Last Updated on November 18, 2019 by Amy We are so glad we sailed New Caledonia. It’s just the kind of place we like – natural beauty with remote locations. We weren’t planning on coming here, but thanks to a guest coming to visit, we changed up our plans. About New Caledonia Traveling to and…
Last Updated on November 28, 2019 by Amy David and I do not currently ask for donations to fund our cruising kitty via Patreon or other sources from our viewers/readers/followers. It’s amazing how many cruisers we meet who are helping to fund their trip this way, whether it is super successful, like Riley and Elayna,…
Last Updated on November 28, 2019 by Amy The Île des Pins, or Isle of Pines, is an island located in the archipelago of New Caledonia, a territory of France. The capital of New Caledonia, Noumea, is on the main island, but the Isle of Pines is located two and a half hours via ferry…
Last Updated on December 12, 2021 by Amy A lot has changed since we took off to go cruising, and as we’ve learned, our communications plan has changed with the times. Now it is easier than ever for us to keep in touch while we are offshore sailing, and we expect that the near future…
Last Updated on November 18, 2019 by Amy Kyle really wanted to do a tour to Nokanhui Atoll, and with it being one of the top 5 things to do in the Isle of Pines, New Caledonia, we readily agreed. We booked a trip through Nuuana Sarl, who arranged transport to Vao for us to meet the…
Last Updated on May 14, 2021 by Amy We exited the Panama Canal on March 10th, 2016 and we arrived in Australia in December of 2017. That’s 21 MONTHS sailing the South Pacific! Cruising the South Pacific is amazing. When we look at the 24 countries we’ve visited on Starry Horizons, the island nations in…
Last Updated on May 14, 2021 by Amy Friday night the weather was forecasted to be fairly clear, and thankfully it held out for us because we were booked in to do the biggest attraction on Tanna Island – the erupting Mount Yasur volcano! At 3 pm, 15 cruisers met at PRYC and piled into…
Last Updated on May 14, 2021 by Amy Vanuatu is one of the lesser-touristed countries in the South Pacific. We had originally planned to spend a few weeks there, but instead found ourselves only spending a few days. Thankfully, though, we decided to spend those few days on Tanna Island, doing one of Vanuatu’s most…