Diary Entries

2013
- Apr 2013
  - Sun 14 Apr
    - Nepal
- Jan 2013
  - Sun 20 Jan
    - Back in Salisbury UK
  - Fri 11 Jan
    - The second half of our stay in New Zealand
2012
- Dec 2012
  - Thu 20 Dec
    - Mt Maunganui, Tauranga, New Zealand
- Nov 2012
  - Tue 27 Nov
    - Pangkor Marina, Malaysia
  - Tue 20 Nov
    - Malacca and Port Dickson
  - Wed 14 Nov
    - Equator
  - Mon 12 Nov
    - Beilitung
  - Wed 07 Nov
    - Kumai River
  - Sat 03 Nov
    - Makassar to Kumai
- Oct 2012
  - Wed 31 Oct
    - Tana Torajo
  - Thu 25 Oct
    - Makassar
  - Mon 22 Oct
    - Tanah Beru, Sulawesi
  - Fri 19 Oct
    - Bau Bau, Sulawesi
  - Tue 16 Oct
    - Selat Buton, Sulawesi
  - Sat 13 Oct
    - Pulau Togong Bayoko, Banggai, Sulawesi
  - Thu 11 Oct
    - Tiger Cowrie Beach, Pulau Bundu, Banggai Islands
  - Tue 09 Oct
    - Pulau Sidoela, Banggai Islands
  - Mon 08 Oct
    - Banggai Islands, Sulawesi
  - Thu 04 Oct
    - Bomba, Togean Islands
  - Tue 02 Oct
    - Pulau Batudaka
- Sep 2012
  - Sun 30 Sep
    - Paradise found
  - Fri 28 Sep
    - Wakai, Togian Islands
  - Tue 25 Sep
    - Pulau Walea Bahi, Togean Islands
  - Mon 24 Sep
    - Gorgontalo
  - Fri 21 Sep
    - Molobog village, North Sulawesi
    - Bentanan, North Sulawesi
  - Tue 18 Sep
    - Petimati Bay, North Sulawesi
  - Mon 17 Sep
    - Kima Bajo, Sulawesi
  - Sun 16 Sep
    - Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
  - Tue 11 Sep
    - Lauladang, North Sulawesi
  - Sun 09 Sep
    - Pulau Derawan
  - Thu 06 Sep
    - Tarakan
- Aug 2012
  - Fri 31 Aug
    - Tawau
  - Mon 27 Aug
    - Sandakan to Tawau
  - Fri 24 Aug
    - Sandakan
  - Sun 19 Aug
    - Around the top of Borneo
  - Sun 12 Aug
    - Kota Kinabalu
  - Wed 01 Aug
    - Pulau Labuan
- Jul 2012
  - Thu 26 Jul
    - Bandar Seri Begawan and Jerudong
  - Mon 23 Jul
    - Muara, Bandar Seri Begawan
  - Wed 18 Jul
    - Kuala Belait, Brunei
  - Mon 16 Jul
    - Miri, Serawak
  - Wed 11 Jul
    - The Rajang River
  - Mon 09 Jul
    - Pulau Lakei
  - Tue 03 Jul
    - Santubong, Kuching
- Jun 2012
  - Tue 26 Jun
    - Redeng to Kuching
  - Sat 23 Jun
    - Redeng Island, North Bay
  - Wed 20 Jun
    - Perhentian Islands, Malaysia
  - Sat 16 Jun
    - Back to Terengganu
  - Sun 10 Jun
    - Pulau Lang Tengah
  - Wed 06 Jun
    - Terengganu and Redeng Island
  - Sat 02 Jun
    - Terengganu, East Malaysia
- May 2012
  - Sat 26 May
    - Tioman Island
  - Tue 22 May
    - Singapore and beyond
  - Wed 16 May
    - The generator
  - Mon 14 May
    - Raffles Marina Singapore
  - Wed 09 May
    - Danga Bay
  - Sat 05 May
    - Pangkor Marina Island
- Apr 2012
  - Thu 19 Apr
    - Pangkor Marina
  - Mon 16 Apr
    - Puteri Harbour Marina
  - Fri 06 Apr
    - Hong Kong
- Mar 2012
  - Thu 29 Mar
    - Siem Reap, Angkor Wat
  - Sat 24 Mar
    - Fw: Mekong Delta and Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  - Fri 23 Mar
    - Mekong Delta and Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  - Sun 18 Mar
    - Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh City
  - Mon 05 Mar
    - Dong Hoi and Hue
  - Thu 01 Mar
    - Hanoi and Ninh Binh
- Feb 2012
  - Tue 28 Feb
    - Hanoi, Vietnam
  - Sun 19 Feb
    - Puteri Harbour, South Malaysia
2011
- Nov 2011
  - Tue 01 Nov
    - Puteri Harbour, Malaysia
- Oct 2011
  - Wed 19 Oct
    - Singapore
  - Sun 16 Oct
    - Belitung to Singapore
  - Thu 13 Oct
    - Beilitung 2
  - Mon 10 Oct
    - Beilitung
  - Wed 05 Oct
    - Pulau Parang, Karimunjawa
  - Mon 03 Oct
    - Java
- Sep 2011
  - Mon 26 Sep
    - Bali to Karimunjava
  - Mon 19 Sep
    - Bali
  - Wed 14 Sep
    - Lombok
  - Fri 09 Sep
    - Sumbawa Island
  - Tue 06 Sep
    - Komodo Island
  - Mon 05 Sep
    - Teluk Ginggo, Rinca
  - Sat 03 Sep
    - Rinca Island
  - Thu 01 Sep
    - Labuan Bajo
- Aug 2011
  - Sat 27 Aug
    - Lingeh Flores
  - Fri 26 Aug
    - Monkey Beach, Flores
  - Tue 23 Aug
    - Wodong to Riung Flores
  - Fri 19 Aug
    - Wodong, Flores
  - Tue 16 Aug
    - Wanci, Wakatobi
  - Sat 13 Aug
    - Wangi wangi, Wakatobi
  - Tue 09 Aug
    - Hoga Island, Wakatobi, Indonesia
  - Mon 01 Aug
    - The Banda Islands
- Jul 2011
  - Wed 27 Jul
    - Saumlaki, Indonesia
  - Thu 21 Jul
    - Kakadu, Darwin
  - Sun 03 Jul
    - Darwin
- Jun 2011
  - Wed 29 Jun
    - Coral Bay, Port Essington
  - Thu 23 Jun
    - Mount Adolphus Island
  - Mon 20 Jun
    - Cape Grenville, Margaret Bay
  - Sat 18 Jun
    - Flinders Island
  - Fri 17 Jun
    - Lizard Island
  - Tue 14 Jun
    - Low Islet
  - Mon 13 Jun
    - Cairns
  - Thu 09 Jun
    - Dunk Island and Mourilyan Harbour
  - Tue 07 Jun
    - Hinchinbrook Channel
  - Sun 05 Jun
    - Magnetic Island
  - Wed 01 Jun
    - Whitsunday Islands
- May 2011
  - Mon 30 May
    - Scawfell Island
  - Sun 29 May
    - Digby Island
    - Middle Percy
  - Thu 26 May
    - Good to go
  - Thu 19 May
    - In the water
  - Tue 10 May
    - Frustrations
- Apr 2011
  - Sun 17 Apr
    - Making slow progress
  - Fri 01 Apr
    - Back in Bundaberg
- Mar 2011
  - Mon 28 Mar
    - Brisbane
  - Fri 25 Mar
    - Narrabri, NSW
  - Thu 24 Mar
    - Sydney
  - Mon 21 Mar
    - Menindee and Canberra
  - Mon 14 Mar
    - Broken Hill
  - Sat 12 Mar
  - Wed 02 Mar
    - Western Australia
- Feb 2011
  - Wed 09 Feb
    - Melbourne to Perth
- Jan 2011
  - Thu 27 Jan
    - Sydney to Melbourne
  - Mon 10 Jan
    - Our time in Sydney
2010
- Dec 2010
  - Mon 20 Dec
    - Sydney
  - Sun 05 Dec
    - On the hard in Bundi
- Nov 2010
  - Tue 23 Nov
    - Bundaberg, Australia
  - Mon 15 Nov
    - Chesterfield Reef to Bundaberg
  - Sat 13 Nov
    - Chesterfield Reef, New Caledonia
  - Tue 09 Nov
    - Vanuatu to Bundaberg ,Australia
- Oct 2010
  - Sun 31 Oct
    - Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
  - Sat 23 Oct
    - Port Stanley, Malekula
  - Fri 22 Oct
    - Ambrym Island, Vanuatu
  - Wed 20 Oct
  - Sat 16 Oct
    - Fw: Port Villa and Tanna
  - Sat 09 Oct
    - Vanuatu, Tanna
  - Mon 04 Oct
    - From Fiji to Vanuatu
- Sep 2010
  - Wed 29 Sep
    - Yasawas and Mamanucas
  - Mon 20 Sep
    - Yasawa Group of Islands, Fiji
  - Sun 19 Sep
    - Fw: Namena Island
  - Tue 14 Sep
    - Fw: Savu savu, Vanua Levu
  - Wed 08 Sep
- Aug 2010
  - Thu 19 Aug
    - Away from Savu savu
  - Fri 06 Aug
    - Back in Savu savu
- Jul 2010
  - Fri 16 Jul
    - Kirsten's wedding
  - Mon 05 Jul
    - Savusavu to Nadi
- Jun 2010
  - Mon 21 Jun
- May 2010
  - Mon 24 May
    - Back in the water!!
  - Tue 04 May
    - Trip around New Zealand
- Apr 2010
  - Tue 20 Apr
    - New Zealand trip
  - Sun 04 Apr
    - Riverside Drive marina, Whangarei
- Mar 2010
  - Wed 17 Mar
    - Back in NZ
2009
- Dec 2009
  - Thu 03 Dec
    - Riverside Marina, Whangarei
- Nov 2009
  - Fri 20 Nov
    - Whangerei, New Zealand
    - Whangerei, New Zealand
  - Wed 11 Nov
    - New Zealand
  - Wed 04 Nov
    - Tonga to New Zealand part 2
  - Sun 01 Nov
    - Tonga to New Zealand
- Oct 2009
  - Mon 26 Oct
    - Ha'apai islands to Tonga Tapu
  - Mon 19 Oct
    - Tofanga Island, Ha'apai Group, Tonga
  - Tue 13 Oct
    - Ha'pai Group, Tonga
  - Thu 01 Oct
    - Tsunami
- Sep 2009
  - Sun 27 Sep
    - Tonga, Vava'u
  - Fri 18 Sep
    - Tonga
  - Fri 11 Sep
    - Niue part 2
  - Wed 09 Sep
    - Niue
  - Sat 05 Sep
    - Raratonga to niue
  - Tue 01 Sep
    - Raratonga
- Aug 2009
  - Thu 27 Aug
    - Bora Bora to Raratonga
  - Fri 21 Aug
    - Bora Bora part 2
  - Sun 16 Aug
    - Bora Bora
  - Mon 10 Aug
    - Tahaa, Society Islands
  - Sat 08 Aug
    - Raia'tea
  - Sat 01 Aug
    - Tahiti - Huahine
- Jul 2009
  - Sat 25 Jul
    - Papeete, Tahiti
  - Sun 19 Jul
    - Back to Moorea
  - Mon 13 Jul
    - Tahiti
  - Sun 05 Jul
    - Rangiroa to Moorea
- Jun 2009
  - Mon 29 Jun
    - Rangiroa, Tuamotus
  - Mon 22 Jun
    - Fakarava, Tuamotus 2
  - Wed 17 Jun
    - Fakarava, Tuamotus
  - Fri 12 Jun
    - Kauehi, Tuamotus
  - Fri 05 Jun
    - Makemo, Tuamotus
- May 2009
  - Fri 29 May
    - Raroia, Tuamotos
  - Mon 25 May
    - Farewell to the Marquesas Islands
  - Thu 21 May
    - Taioa Bay, Nuku Hiva
  - Sun 17 May
    - Nuku Hiva
  - Wed 13 May
    - Hakahau Bay, Ua Pou
  - Wed 06 May
    - Tahuata, Marquesas Islands
  - Sat 02 May
    - Fatu Hiva
- Apr 2009
  - Wed 29 Apr
    - Puamau, Hiva Oa
  - Sat 25 Apr
    - Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas
  - Tue 21 Apr
    - A day in the life of..
  - Fri 17 Apr
    - Galapagos to Marquesas part 2
  - Mon 13 Apr
    - Galapagos to Marquesas
  - Wed 08 Apr
    - Galapagos to Marquesas part 2
  - Sun 05 Apr
    - Passage Galapagos to Marquesas
  - Thu 02 Apr
    - Galapagos part 3
- Mar 2009
  - Tue 24 Mar
    - Galapagos part 2
  - Wed 18 Mar
    - Galapagos
  - Sat 14 Mar
    - Equator and King Neptune
  - Fri 13 Mar
    - Getting closer to the Galapagos
  - Tue 10 Mar
    - Passage to Galapagos
  - Sat 07 Mar
    - Las Perlas, Panama
  - Wed 04 Mar
    - Panama Canal
  - Sun 01 Mar
    - Colon, Panama (2)
- Feb 2009
  - Mon 23 Feb
    - Colon, Panama
  - Thu 19 Feb
    - San Blas Islands, Panama
  - Mon 16 Feb
    - Curacao to San Blas, Panama
  - Fri 06 Feb
    - Bonaire to Curacao
- Jan 2009
  - Fri 30 Jan
    - Bonaire
  - Tue 27 Jan
    - Ave de Barlovento
  - Mon 26 Jan
    - Las Rochas
  - Sun 25 Jan
    - Las Rochas, Venezuela
  - Thu 22 Jan
    - Fw: St Lucia
  - Sun 18 Jan
    - Martinique
  - Mon 12 Jan
    - Dominica
  - Thu 08 Jan
    - Montserrat
  - Sun 04 Jan
    - Montserrat
  - Fri 02 Jan
    - Antigua
2008
- Dec 2008
  - Wed 24 Dec
    - St Maarten again
  - Sun 14 Dec
    - Virgin Gorda
  - Tue 09 Dec
    - St John
  - Thu 04 Dec
    - Still in Culebra
  - Mon 01 Dec
    - Position on passage
    - Arrived in Culebra
- Nov 2008
  - Sun 30 Nov
  - Mon 24 Nov
    - Passage from USA to Puerto Rico
  - Wed 19 Nov
    - Last stop in USA
  - Sun 16 Nov
    - Finally on our way
  - Wed 05 Nov
    - Launching of sea Topaz
- Oct 2008
  - Sat 18 Oct
    - The Blue Ridge Mountains
  - Thu 09 Oct
    - Working on the boat
- Sep 2008
  - Thu 25 Sep
    - Travelling in the USA
- Jun 2008
  - Fri 13 Jun
    - Deltaville
  - Tue 10 Jun
    - Norfolk, Virginia
  - Mon 09 Jun
    - Chesapeak Bay
  - Sun 08 Jun
    - One more day
  - Sat 07 Jun
    - Little visitor on board
  - Fri 06 Jun
    - Atlantic Ocean
  - Thu 05 Jun
    - Another day at sea
  - Wed 04 Jun
    - Calm seas
  - Mon 02 Jun
    - Treasure Cay
- May 2008
  - Tue 27 May
    - Hope Town
  - Thu 22 May
    - Abacos
  - Sun 18 May
    - Nassau
  - Tue 13 May
    - Last stop in the Exumas
  - Sun 11 May
    - Warderick Wells National Park
  - Thu 08 May
    - Black Point Exumas
  - Thu 01 May
    - George Town
- Apr 2008
  - Tue 29 Apr
    - Long Island
  - Sun 27 Apr
    - Long Island
  - Wed 23 Apr
    - Whales etc
  - Sun 20 Apr
    - 20 April
  - Sat 19 Apr
    - Turks and caicos
  - Tue 15 Apr
    - Sailing in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  - Mon 14 Apr
    - Latest position
  - Thu 10 Apr
    - Update Thursday 10th April 2008
- Mar 2008
  - Fri 28 Mar
    - Tour around Puerto Rico
  - Sun 23 Mar
    - MARCH 23
  - Tue 18 Mar
    - diary Sea Topaz