georgebackhus on September 14th, 2001

We received the news of the terrorist attacks on America just as we were ready to weigh anchor in Lamen Bay, on the island of Epi and sail toward Port Vila on the island of Efate. I picked up email on our SailMail program and there was only one message, subject “sad, sad news,” from [...]

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georgebackhus on September 8th, 2001

We spent four busy days moored off the shore of the lovely little Aore Resort while we took care of business in Luganville, just across Segond Channel from Aore. After a month in “the boonies,” we needed to catch up on email, stock up on fresh provisions and replenish the rum locker. We also had [...]

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georgebackhus on September 1st, 2001

The past two weeks of cruising in the Banks Islands have been about as good as it gets; great weather, gorgeous and uncrowded anchorages, friendly villagers and a high fun-to-boat maintenance ratio.
Returning to Ureparapara from the Torres Islands, we had a chance to savor its awesome geography a bit more. Anchored in Diver’s Bay, [...]

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