Author: Neil

It’s going to be hard to sell Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofi. First off the warship which refused to let us in yesterday also […]

Overnight we lost a day and have jumped from Tuesday to Thursday.  Today was always going to be a sea day. A […]

We should be in Niue, a tiny coral island in the middle of nowhere approx 19S, 170W. Unfortunately it is impossible to […]

At sea once again, not just us, so is the boat building competition too.  Before then we do lots of deck walking, […]

This larger island contains 11,000 of the entire chain’s 15,000 inhabitants and is a very popular holiday destination. We decide to take it […]

Our first Cook Island. Although clearly named after a certain British explorer, we didn’t conquer or otherwise steal these islands. Au contraire, […]

Warning, some people might not like the first few photos! We’re at sea today as we sail from French Polynesia towards The […]

Pacific Islands 2023 – Day 21 – Thu 09/11 Our last day in French Polynesia, we’re in Raiatea, and today we have […]

We’re in our middle day of three in French Polynesia. I suppose we should visit the politics of the region, which since […]

Everyone has heard of Bora Bora, with it‘s image as a honeymoon destination, and it’s easy to see why. The island is […]