Here are some photos from Jim, taken with his crew around Vanuatu: Cathie and Jim at the Waterfall Cathie’s Birthday Church Papas Crew With Gifts Jake and Jim Jenny and Crew School Class Visit Kids Jim at the Helm

I took Pam to shore for the last time this morning so I am by myself. I am sorry to say “So Long” to all of my wonderful new friends in the ‘Ocean Stingrays’ there in Byron Bay. Hopefully we will be able to cross paths again when I get to cruising eastern Australia. INTENTION […]

Pam: Last Thursday Jim and I sailed a few miles from our anchorage in the lee of Uri Island over to Norsup. I went ashore leaving Jim aboard to rest his sore back. I discovered that there was a well equipped workshop just near the wharf. The Australian manager Hugh and his NiVan mechanic said […]

Pam: Sunday. We rose early at Banam Bay as Jim decided it was a fair wind for a passage to Port Stanley. The Norsup airport is at Port Stanley and Nicky and Lee need to get a flight on Wednesday so that they are back in Australia ready for the new school semester starting next […]

Pam: Thursday: Lamen Bay is a beautiful spot with white coral beaches and excellent snorkeling over coral only 50 metres from where we were anchored. So we had a relaxed mornings alternating snorkeling with numerous cups of tea and coffee. It wasn’t until early afternoon that we got ourselves organized to go ashore and explore […]

Nicky: The crew of Intention woke early on Tuesday morning to raise the anchor and set sail for Epi. After a quick cup of tea and sandwiches were made to keep strength up on the long journey north we waved goodbye to Havannah Bay. With Nicky at the helm and Lee raising the sails the […]

Photo # 1 – The current crew at the Melanesian Hotel for Sunday night show and banquet before leaving Port Vila. #2 – Jim, Nicky & Pam. Scrubbing each others back at the wash & laundry place in Havannah Bay. Today we went back to the village to give the Pastor a CD of the […]

Pam: Two days ago the winds were still northerly, so we had a boat maintenance day. Nicky demonstrated skill at the fiddly task of replacing the flywire on all the portholes. We know that if we ever reach islands further north that there are malaria carrying mosquitoes and we want to be able to keep […]