Noumea to Vanuatu
After clearing customs at Noumea, we spent a total of 3 nights gradually wending our way down the west coast of New Caledonia to the Havannah Channel, from where we […]
Market Delights
I thought I would post a few pictures of the local boulangerie/patisserie we visit most mornings, just to make your mouth drool- these pictures show only a few of the […]
Noumea Highlights
Noumea is “superb” (spoken with french accent!) The sun is shining, the place is buzzing and we are loving the French ambience! Early most mornings, I walk to the local […]
Bienvenue a la Nouvelle Caledonie!
Bonjour & bienvenue from la nouvelle Caledonie! After a 7 day ocean passage leaving Brisbane on Monday May 4th , we have arrived at Noumea, the capital of New Caledonia. […]
Farewell fair shores of Australia!!
I think Frank would laugh if anyone asked him if he was bored with life as a retiree! We have both been so busy for the past few weeks from […]
Ticking off items on the List
Each morning, Frank & I sit down with the ‘List’! Over breakfast, we discuss what we hope to achieve that day and how we can reduce the long list of […]
Retirement, Preparation & Departure Plans
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 & […]
6 Months Afloat & Counting!!!
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 […]
Life Ain’t Bad!
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 […]
Frosty toes & drippy noses!
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 […]
Stars End 2 