“Land ahoy!!” where the words I woke up to this morning, and just like that my seasickness was cured! Breakfast was just as random as dinner last night – trying to eat all the food at risk of being destroyed when arriving in New Zealand due to our strict...
Wednesday night was a rough one. The wind was blowing a mighty 30 knots and Tara was reaching 11 knots of speed, not bad for an old sailboat! The following morning you could tell by the faces that most of us didn’t have a good sleep. On Thursday we didn’t...
Spectacular – one word that encompasses it all. The 360 degree horizon line, the flying fish, the sunlight reflecting off the surface of the water. Touch wood, both of us have finally found our sea legs after a few rough days but I guess the true test will be...
Day 3 We are feeling pretty seasick in the morning so we didn’t t help with the measurements After lunch we felt better. Nico was giving Dan a haircut while the wind was light, the crew can do anything! Being on Tara has a magical feeling to it. You can feel the...
It’s late at night when Annie and I arrive at the port of Suva, we look around and there are a lot of container boats, then we see her, Tara! Our excitement grows as we get closer, the captain, Samuel, is waiting for us. He shows us our cabin and the basics on...
After two days of being confined to the rat’s nest by the rain, Jane, Bokyong and I were brimming with excitement when Jo and Rua returned bringing Brook Mells, Jo’s partner, with them on the Friday night and Dan the morning after. By mid-morning the rain had cleared...
