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Passage from Opua to Noumea

May 26, 2017by Nikkiloolah 1 Comment

‘Paralysis by analysis’ is a figure of speech we have come to understand all too well when considering ‘weather windows’ for our ocean passages. It is so easy to over […]

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Cruising 2017, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Our story

Northward Bound

September 29, 2015by Nikkiloolah 2 Comments

I know, I know- you have wondered what has become of Stars End 2? Have we become marooned on a reef or have we simply blended into village life on […]

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Cruising 2015, Fiji

Paul & Jenny’s visit to Fiji

July 28, 2015by Nikkiloolah Leave a comment

Frank & I stood on the beach at Nanuya Island Resort in the northern Yasawa Islands, watching the seaplane slowly motor away from the beach, then struggle to take off […]

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Cruising 2015, Fiji

Port Vila to Fiji

July 27, 2015by Nikkiloolah Leave a comment

This is a belated update as we have been so busy since arriving in Fiji, and I have not wanted to spend the time on my computer. However, my sense […]

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Cruising 2015

Port Vila

July 1, 2015by Nikkiloolah Leave a comment

We have been in Port Vila for almost 2 weeks, and now that Frank has fit the new freshwater pump that arrived a couple of days ago from Australia, we […]

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Cruising 2015, Vanuatu

Port Resolution to Port Vila!?

June 19, 2015by Nikkiloolah Leave a comment

Through our contact person at customs in Port Vila, Stanley, we had organized permission for Frank to take a bus ride from Port Resolution to Lenakel in order to clear […]

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Cruising 2015

I survived the trek to Happy Land!

June 19, 2015by Nikkiloolah 6 Comments

The next morning, we were on the beach by 7am, ready for the long trek up the steep hillside to Happy Land, some 6 or 7 kms on the top […]

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Cruising 2015, Erromango, Vanuatu Aid

Ponyelongi – Erromango

June 18, 2015by Nikkiloolah Leave a comment

Our 2 day stay at Ponyelongi (spelt Pongkil on our charts, but Ponyelongi by Chief ‘Jif” Jerry Tiki) will no doubt remain one of the highlights of this entire cruising […]

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Cruising 2015, Erromango, Vanuatu Aid

ERROMANGA OR NOT TO ERROMANGA!

June 18, 2015by Nikkiloolah 2 Comments

After the fiasco of clearing in at Lenakel on Tanna, Frank & I were torn whether to take a few days out to recuperate from our rough passage to Vanuatu, […]

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Cruising 2015

Noumea to Vanuatu

June 18, 2015by Nikkiloolah Leave a comment

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 […]

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Cruising 2015

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  • The Long Journey Home Continues- Darwin to Port Douglas.
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  • A Passage to India
  • Time to move on
  • East to West, Engine problem Addressed
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  • Rendezvous with Titan
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  • Anambas to Miri
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  • Flores to Sulewesi
  • Back to Indonesia
  • Lombok- by car.
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  • 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
  • Port Resolution to Port Vila!?
  • I survived the trek to Happy Land!
  • Ponyelongi – Erromango
  • ERROMANGA OR NOT TO ERROMANGA!

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