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Episode 44 – Sailing the Solomon Islands – Western Province – Peava
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 ...
Episode 42 Sailing the Solomon Islands – The Mysterious Mary Island – Part 2
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.
Episode 40 – Sailing The Solomon Islands – A new crew member and diving wrecks on Guadalcanal.
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 ...
Episode 39 Sailing the Solomon Islands -Tulagi- History above and below the waves.
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...
Episode 38 – Solomon Islands – Nggelas – Mboli Passage to the water pump and bat cave
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 ...
Episode 37 Solomon Islands- betel nut, carvers.parrots, cats and a hungry piggy.
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.
Episode 36 – Sailing to the Florida Islands- Roderick Bay
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...
Episode 35 Guadalcanal, War History & Royal visit
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...
Episode 34- Sailing from Santa Ana to Tavanipupu Resort, Solomon Islands
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...
Ep 33 – Sailing to Santa Ana, the last Spirit House in The Solomon Islands
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...
You want remote sailing? This is REMOTE, Ontong Java Learning By Doing Ep75
Sailing to Ontong Java has long been a dream of mine. It is one of the most remote places you can go. Many small children there had never seen a white person and were shy but fascinated by us. We spent a couple of weeks anchored beside the tiny village of ...
The 8th wonder of the world, Marovo Lagoon – Sailing Solomon Islands – Learning By Doing Ep.73
Sailing into Marovo Lagoon through the beautiful Mbili passage we were greeted with the most amazing colours! All the different shades of greens and blues were on display. The time we spent anchored outside Checke, a tiny village deep in the lagoon I will ...
Solomon Islands, a friendly welcome – Sailing Solomon Islands – Learning By Doing Ep.72
Sailing the beautiful Solomon Islands has been a dream of mine so it was very nice to get out of dusty noisy Honiara and get somewhere "real". I really had the feeling that I was about to embark on a grand adventure but I was trying not to get my hopes up...
My very first ocean passage, how did it go? (Learning By Doing Ep.71)
My very first ocean passage After 3 seasons of learning, fails, funtimes and amazing adventures up and down the east coast of Australia its finally time to begin my overseas sailing adventure. I set off from Gladstone, Australia and sail across the Coral S...