What does it take to leave one country and sail to another? Not the, you know – sailing knowledge, a boat and all that blah, but the...

I recently posted a photo of a 30-day shopping list, prompting some people to ask – how do you even start, so here it goes. The first...

Indonesia has been a complete surprise and delight. From the first second we stepped onto that enormous jetty in Biak, West Papua to...

We anchor down in the Kumai river after a crazy overnight passage (that’s for another Blog). Almost immediately a small speed boat pulls...

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Thanks for that John Steinbeck! Couldn’t be truer at the moment. Our routine return to...

It’s not often in life that you get the chance to hang out in the wild with almost mythical creatures.. Komodo and Komodo Dragons are...

There has been a lot of discussion both on Lukim Yu and with other cruisers recently about our enjoyment of this very different...

We find ourselves, almost by accident at Banda Islands. A group of 10 Islands in the Banda Sea. By accident I mean that we had not...

I originally entered this blog into a competition about facing your fears. That was a year ago, and although I didn’t win, they did...