28 July 2013, Port Moselle Whirlwind? Feels like it. Didn’t we just get to New Caledonia a few days ago?? A whirlwind of friends, kids and baguettes, some spectacularly abysmal attempts at parlant français. The crew is in absurdly high spirits. It is IMPOSSIBLE to replace Glenda (of course!!!) but […]

20 July 2013, Lifou Cupcake Too much procrastination with this blog writing. Today is the catch up day!! 3 kids have come and gone .. and its fair to say we’re both feeling a wee bit sad. They were great company. Lord knows they eat and drink like there’s no […]

13 July 2013, Nouvelle Caledonie Now where were we? Oh, yes. About to have a miracle, after pulling apart the clutch…. And pull apart we did, with Greg from Skedaddle issuing instructions and Capt. K playing monkey wrench, to many a quip of the ‘blind leading the partly sighted’ variety […]

30 June 2013, Baie de Kuto, New Caledonia Well, we’ve been Warrelled. Comprehensively. Very pleasant it was too; we’d thoroughly recommend it. It’s all a bit of a dreamy blur now – bubbles, baguettes and BBQs; cocktails, crabs and cavorting; stormy seas, slippery slopes and a hot spring spa…. And […]

21 May 2013, Port Moselle Crew des filles “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi!” squealed Cup into the VHF radio as Resolute hit the lead in the Great Lagoon Regatta. Les Obstacles: French race briefing (we got lost), French barging (we got scared), French wine (we got pissed), French dancing […]