Lanakal-Vanuautu

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Surf at Lanakal

Lanakal Anchorage
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Tying up the Copra Boat
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These are the boys who rescued me
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Thank you, guys, this was more serious then I let on.

Local Market
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Woman on Pier
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Building a house
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The Dingy
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Avon 3.41 with 15 HP Mercury, survived the dunking.

Tanna Island, Vanuatu

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Island of Tanna

Port Resolution

From the Yacht Club

Heading up to the volcano

Sulphur Springs

We see the volcano from sea level. Here this river runs hot enough on one side to cook a pig and cool enough on the other to put your feet in. On the hillside above large stones were landing; we could here them land with a thud. There is a village here and the volcano seemed to loom over it ominously.

Startled
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We stood on the rim and looked into the mouth. Lava on the floor of the volcano glowed and there was the sound of rushing air like the breath of a giant. Then a low rumble and an sudden explosion of lava which startled us. There is no way you can be prepared for this outburst of noise and fire. Your heart stops. You feel the heat. You are shocked. Stones as large as televisions fly up into the sky and rain down onto the rim. Several people moved back after that and some went down to the truck. Too dangerous up here.

Shooting skyward
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Volcano
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Fire
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Each burst was accompanied by a roar and a boom which shook us.

Sydney Harbor

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Cool start to a rough day

Not a Nice Morning

Hanging in there

We were shocked at how nasty it turned outside of the Heads and we wondered how the Aussie weather guys had got it so wrong. Well, we decided, they must have been asleep.

Sailing to Yamba

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Running

After a day the wind shifted to the south and we eased the main and ran before it, still reefed and carrying no jib.

Sailing, down below

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Inside

Outside it might be blowing and wet and noisy and cold and the sea might be angry, but down below it's quiet and peaceful

Better Weather

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This is more like it

Eventually it did calm down on this trip and we got into some nice sailing.

Landfall

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And one Morning; we sighted New Cal

Australia had it's share of rough times, but once you get to paradise you tend to forget it all.

Trekking with Ulu

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In The Dingy

On The Beach

Dense, Dangerous, Jungle

Hey! We Made It

On Being in the Pacific

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Sailing on Autopilot to New Cal
Outbound Yacht passes Inbound

New Cal at Dawn


Tradewinds blowing over Mountains, Papeete

Anchored in Loyalty Islands

Church on Ouvea

Loyalty Islands

Indigenous protesters

Click here to read about their protest
Ouvea Storekeeper

Kanak Men

Here we are, the Sydney refit is finished and we're ready to go back to sea
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The Sydney refit included all new paint below deck and a new mahogany and ash cabin sole. It looks nice, but how long will it last?
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After a major refit or WINGS in Sydney, here is how the nav station looks
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Our Sydney Apartment. Not too much furniture, just a computer table and a dining table, both of which we bought at Ikea, and cushions from the boat.
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What a view of the Sydney Skyline from our Sydney apartment
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Tight quarters for a cruise ship. This was our view of Pyrmont Bay from our Sydney Apartment
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Sydney Superyacht Center Marina. This is where WINGS is moored during our Sydney stay. Also, this is where the Volvo 60's were to stay during thier Sydney stopover
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Bundaberg To Mooloolaba

Bundaberg

Bundaberg Bridge

Old Blue's last day

Judy

Mooloolaba Beach

Noumea, New Caledonia-Pacific Arts Festival, 2000

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Noumea, Port de France. A historic harbor and vessels large and small come here from across the seas. The town spreads out around the harbor so that in Noumea you are never more than a short walk from the quay.

For the whole summer of 2000 word of the Pacific Arts Festival spread from cruiser to cruiser all across the Pacific and they flocked to Noumea. By October over 300 yachts were anchored in Noumea's three main bays. The marinas were full.

Noumea-Port de France

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Noumea, New Caledonia, is one of the Pacific Region's oldest towns, and was once known as Port de France. It was imperial France's main base in the South Pacific.

Today Noumea retains it's French cultural heritage and it's maritime foundation. Historic buildings date from the mid 1800's

Heading Ashore to the Festival

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We spent all day everyday ashore at the various festival venues in Noumea. Each morning we headed off with a schedule in hand to see the special, recommended, or rare acts which we heard about from our friends and we came home late at night every night, tired and sunburned, but happy, and after two weeks of the Pacific Arts Festival of 2000 we still wanted more.