkiloolah 2 Comments

March 31st- the day finally arrived and Frank is now formally retired! He was truly dubious it would happen, but after he was required to parcel up his computers & […]

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Brisbane

6 Months Afloat & Counting!!!

October 29, 2014by Nikkiloolah 1 Comment

It is hard to believe that in a week’s time, Frank & I will have been living on board Stars End 2 for 6 months. Whilst we certainly didn’t expect […]

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Brisbane

Life Ain’t Bad!

August 21, 2014by Nikkiloolah 1 Comment

Lately I’ve had a few people suggest I update my StarsEnd2 Blog, but I have to admit that I have been reluctant to bore people with a distinct lack of […]

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Brisbane

Frosty toes & drippy noses!

June 25, 2014by Nikkiloolah Leave a comment

There isn’t a great deal to tell you in the way of exciting updates or interesting news but I miss not ‘writing’ on my blog, so I thought I would […]

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Brisbane

Time to move!

June 14, 2014by Nikkiloolah Leave a comment

We may not have travelled far- in point of fact, we are in sight of home, but at least we have left the marina, and are lying at anchor!  Actually, […]

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Brisbane

Sandy Toes & Salty Kisses in Tahiti!

June 8, 2014by Nikkiloolah 13 Comments

  Frank & I have returned from Tahiti, with memories of air scented with the fragrance of frangipani, soaring jagged mountain peaks and lush green valleys merging into reef fringed […]

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Paul & Jenny's Wedding

Yachties afloat!!

May 12, 2014by Nikkiloolah 1 Comment

So, after finally moving out of our house last week, Frank & I are settling in rather nicely into the snug accomodation on board SE2. Admittedly, It has been a […]

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Moving on board Stars End 2

Anchors Aweigh!

May 1, 2014by Nikkiloolah 1 Comment

In the next few days, Frank & I will be moving with all our possessions, out of the 6 bedroomed house where we have lived for the past 11 years, […]

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49 Courageous Court

‘Stars End 2′- a Freedom 39’ Schooner

April 16, 2014by Nikkiloolah Leave a comment

You would imagine that a new yacht acquisition would entail weeks, if not months of detailed research and numerous visits on board prospective yachts. For my husband Frank and I, […]

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Inspirational Words

April 14, 2014by Nikkiloolah Leave a comment

  “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than those you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. […]

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  • About Frank
  • About Nikki
  • Our yacht- ‘Stars End 2’

Previous posts

  • Riding the Trade Winds to the Whitsundays
  • Weathered, Welded and Finally Underway!
  • Sandy Straits June 2026
  • Sailaway in SE2- June 2026
  • The Long Journey Home Continues- Darwin to Port Douglas.
  • The Long Way Home- Part 2
  • The Only Way Home- Part 1: India to the Maldives to Christmas Island
  • Kochi, India
  • A Passage to India
  • Time to move on
  • East to West, Engine problem Addressed
  • Stars End 2 Haul Out 2018
  • Rendezvous with Titan
  • Labuan to Kota Kinabalu
  • BRUNEI DARASSAMAN
  • Anambas to Miri
  • Passage from Makassar to Belitung
  • Flores to Sulewesi
  • Back to Indonesia
  • Lombok- by car.
  • Lombok
  • Komodo dragons, Gili Islands & Lombok
  • FLORES
  • Bau Bau, Tiger Islands, Jampea & Bonerate
  • Hoga Island & Sampela Village, home to the Bajo tribe of sea gypsies in Wakatobi Regency
  • PULAU BANDA NEIRA
  • Port Moresby to Debut, Indonesia
  • New Caledonia, Entrecasteaux Reefs and passage to Port Moresby
  • Passage from Opua to Noumea
  • Homeward Bound
  • CODDIWOMPLERS EXTRAORDINAIRE!
  • Nadia, Dave & Danny’s visit to the Bay of Islands
  • Bay of Islands
  • Ocean Passage to New Zealand
  • End of cruising season in Fiji 2016
  • Paul, Jenny & Max in Fiji
  • WIND, WEATHER & WHIMS STEER OUR COURSE
  • Season Start at Vuda Point Marina
  • ‘Fiji Time’ Transport
  • Families, Fond Memories, and Sad Farewells
  • Misty Mountain Magic
  • All Tied Up!
  • Snorkeling, Sunsets & Snakes
  • Change of plan!
  • McGuigans Red & a Rollicking good time with Dave & Lanie!
  • Circumnavigating Vanua Levu
  • Northward Bound
  • Paul & Jenny’s visit to Fiji
  • Port Vila to Fiji
  • Port Vila

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