Two days from Anse Amyot and we would be in Tahiti, pretty much half way across the Pacific. I remember thinking back to sailing in the UK when a two […]
Goodbye Western Hemisphere
I write this at 4am in the morning, soon to be 3am tomorrow morning. I think. I am on night watch and we are just about to enter the Eastern […]
Sharks and boules
Formerly named “Bay of Dicks” after its imposing phallic rock formations, missionaries apparently took offence and renamed the “Baie de Verges” to “Baie de Vierges” – the Bay of Virgins. […]
Time to stop and stare
“What is this world if, full of care, we have no time to stop and stare”? My sister tells me that this poem by William Henry Davies was a favourite […]
Saint Helena
My good friend Toby has told me I have become a little too brief and less of a story teller in these blogs. I thought I was saving you time. […]
40 days and 40 nights
…and around lent too. How biblical. I don’t think I have ever given up so much for lent, which seems an apt theme to describe this journey of around 7,000km […]
Hello Southern Hemisphere (corrected)
Crossed the equator and now in the right hemisphere. In Lewis tradition supplied sparkling wine for celebration on An otherwise dry boat. Accompanied by orcas *otherwise, dolphins, turtles & sharks. […]
Hello Southern Hemisphere
Crossed the equator and now in the right hemisphere. In Lewis tradition supplied sparkling wine for celebration on An other side dry boat. Accompanied by orcas *otherwise, dolphins, turtles & […]
It’s 4100 miles to Hiva Oa…
…we’ve got a full tank of diesel, half a boat full of water, it’s not windy and we’re wearing sunglasses. (Hit it) If this has made its way to the […]
inReach message from GEOFF WARD
Just testing posting to the blog from the onboard satellite communicator. Only 160 characters! You can follow the boat on this URL View the location or send a reply to […]