Storyteller's Web Diary - Banda Sea

Banda Sea

Storyteller

Sun 25 Jul 2010 23:17

Position 07.42S 130.29E

At about 2am this morning we passed through to the Banda Sea where the islands to the East of us are providing som relief from the swell we experienced yesterday. Winds up to 30kts from the east gave us a very uncomfortable ride. Really too rough to write a blog!

Upart from the ever present Australian border control aircraft and a few ships there was nothing to see. We expect to reach the Banda Islands early in the afternoon tomorrow.

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2011

Mar 2011

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2010

Nov 2010

Thu 11 Nov 02:10
- Storyteller in the Bay of Bengal

Oct 2010

Tue 26 Oct 07:18
- Back to the first world
Sun 3 Oct 09:42
- In the Land of Lord Jim, almost on the Equator

Sep 2010

Mon 13 Sep 07:26
- Fwd: A touch of first world luxury
- Fwd: Colourful Bema
Sat 4 Sep 05:24
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Aug 2010

Wed 25 Aug 03:33
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- Fw: Wakatobi Welcome, South East Sulawesi
Sun 1 Aug 00:13
- Fw: Spice Islands Festivities

Jul 2010

Tue 27 Jul 22:31
- Banda Festival
Sun 25 Jul 23:17
- Banda Sea
Sat 24 Jul 07:19
- Bye bye Darwin
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Jun 2010

Thu 24 Jun 23:45
- Onward across Arnem Land
Tue 22 Jun 09:33
- Wessel Islands
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- Across the Gulf
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- Cape York
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- Leaving Windy Lizard

May 2010

Mon 31 May 07:22
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Apr 2010

Thu 29 Apr 04:34
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2009

Nov 2009

Sun 1 Nov 02:34
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Oct 2009

Sat 31 Oct 04:13
- Welcome Home
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Wed 28 Oct 07:48
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Sep 2009

Tue 29 Sep 04:48
- To Sea Again
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Aug 2009

Sun 16 Aug 03:41
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- Rough and Tumble
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Jul 2009

Tue 21 Jul 04:02
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Jun 2009

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May 2009

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- heading North Again
Wed 13 May 05:59
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Mon 11 May 06:27
- On the Move Again
Sun 10 May 05:32
- Tongan Feast
Sat 9 May 00:36
- Day 3 at Minerva
Fri 8 May 05:48
- Still at South Minerva
Thu 7 May 01:35
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Wed 6 May 04:02
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2008

Oct 2008

Wed 22 Oct 05:43
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Tue 2 Sep 21:49
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Sat 23 Aug 04:43
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- Day 2, bye bye French Polynesia
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Mar 2008

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- Fw: Storyteller, Day 15
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Fri 21 Mar 20:26
- Fw: Storyteller, Day 12
Thu 20 Mar 20:35
- Fw: Storyteller, Day 11
Wed 19 Mar 21:06
- Fw: Storyteller, Day 10
Tue 18 Mar 21:13
- Fw: Storyteller, Day 9
Mon 17 Mar 22:41
- Fw: Storyteller, Day
Sun 16 Mar 21:17
- Fw: Storyteller, Day7
Sat 15 Mar 23:39
Wed 12 Mar 19:58
- Fw: Storyteller, Day 3
Tue 11 Mar 21:12
- Fw: Storyteller, Day 2
Mon 10 Mar 19:13
- Fw: Storyteller, Day 1, Champagne Sailing
Mon 3 Mar 21:13
- Storyteller at Galapogos

Feb 2008

Fri 29 Feb 18:57
- Isla San Cristobal
Wed 27 Feb 19:02
- Fw: Day 4, Storyteller, Same as day 3
Tue 26 Feb 18:33
- Fw: Storyteller, Day 3, Uneventful
Mon 25 Feb 19:56
- Fw: Storyteller, Day 2, Doldrums
Sun 24 Feb 16:23
- Roasted guinea pig
Fri 15 Feb 18:50
- Fw: Storyteller, day 5, The Equator
Thu 14 Feb 18:37
- Fw: Storyteller Day 5, 24 hours of motoring
Wed 13 Feb 19:47
- Fw: Storyteller, day 4, 200 plus miles last 24 hours
Tue 12 Feb 20:36
- Cocktails in crumbling colonial mansions
- Storyteller, Day 3
Tue 5 Feb 20:42
- Panama Canal Transit
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Jan 2008

Tue 29 Jan 17:29
- Fw: Storyteller, Day 6, Sailing On
Mon 28 Jan 18:06
- Fw: Storyteller, Day 6, Faster now
Sun 27 Jan 17:36
- Fw: Storyteller, Day 5
Sat 26 Jan 18:52
- Fw: Day 4
Fri 25 Jan 18:19
- Fw: Day 3 Wet, Wet, Wet
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2007

Dec 2007

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Wed 5 Dec 13:06
- Fw: Storyteller day 10
Tue 4 Dec 14:46
- Fw: Storyteller-day 9
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Sun 2 Dec 22:27
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Nov 2007

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Sep 2007

Fri 21 Sep 17:57
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Jul 2007

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Jun 2007

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May 2007

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Apr 2007

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