Roxi

roxi is a swan 38 launched in 1975. we are halfway through a circumnavigation and are currently being happily distracted by what nz has to offer.

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Posted: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 - 08:10

anchored at kouaoua opposite the nickel conveyor - at 13km it is the longest curved conveyor in the world. went to the 'bustling mining town' for internet and supplies, the town consists of rows of

Posted: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 - 10:20

tropical wilderness, gorgeous and lush with wonderful birdsong and swathes of soft coral abounding with life wherever we snorkel. we're hoping to head north up this undeveloped east coast to another

Posted: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 - 20:07

wow! we've just had the most amazing experience this morning when we swam with a mother and calf humpback whale for the first time. the humpbacks come to the islands between tonga & new caledonia

Posted: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 - 13:20

nighttime squalls in sandal baie - lifou had a bit of a crazy night; a flat calm evening and early part of the night seemed all set to continue as we took it easy yesterday (again) recovering from

Posted: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 - 20:59

in the huge and beautiful baie de sandal on lifou. i always assumed good health was normal, but having had a fever for 5 days i've forgotten what normal feels like. and the overnight bouncy sail

Posted: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 - 00:00

image: the shark that startled me! another almost-a-dugong moment - or let sleeping sharks lie. i was snorkeling in the shallow seagrass bed, looking for turtles, with si near(ish) in the dinghy

Posted: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 - 00:00

back at ilot maitre as it's windy. the timing for windsurfing here can be critical: after the thermal wind gets up, but before the sharks get up - for breakfast. i was on the beach doing yoga and

Posted: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 - 00:00

in gusty baie de saint-vincent, perfect flat water and simon is windsurfing - well at times he is, otherwise he's either floundering waiting for more wind or being catapulted when he's

Posted: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 - 00:00

just baked some bread and thought i'd share the recipe with you as we were given this brilliantly speedy recipe by a lovely lady in doves bay rd, here it is: get 750ml warm water (i always need to

Posted: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 - 00:00

saturday was carnival in noumea and the theme was the sea. the first float was brilliant with fabulous pink jellyfish created out of enormous helium filled ballons, marine themed acrobats twirling on

Posted: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 - 15:48

back in port moselle marina - with wifi. so here are a few pics of times over the past few weeks. the intrepid snake hunters - and the snakes =20 =20 windsurfing at ilot

Posted: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 - 00:00

back to port moselle marina for laundry and stocking up at the great weekend market. took in 2 washing machine loads and also did a couple of buckets of handwashing. the weather seemed sunny enough

Posted: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 - 00:00

there are several marne reserves near to noumea, we picked up a mooring buoy at ilot nge, and immediately pulled on our wetsuits and jumped in - to be greeted by around 15 very large bold fish

Posted: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 - 00:00

Posted: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 - 16:34

after the wonderful snorkelling at gadji we were invited ashore to meet the chief, offer him some token gifts and be welcomed into the community. he made us delicious tisane from lemongrass leaves

Posted: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 - 19:38

gadji - isle de pins another beautiful day in paradise. yesterday and today we have been snorkelling in the most beautiful underwater scenery. the clarity of the water is incredible, even in the

Posted: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 - 16:11

yesterday, sunday, stayed beautiful and sunny so we went snorkelling at last, the first time in the tropics for ages for us. the sea was a bit fresh to start with but then so much to distract from

Posted: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 - 12:53

we have just moved back out of the protected pool, the tides are lower now and all three yachts touched the bottom whilst we escaped through the reef. we were going to leave for a new anchorage but

Posted: Thu, 8 Aug 2013 - 00:00

visited the main town of vao for a few provisions, you anchor in front of an incongruous shrine, a silver sprayed kitch jesus benevolently looking down from his pillar, surrounded by a wall of

Posted: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 - 00:00

it was a calm and sunny day and we could at last explore the lagoon, first though we'd heard that the small islot moro, just 3nm away was a breeding place for sea kraits - banded sea snakes with a

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