We're twelve miles further into the lakes today. This place is beautiful! We're on yet another free mooring with a little cove to ourselves. We may spend a while here.

We're in the lakes. Beautiful! Merry Christmas!

Anchored in Eden, Australia on our way to Tasmania. If the weather stays as predicted, this'll just be a one-night stop.

At a berth in Bermagui (I just love that name!). We'll be here for about a week doing small boat projects and investigating all the local restaurants. Then we'll keep heading south a small hop at a time - destination: Tasmania.

We're in Jervis Bay. We just got out of Port Hacking before they were hit by a storm with 50 knot gusts. That storm is rumored to have blown trampolines (pleural) into power lines, according to the local news ;-)

It looks like there's a lot to explore here. What little we've seen so far is very pretty. We may be here for a week or so.

On our way south a hop at a time. We had a GREAT time in Sydney!

Does anyone know where I can buy a good, used piano crate? I'll need to be buried in one if I keep eating like this. The food is so good in Sydney!

We're at a mooring in Lavender Bay (Sail Corp "Marina"). More at www.twoatsea.com.

Started out for Broken Bay but we were having such a nice ride that we made it all the way to Sydney. We'll hang out here for a week or so and then continue south.

Started out for Broken Bay but we were having such a nice ride that we made it all the way to Sydney. We'll hang out here for a week or so and then continue south.

Normally, I'd say "Hook down, Coff's Harbor" but since we're on a courtesy mooring, waiting for clearance, I think we'll say "Looped Up!" Six days, two hours from Noumea to Coffs. Not to shabby for us. So good to be in!

What we always try to avoid on passages, beating, happened yesterday. We spent most of the day going into southerlies, to around 20 knots. That was enough to get me (Rich) seasick, despite it being our fourth day on this passage and even some help from Meclizine. Who knows, could have been bad eggs, I guess. Today is much nicer, motoring in light wind and confused but small seas. Should make Coffs tomorrow before noon, we hope. We gave up on Newcastle. There are southerly gales expected there Saturday noon and we wouldn't make it by then. No more beating!

Rough ride last night with gusts to 33 knots, squalls, and a brief period of HUGE seas. I felt like George Clooney trying to make the final turn in Perfect Storm! Enough of this. We're heading to Coffs! Should be in Friday morning.

It would have been a very fast day if the current hadn't robbed us of about 20 miles! Still, 135 miles isn't bad for us. Motor sailing most of the day.

Motor sailing, trying to keep the speed up to get into Newcastle before a front on Saturday night. It looks possible. Good day's run of 144 miles - lost 9 miles to adverse current just since midnight. That will hopefully turn around soon and be with us down the Australian coast.

Nice ride so far, and a fast ride for us with 155 miles in 24 hours. Still don't know if we're going to Brisbane or further south. It may be a couple of days before we decide.

In town for a while, then???

Working out way back to town.

Visited the wild horses today. BEAUTIFUL!!!

A nice place but not as special as some others. (How's that for diplomatic?)

Nice place for the morning and a walk around the island but afternoon winds are making it a little uncomfortable. If we go!

We're now back in Mexico... Baja California to be exact. At least that's what it looks like. Now if we could just find the street tacos!

Clear blue water, pretty beaches and five bars of 3G... What more could we want?

In search of the rumored dugongs that live here. So far, it's an unsubstantiated rumor.

In keeping with BAD boating practices (Bay A Day), we've moved again! This is another nice place with good protection.

Got out of town for a while. We think we'll spend a few weeks exploring north of Noumea, until the crowds start to thin out.

Back on the big city! We'll restock, eat, rest, eat some more and then in a week or so, head back out to who-knows-where.

Hiding from the westerlies. Gusts to 17 already this morning (but this bay could be a bit of a wind funnel).

Just chillin' at Ilot Brosse.

Ilse de Pins (Idle of Pines) today. We've been here before but on arrival, we're still stuck by how beautiful it is. Bright Angel is anchored next to us. I mention this in case their YIT updating negligence continues ;-)

Moored in Prony at Ile Casy. It's beautiful here today and almost completely out of the wind.

Made it further than we thought today, all the way in through the pass.

On our way back to Noumea, or ???. Plans are fluid these days. By the way, this is one of the first bays we've been in with no cellular service.

I love sailing, I love sailing, I love sailing... I'll keep saying that over and over until either I believe it or it kills me! Rough day. Could you tell?

What a day! A whale sendoff early this morning. A one hour fight with a fish that we think a shark finally took. A very windy ride and now we're anchored of a very windy beach. Pretty though.

Another day, another bay! Tomorrow, another island: Ouvea.

Just anchored in Doking Bay after a week in Wè. Just a little rolly here but not bad. The water is beautiful!

We had a nice overnight passage and are now tied up in the Wè Marina on Lifou. Life is good!

Leaving for Lifou in a couple of hours, probably. We'll see what the wind does.

We're in Port Boise and maybe going in to the resort for lunch is this squall passes by then. It's clouding up... The front's a coming!

This is our second day (and second bay) anchored up at the top of Baie du Prony. It's been a great place to hide from the wind, but little progress is being made towards our NC circumnavigation. Oh well, maybe next season!

Yep, another ten miles today. This is getting to be a kind of nice habit. We're anchored in a really nice little bay (Pilote). It's been a beautiful day here.

Well, we made it another ten miles today in our quest to circumnavigate New Cal! I did the math... 2 + 3 is 5, carry the 1, that's 51, times two for gravimetric factors, that's 102 days to make this trip, or 3.64 lunar months. I think we're going to have to pick up the pace a bit.

After only six days in Noumea, we headed out. We didn't get very far. Noserlies came up at 17 to 20 knots and we tucked in to a marginal little anchorage for the night. We'll head out again tomorrow. Maybe we'll make it another 10 miles! While we really love Noumea, we're really loving being out, away from town. We're hoping to circumnavigate New Caledonia on this outing.

We'll see what the weather has to say about that plan!

We're in! We anchored in the harbor last night about midnight. Not a bad passage, all in all, and we made it in seven and a half days.

Headin' fo da barn! We're about 24 miles from turning in Passe Boulari. From there, it's about 15 miles to Noumea. We'll go in at night and anchor. Tomorrow morning, we'll check in. At least that's the plan.

We just had us a real gullywasher, by golly! And while it's pretty warm here, or at least comfortable, that rain was COLD! 145 miles to go. We don't know if we want to try to get in Sunday night or slow down and go in Monday morning. We'll see.

Motoring along in about 3 or 4 knots of wind with pretty flat seas. A couple hours ago, a larger, long period swell from the SE replaced our SW swell. We're 277 miles out from entering Boulari Pass (north) to head the final 12 miles to Noumea. Boat and crew are doing well (though I really would like a milkshake!)

Wind is getting lighter as we head into the STR. We're expecting to motor for a couple of days. Mr. GPS says we have 401.2 miles to go to the pass.

We're moving along nicely, if not in the exact direction we'd like to travel. We're keeping the wind on the beam and counting on it to back so we can head to Noumea.

This has been a pretty nice boat ride so far. We're motor sailing into light WNW winds and small swells from AAD (Almost All Directions). It's getting warmer!

Having a pretty nice sail today and making very good time. I think it's already warmer (or is that just what we want to believe?!).

Leaving Opua bound for Noumea (probably!). We'll miss you NZ.

We're in Opua, waiting for weather to go to New Caledonia, or maybe Vanuatu, or maybe Minerva, Tonga or Fiji. At this point, we'll be happy to go where the wind blows, that is, if it ever quits blowing from the North.

Now we're looking at the 16th maybe. Who knows. We're in no hurry and we're willing to wait for a really good window. It has to happen someday, right?!

David and Patricia, thanks so much for your GHR internet radio! We've been listening every day. What a great service!

Not far from Opua (and pizza) now. We'll slow down a bit too try to make the non slack tide while pulling into a berth.

So far, a mostly pleasant power boat ride. Wow, who knew NZ was this long!

On our way from Gisborne to Opua - hopefully to find a better weather window there for the trip to New Caledonia.

Arrived at a berth in Gisborne this morning and will wait for weather to continue moving north. We gave up on trying to get a weather window from Nelson to New Caledonia.

We decided that we'd never get a weather window from Nelson to the tropics so we're working our way up the east side of North Island. This jump we'll probably only get as far as Napier, but who knows. We'll go as far as we can. Wow, gotta love the current in the Cook Strait - we've been making this speed for a couple of hours.

We're in Nelson, doing boat work and getting ready for the trip north to New Caledonia then Vanuatu. Nelson is turning out to be a wonderful city with good facilities, great food, and like the rest of New Zealand - incredible people!

Heading for Kaiteriteri, probably out last stop before Nelson

Anchored right next to a seal rookerie. Magical!

At anchor in Golden Bay at the Tata Island. We're not in the only protected spot as that's taken up with one anchored boat and several empty moorings (like so many bays here). We think we'll call this spot Sea Legs Bay!

Sitting at anchor in Port Ligar, waiting for tomorrow's weather to go through French Pass and on to the Abel Tasman.

Heading into Kenepuru Sound, hopefully to have dinner at Portage Lodge.

Heading into Kenepuru Sound, hoping to have dinner tonight at Portage Lodge.

Hunkered down in World's End, waiting for a blow to pass. Wow. Beautiful! Stop it New Zealand! Save some beauty for other places!

Let the fun in the Pelorus Sound begin! What a nice ride today with flat seas and light wind from behind us.

This morning, we're anchored in Ship Bay, about to leave the Queen Charlotte Sound and head into the Pelorus Sound. Sad to leave... Excited about what's next. Eventually, we'll get to Nelson and get ready for the passage north to New Caledonia in May.

Anchored off the Punga Lodge in Endeavour Inlet in Queen Charlotte Sound. The sounds are BEAUTIFUL! We're having a great time here. (This is starting to sound a lot like a letter home from summer camp!) We're slowly making our way to Nelson, but at the rate we're going, it might take three more weeks!

At a berth in Picton! What a beautiful place! (Come on New Zealand... save some pretty for other places!)

Still cruising the Sounds. WOW! This place is amazing. We're anchored in yet another too-good-to-be-true bay with incredible views, flat water and perfect quiet. We have yet to share a bay with anyone. There are a few boats out running around, but mostly work boats. We're working our way to Picton, but no telling how long it'll take us to get there.

Anchored in Jackson's Bay in the Marlborough Sounds after a harrowing trip across the Cook Straight in only about 7 knots of wind. That's right! Seven knots. The occasional 20 foot swell, rolling along and pumped up by the contrary seven knot current kept things a little too interesting for our tastes.

Tucked in at Chaffers Marina, drinking wine and watching bad movies (San Andreas). Does life get any better?

Anchored off the south end of Somas Island in Wellington Harbor. Weather was looking bad for crossing the Cook Straight so we did our usual cowardly thing and ducked in to a safe harbor. Now that we're here, we think we'll stay a week or so.

We just arrived in Napier and are tied up at a guest dock at the Napier Sailing Club. We're more than half way on our trip from Tauranga to Marlborough Sounds on New Zealand's South Island. We motored all the way in very calm conditions. Those that know us know that's the way we like it (ah huh, ah huh).

Departing Tauranga for Napier. It'll be nice to have the boat moving again after almost two months in Tauranga, but we'll really miss this incredible place!

Long time - no update. Sorry. We've been in the Tauranga Bridge Marina for about five weeks now. Currently, Legacy is on the hard getting her bottom done. We hope to be in the water and heading south in a week or so.