October 2010

Learning
Wind Power

We had always intended to have a wind-powered generator on Scream, but we only recently were able to install one. We bought our aero4gen at Trotac when we were back in Canada, because we wanted to have a little more power to be able to use our various toys, especially our computers. We also wanted […]

Read more
Learning
Water water everywhere...

Living on the sea, water is the one constant in our lives. The oceans are so vast, it is almost impossible to describe day after day of seeing nothing but water in all directions. At times it feels as if the whole universe is made of water. But, of course the need for water, fresh […]

Read more
Travel
Nuiatoputapu

Nuiatoputapu is the island with the best anchorage in northern Tonga. The anchorage is protected by a reef. The reef entrance is the narrowest that we have seen in the south Pacific, but it is well marked with a range, three greens, and two reds. None of these are lit, so a nighttime entrance is […]

Read more