Denise
Incredible Indonesia
Indonesia has been a complete surprise and delight. From the first second we stepped onto that enormous jetty in Biak, West Papua to...
Denise
- Sep 4, 2019
- 7 min
Crazy Kalimantan (Borneo) - Cruising down the Kumai River
We anchor down in the Kumai river after a crazy overnight passage (that’s for another Blog). Almost immediately a small speed boat pulls...
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Denise
- Aug 29, 2019
- 3 min
When life gets in the way of life!
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...
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Denise
- Jul 16, 2019
- 5 min
Who needs Game of Thrones?
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...
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Denise
- May 12, 2019
- 5 min
Variety is the spice of life
There has been a lot of discussion both on Lukim Yu and with other cruisers recently about our enjoyment of this very different...
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Denise
- May 9, 2019
- 3 min
Spicing things up in Banda
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...
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Denise
- Apr 30, 2019
- 5 min
Facing your fears
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...
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Denise
- Apr 10, 2019
- 6 min
Amazing Animal Encounters
It’s been a big few weeks of animal interactions, far surpassing any expectations I had of the creatures we would see. For one of these...
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Denise
- Apr 4, 2019
- 3 min
What the Camera doesn't see.....
If you’ve watched any of our Adventures it will come as no surprise that we film a lot. A LOT. Most of our Adventures last about 12-15...
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Denise
- Apr 1, 2019
- 6 min
An Anchored Life
This is a 2 part blog. Part 1 is about living at anchor. Part 2 (if you get there is all about the specifics of anchoring a boat - which...
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Denise
- Dec 30, 2018
- 6 min
Reflections on a year at Sea
Dec 31st Today - New Years Eve marks 365 days since we moved onto Lukim Yu to pursue this mad dream of living on our boat. Although a...
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Denise
- Dec 22, 2018
- 6 min
The Definition of Adventure
Location: Biak, Indonesia The definition of Adventure: an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity. Exciting...
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Denise
- Dec 2, 2018
- 4 min
Passages in time
Current location Lat 06 11.926 ’S Long 153 59.836’E Or in layman’s terms, 2/5ths of the way to PNG from the Solomon Islands. Technically,...
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Denise
- Nov 29, 2018
- 4 min
Its Kustomary......
No, that’s not a spelling error, its a play on words. Kustom means something very different when you are sailing in the Solomon Islands....
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Denise
- Oct 29, 2018
- 3 min
Glimpses of Colour
Blink I’m 5, I’m not allowed to play outside today Mum says I’m getting to dark. Blink I’m 8, my friends at school are teasing me because...
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Denise
- Oct 25, 2018
- 5 min
Separation Anxiety
Well, not anxiety more like preparation, but separation preparation didn’t have quite the same ring to it, and also didn’t really...
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Denise
- Oct 12, 2018
- 4 min
The Subtle Art of disappointing.... Everyone
I’m sitting on the tarmac at Adelaide airport after our 3 week visit home. The last 3 weeks can only be described as cyclonic. It has...
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Denise
- Sep 17, 2018
- 7 min
Deep diving on the President Coolidge
OK, all you serious divers look away, this blog is not for you! Diving the SS President Coolidge is not for the faint hearted, these are...
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Denise
- Sep 5, 2018
- 3 min
Environmental Vandals at the Blue Hole
Blue holes are abundant all over Luganville Island in Vanuatu. These fresh water springs are delightfully cool and a magnificent soft...
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Denise
- Aug 14, 2018
- 3 min
Provisioning Dilemas
Provisioning is always a dilemma, how much fresh, how much frozen, what have you got space for and how many days (adding in a large...
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