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Mid Ocean Engine Failure!
I’ve always thought that the phrase “ships that pass in the night” to be a bit misleading. Watching out for and avoiding other shipping traffic – virtually all of it…
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Into the Big Blue!
It was bittersweet leaving India. This is the country that gave us some amazing travel experiences before holding us in its lockdown grasp. It’s almost like we’ve been Indian’s honoured…
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Reflections on Aroha’s Arrival
Every now and then… well, quite often actually, both Helen and I are struck by the “what the hell are we doing here?” question. If this trip was the fruit…
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Champagne Celebration
Over the last decade or so, my family have developed a habit of meeting up in some interesting places around the world. Happily, one of these places a few years…
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Fishing Boat Pinball
We are making good progress back to the Maldives, although the wind is coming from the exact direction we would like to be heading so we are combining long tacks…
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Sri Lanka – Touch and Go
After four days and four nights sailing (not quite biblical…), we arrived in Galle in the wee small hours. It was a busy night playing chicken with the big (and…
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Trains, Planes and Automobiles
Well, I didn’t quite use all forms of transport to arrive in the Maldives but after a 12 hour journey it started to feel that way. Bryan couldn’t quite resist…
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Sri Lankan Surprise!
Helen flew in from Dubai, is now on board and we’re now en-route from Uligamu (in the north of the Maldives) to Galle (in the south of Sri Lanka). The…
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