08*14′.828S/157*11′.568E Parked here while Jim and Betty went into do “stuff” we hope to check out and get fuel on Friday, it’s Tues today. Have to give 2 days notice for duty free fuel. Betty is trying to book some flights, she is going home to NZ to baby sit for her kids while the […]
Liapari Lagoon is a beautiful setting, but snorkeling was not so great, did see some clown fish in ankle deep water, some were on a blue anomie, prettiest blue I’ve ever seen. No good pix though, every little move stirred up the bottom, just too shallow. I could enjoy cause they said crocks were across
We are in Liapari Lagoon. Will be here for a day or so, or more…..who knows! Jim is diving under the boat to see why the gen is cutting off. Hopefully it’s something in the intake. It’s always something! Martha
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08*05′.990S/156*50′.434E. First impression of Gizo was not a good one. It rained just as we arrived. We went in to check things out, make a reservation at the PT-109, go to the market and ATM. The roads were muddy, lot of people in a small area, I think every one of them was chewing beetle
The past two days have been the type of days we thought we would have cruising the South Pacific. Five to six hours of nice calm deep blue water, islands with palm trees and moutains in the back ground. Being able to enjoy the fly bridge and bow of the boat. Then tuck into a
Starting yesterday morning at 7am Jim started making a mess. Mud crabs were the first thing in the morning. He decided to cook and clean them IN THE KITCHEN!!!!! He wouldn’t even let me in there, the smell of cooking crabs first thing in the morning was a little more than my stomach could stand.,
08*02′.143S/157*35′.540E, staying here over night heading on North in the AM. We are still traveling with MV Lizzie, Asylum has stayed back enjoying some great diving. We were told this harbour has crocks, no snorkeling for us this afternoon. All is well on Special Blend, Martha
We moved to a different anchorage yesterday, just a few hours away.Dropped anchor, got everything in order and went for a snorkel. Water was murky at first then we went to the outer reef, very clear and VERY deep drop off. I was too chicken to do the drop off area. We had seen shark
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yesterday afternoon we had a really good snorkel, this water goes from inches to hundreds of feet in a football field length, drop offs are spooky. The guys met a local when they were out fishing, he said his family owned 2 of the sandy beach islands (VERY SMALL) and invited us to visit and
I have Never been so hot and it is winter here. I cannot imagine what summer is like. We are putting more hours on the generator than the main engine, even Jim is hot, and thats good for me. The Solomon Islands are know for their great wood carvers, they use the nautilus shells to
