New Blog for New Trip

Recluse — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:40:00 +0200

I have started a new blog called Ajustralis to Thailand,for the next adventure, so if you haven’t had notification of my first entry, you...

Merry Xmas

Recluse — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:30:00 +0100

Hi we would just like to wish everyobe a MERRYXMAS

Bowen Boat Harbour

Recluse — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:20:00 +0200

This is where you will find us for the next few months. We decided it was not much use going further north as we would just have to turn ...

Whitsundays to Bowen

Recluse — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:10:00 +0200

The Whitsundays kept us busy for a few more weeks. Steve caught fish in Cid Harbour and mud crabs in Tongue Bay so he was happy. ...

The Whitsundays

Recluse — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:00:00 +0200

The new part for the anchor winch didn’t work, so a whole new windlass was ordered, This meant a few trips into Airlie Beach to ...

Mackay to Whitsunday Islands

Recluse — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:50:00 +0200

Some of the highlights along the way included Brampton Island. As are most of the islands up here, this island was ...

Bundaberg to Mackay

Recluse — Tue, 10 May 2011 02:40:00 +0200

Our journey from B...

Fraser Island

Recluse — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 02:30:00 +0100

So nice to get out of the Burnett River after our enforced stay. From Bundaberg we sailed to Wathunba Creek on the NW coast of Fraser&...

Recluse ready to sail again.

Recluse — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:20:00 +0100

Recluse is ready to sail again. She has had railings straightened, the rudder fixed, a new lee cloth, a new UV strip p...

River Rises Again

Recluse — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 02:10:00 +0100

Just to keep you informed. We got pulled back into the water on January 5th. We were able to move back on board straight away.&...

Recluse in Bundaberg

Recluse — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:00:00 +0100

Hi we are sitting comfortably opposite rum factory, and yes Mike a taste would probably be good. Steve reattached a steering cable hoping...

Recluse has an adventure without us.

Recluse — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:55:00 +0100

Had a huge shock when we arrived in Bundaberg on Jan 2 to pick up Recluse after our break in NZ. Not only was Recluse nowhere to be seen,...

Recluse is in Australia

Recluse — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 01:45:00 +0100

Steve and Andrew, arrived in Bundaberg on Wednesday 17th. trip took 7 days. Apparently it was a lovely trip, with gre...

Recluse off to Australia

Recluse — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:35:00 +0100

Hi just letting you all know that Steve is leaving Noumea today for Bundaberg. He has Andrew, a young american we met in Noumea, sailing ...

New Caledonia

Recluse — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:25:00 +0200

Bonjour – we are in Noumea, New Caledonia.&...

VANUATU

Recluse — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:15:00 +0200

From Espiritu Santo to Port Vila took us nearly three weeks stopping at the islands; Amb...

Vanuatu

Recluse — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:05:00 +0200

For the last week or so we have had plenty of R&R. We are sitting under a palm tree. Steve is reading a book while I ty...

Fiji to Vanuatu

Recluse — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:55:00 +0200

Well we managed to sail from Fiji to Vanuatu with no extra crew. We left Musket Cove on Saturday 7th August and arrived at Espir...

Ready for Vanuatu

Recluse — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:45:00 +0200

After staying a couple of days in Saweni Bay not far from Lautoka, we went to Vuda Point...

Fiji

Recluse — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:35:00 +0200

Fiji has been great so far. A week spent in Savusavu, which is on the bottom of Vanua Levu was very relaxing and very social with lots of...

Tonga to Fiji

Recluse — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:25:00 +0200

We left Vavau early on a Saturday morning and after a rather unpleasant trip, arrived in...

Neiafu

Recluse — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:15:00 +0200

We are in Neiafu Harbour for a couple of days. Neiafu is the main town of the Vavau Group. It is a place which caters well for ...

Ready to Leave Vavau

Recluse — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:13:00 +0200

I am letting Steve write this bit as you always get my versions of things.

I feel like building something, I just walked past a b...

Vava'u

Recluse — Wed, 19 May 2010 00:05:00 +0200

The last few weeks have been spent in the Ha’apai Group of islands. Here we spent lots of time in the water trying to keep cool...

Ready to see more of Tonga

Recluse — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:55:00 +0200

After a very social week around Nuku’alofa we are ready to head north and see some of the islands up further. We will be spendi...

Tonga - We are here

Recluse — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:21:00 +0200

Hi everyone, we dropped anchor in Tonga on 11th May at 9.30am. So pleased to be here. It was an amazing trip. The Pai...

Departure Day

Recluse — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:11:00 +0200

We are all prepared. Dan, our crew member arrived yesterday and has settled in. The forecast is good so we are happy ...

Almost Ready

Recluse — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:27:00 +0200

We are due to leave Opua at 10:30am on Saturday 1st May. We will try and keep you up to date with our journey via this site, as...

Sailing the South Pacific and Australia