How We Stay Sane On Passage: Audiobooks
Although it's not the image of sailing you get from Horatio Hornblower or watching the America's Cup, when we're on passage there's a lot of time where there's really not much going on. The vast majority of the time at sea is mostly hanging on and trying to be comfortable rather than hauling lines or […]
Shore Leave in Samoa
We spent a week in beautiful Apia, Samoa. Here are some of the thing we saw there.
Niafu, Tonga restaurant reviews
We spent almost two months in Tonga, during which time we made a tour of the restaurants of Niafu, the main town in Vava'u. From north to south: Crowsnest - Open for breakfast and lunch. Best value for breakfast (T$12 including coffee). Great baked goods. Try the cinnamon muffins. Chinese restaurant - Great Chinese food. […]
Our boat's experience with New Zealand Customs
We arrived in Opua, New Zealand yesterday (November 22, 2010). Upon arrival we tied to the customs dock, which fits about 15 boats in style. At eight am four customs officers arrived on the docks and started to clear the boats. New Zealand reserves the right to force arriving boats to haul to have their […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Samoa
Scream spent 10 days in Samoa. Luckily, our visit co-incided with the 19th annual Teuila Festival. The Teuila Festival is composed of cultural and sporting competitions. We watched Choirs, Dance troops, Fire dancers, Cricket, Rugby, and Rowing. We stayed on the marina docks for our whole visit to Samoa. In addition to the festival events […]
Suwarrow
Scream spent 12 glorious days at Suwarrow in the Cook Islands. Suwarrow (once spelled Suvarov) is an atoll occupied entirely by a national park. The nearest settlement is over 200km away, and the park has only two seasonal staff and two buildings. Suwarrow is completely inaccessible except by private vessels. The two rangers are dropped […]