When you can do (almost) anything you want every day, what do you spend your time doing? For me, the answer is reading. From a young age, my mom read us books like Little House on the Praire, A Wrinkle in Time, Redwall, and Narnia. But reading as an adult is hard; before cruising, my favorite…
After a leisurely time in Walir, we made our way over to Banda Neira, the second stop for the rally. We’d spent so long in Walir that most of the rally boats had left. That was just fine with us. Docking in Banda Neira Slow Flight was still in Banda Neira and they greeted us…
After the business of clearing into Debut, Indonesia with the Wonderful Sail 2 Indonesia Rally, we were ready for a break. Several cruising boats opted to stop at Walir Island, in between Debut and Banda, the next rally stop. Watch the Video: Sea Cucumber in Walir Watch the Video: Quiet Time in Walir Pin…
After four days sailing from Australia to Indonesia, our arrival port in Indonesia was Debut, a small village in the Kei Islands of Indonesia. This area has many islands, and Debut is on Kei Island. The main town is called Langgur, and only a small channel is between Kei Island and the next door Dullah…
David and I departed Lizard Island for a 54-hour sail up to Horn Island, where we were going to make our last stop in Australia before clearing out and heading to Indonesia. Many friends made other stops along the way, but when they did stop, it was usually just to sleep or ended up being…
Lizard Island is a national park off the coast of eastern Austalia – about 160 miles north of Cairns. It’s small and remote, with only two options to overnight. It’s visited by the rich and famous at the Lizard Island Resort, but also, by Queenslander boaters and yachties passing through. Sailing Cairns to Lizard Island…
After two nights sailing from Hook Island in the Whitsundays, we arrived in Cairns, where we attended the first meeting of the Wonderful Sail 2 Indonesia Rally. Why Did We Join the Rally? We’ve never done a paid rally before (the Pacific Puddle Jump is free). This will be our first time to really cruise…
We made two stops on Hook Island. The first was Stonehaven Bay on the west side, and the second was West Butterfly Bay on the north side. During our stay on Hook Island, the tradewinds were blowing pretty strong, 20 knots or so, and the nearby landscape funnels these winds around. It was worse in…