We sailed from Tetepare to Ghizo Island, anchoring outside a Resort to witness a pod of Spinner Dolphins near the boat.
Sanbis Resort is located on Mbambanga Island a short boat ride from the town of Gizo. The resort caters for fisherman, surfers, divers...
We head to Tetepare Island, the largest uninhabited island in the South Pacific, also known as the Last Wild Island,
We speak to one of the Rangers based on the island. Finding out about the unique history, wildlife, flora and fauna to be found on the isl...
As we are anchored at Munda we witness a local wedding. We take a look at the Peter Joseph Memorial Museum, then sail to Rendova Island to visit the base used by the American patrol boats during WWII. JF Kennedy was based here.
We leave Marova Lagoon and head for Munda. We visit an ex crocodile exporter who keeps 2 crocodiles as pets. We talk about the hunting and exporting of crocodiles. Leah goes to Munda Friday market for fresh fruit, veggies and fish.
We show you some underw...
Leaving Peava we enter Marova Lagoon through the Mobili Passage. Marova Lagoon is the largest double barrier reef saltwater lagoon in the world. We visit two eco lodges before taking a short trip to a nearby town in search of food and internet.
After dropping off our dive guide, Johnny and over 800 metres of rope that we found at Yandina we set sail overnight for the Western Province for Peava.
After anchoring in the lagoon we take a walk around the village before diving the outside wall of the ...
After diving Mary Island we head back to the mainland of the Russell Islands for more shelter befoe heading for Leru Island to do one of the Solomon Islands iconic dives, a long tunnel into the cliff face.
We then move to an overnight mooring further to t...
We head for Mane Island in the western Russell Islands, take the landowner with us on the dinghy while we dive on the reef wall. After a spot of trading we set sail for a mysterious island 20 miles away for some sensational scuba diving.
We sail from Guadalcanal to explore the Russell Islands. Our first stop is Lolaghan Island where we did a good samaritan deed. We then ventured further north to dive a deep pinnacle in the middle of the ocean, before heading north to a private island.
After leaving The Florida Islands, we head back to Honiara to pick up a new crew member. We then set off to dive the Bonegi 1, one of the Japanese transport ships sunk by the Americans. After that we sailed to Visale Village still on Guadalcanal to dive a ...
We visit the former capital of the Solomon Islands, Tulagi. We learn about its colonial history, when it was a British Protectorate. There are still many reminders of the war against the Japanese on the island, both above and below the waves.
We dive "Twi...
We sail down the Mboli (Utuha) Passage the waterway that separates the two large islands Nggela Sule and Nggela Pile. After being shown around Siota school by the teachers we sail down to the water pump village for fresh water. The children of the village ...
We visit the school at Roderick Bay, look at the work from a local carver, watch the dancing parrot, take a dip below the waves at Maravagi Resort and sail to an island next to the disused resort at Anuhu Island for a bbq.
In the Solomon Islands we set sail for The Nggelas or Florida Islands as it is also called. After going through Sandfly Passage we arrive to a warm welcome at Roderick Bay. The people of the village have been receiving cruising yachts for many years now an...
We leave the resort at Tavanipupu on the southern end of Guadalcanal to sail to the capital of the Solomon Islands, Honiara. On the way we are hit by a strong squall, before finally anchoring at Honiara and completing our entry formalities into the country...
We set off from Mary Bay on the island of Santa Ana and head for Star Harbour on Makira Province, hoping to get some food and an internet connection.
We left Star Harbour very early in the morning due to security issues, setting sail towards The Three Sis...
We departed the Reef Islands soon after our friends on Freya, sailing past the Tinakula Volcano. On the third day we sighted Santa Ana Island and anchored in Mary Bay. On the way here we had further problems with our engine stopping (later diagnosed as a d...
We set sail from the island of Santa Cruz after completing the entry formalities of clearing into The Solomon Islands. We had heard about a fascinating group of islands about 30 miles away. The Reef Islands also known as Swallow Islands and Matema Islands ...
After clearing out of Vanuatu we take on the 220 mile passage to the Solomon Islands. We experience a sea, which makes it uncomfortable aboard, added to that, electric and engine failure.
Arriving late in the afternoon at the island of Santa Cruz in the ...
We head for the island of Santa Maria (also called Gaua) in the Banks group of islands, possibly one of the earliest settled islands in Vanuatu. We meet Chief John Star to ask permission to anchor in the bay and visit the villages. We learn about the pr...
We departed Peterson Bay and the spectacular Blue Holes, moving further up the east coast of Santo Island. First we visited Hog Harbour then we anchored at Port Olry
We left the anchorage at The Beachfront Resort, Luganville when it became a bit uncomfortable. We sailed around the east coast of Santo Island to anchor at Peterson Bay and discover the Blue Holes that we had heard so much about.
Sailing from Port Vila on Efate island to Luganville on Espiritu Santo island.
The 2 big jobs we needed to do, fix the Code Zero sail and repair the anchor windlass gearbox completed, its time to sail north.
We do some food provisioning and sail 150 nau...
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