What does it take to leave one country and sail to another? Not the, you know – sailing knowledge, a boat and all that blah, but the...

I recently posted a photo of a 30-day shopping list, prompting some people to ask – how do you even start, so here it goes. The first...

Indonesia has been a complete surprise and delight. From the first second we stepped onto that enormous jetty in Biak, West Papua to...

We anchor down in the Kumai river after a crazy overnight passage (that’s for another Blog). Almost immediately a small speed boat pulls...

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...

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...

There has been a lot of discussion both on Lukim Yu and with other cruisers recently about our enjoyment of this very different...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Location: Biak, Indonesia The definition of Adventure: an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity. Exciting...

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,...

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....

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...

Well, not anxiety more like preparation, but separation preparation didn’t have quite the same ring to it, and also didn’t really...

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...

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...