There should be no sleeping in today however, because today Rob and Cathy (part of the new team for Tour 3) would arrive by plane from Melbourne. Read more…

A new yacht arrived today crewed by Brian and Jan Dodds of Pacific Yacht Ministries. They do similar medical outreach work to us. We hope to catch up with them for a longer chat tomorrow. Read more…

The strong wind we’ve been having for the last few days faded away during the night. In the morning the sea was still and the yacht motionless. Denis, who complains if anyone gets up too early and wakes him, was up at 6am. He is often up at 6am by the way. I don’t know who else it is who beats him to the first up honours! Mind you everyone gets up during the night at some point, just to check the boat you understand, and it is not uncommon to have multiple visits to the deck in the course of the night so if you are a light sleeper it would be like listening to a herd of elephants stumbling around in the dark. Read more…

One thing he did mention was that we shouldn’t swim along the coast of Melakula because it is noted for sharks! That advice comes a bit late for us since we have already traversed this bit of coast with many of our team swimming at every opportunity. Still it gives one a shudder to be told so emphatically about the risks. I think the advice is based on observations on the SE coast where there was once a fish cannery. Read more…

Today we had some work to do so we got ourselves organized and after breakfast went ashore to wait for Morinda and Hellen. Fortunately the weather was very different today. Bright blue skies and sea and a light breeze. Straight out of a tourist brochure! Read more…

Today dawned grey and windy. We took things quietly and had a late breakfast before venturing out. We went into town to see if we could buy a few things for the pantry. Most shops were shut so we will do another foray tomorrow to finish the shopping. On the way back to the boat we deviated to walk past the local clinic for the eye care program. Read more…

Friday 16 August 2013   15 31.36S 167 09.92   Our first night at anchor at Luganvile was still and peaceful. The yacht hardly moved all night and our team, weary of the rolly poly conditions of the last few days had a completely restful sleep. In the morning a few of us were standing […]

Friday 5 July 2013 Gideon’s Landing, Havanah Harbour It’s hard to account for where the last few days have gone, as some of us have travelled over to Port Vila to complete tasks, while others have remained aboard at Havanah Harbour working through the remaining tasks to complete. Kiwi John was, on one level, sad […]

Friday 5 July 2013 With the last Ships Log entry at last Saturday, some might be forgiven for thinking the crew of the good ship Chimere had turned off the Spot GPS locator, up anchored and headed back out to sea. But the truth is, the HF radio Email system is failing to transmit, email […]

It was a sad day in many respects. Skipper Bob of the delivery crew flew home and early tomorrow Gary does the same. We are in that “between period” as we, the new crew, take over and re-sort everything and tidy up.