Cruise of the Ladybug

It must be a week or so since our last post and we are still anchored in Suwarrow - a remote atoll in the Cook Islands. We have spent the...

We are anchored in the small atoll of Suwarrow - a Cook Island administered as a national park. Position: 13 14.8 S 163 06.5 W We were th...

Last night the wind vane pulleys were squeaking, so I reached for a can of dry lubricant that has become a staple of maintenance on board La...

Another thing about living on a boat is that you are always conscious of your systems - energy (diesel, propane, and electric) as well as ga...

I was struck today by how similar the experience during the first few days on a long passage is to that of being home from school with a col...

We are on the 'road' again on a 5-6 day passage to Suwarrow (pronounced, I think Suvarov). This is a national park managed by New Ze...

The other day, a friend was working on his boat and he told me that every project he starts seems to cascade into multiple projects as one t...

The wind has been blowing 15-20 Knots from the southeast for the last few days, not great for snorkeling. It seemed the ideal time to exp...

A few more books we have read recently... An Island to Oneself by Tom Neale - This is the story of a New Zealander who spent several yea...

Easily visible on a clear day from Bora Bora, Maupiti is a world apart from the bustle and mass tourism of its more famous neighbour. One o...