Laura’s Circumnavigation 2009 – 2011

30th July 2011

Squalls, lightning blegh!

Unlike yesterday, I did not sleep much last night. We were hit by heavy squalls with some thunderstorms that made for a mega-spectacular show. At one […]
31st July 2011

Arrived in Vanuatu

After my night at sea sailing through squalls and thunderstorms I thought that I would have a very good sleep the following night when I took […]
1st August 2011

photo’s Fiji – Vanuatu trip

1st August 2011

Clearing in always an adventure

Today started with a bright sunshine. I give a call to the customs office on vhf early in the morning and since I had catched lots […]
3rd August 2011

12 string guitar

Back at the beach party I saw a really beautiful music instrument, it is like a twelve strings guitar… A boy was playing it and I […]
5th August 2011

Trying to find internet

The wind was whistling in the rigging when I awoke and it was cold – just 22° C [71,6° F]. Here at anchorage the yachts are […]
6th August 2011

Preparations for the next voyage

During my time here in Vanuatu I have met many local people including a nice family who has been living here for many years. They asked […]
7th August 2011

Cleaning the underwater hull

On our last leg Guppy became slower due to marine growth on her hull below the waterline so I dived into the water to give Gup’s […]
8th August 2011

Clearing out, duty free – it’s not so simple..

At opening time this morning I was already standing in front of the Customs Office door and after running from one place to another I was […]