It was a super quick turnaround in Cairns, less than 12 hours, coming off our two-week tour around the top of the Great Barrier Reef. A...

While Garry was holed up in Honolulu for a few days, twiddling his thumbs in a cheap Airbnb and activating his U.S. Residency Visa, I...

Our arrival from Papua New Guinea into Cairns was on a Thursday afternoon, too late in the day to clear in with the authorities. Captain...

Checking into the port of Lata on the island of Nando, Solomon Islands was fairly well straight forward if not complete. Four Solomonese...

After 6 weeks in Vanuatu, it was time to wrap up our stay and prepare for our next destination: the Solomon Islands. Luganville isn’t...

We rocked into Diver’s Bay about an hour before sunset, our fourth time to the island of Ureparapara, the last visit six years ago. The...

Our worldwide expedition has reached its fourth week, and miraculously, the crew is still on speaking terms—a minor miracle considering...

A report of November Rain's fishing trip in the Far North of New Zealand

Calling all anglers…It’s that special time of year for New Zealanders, the annual fishing tournament that spans the entire country, from...

Striped Marlin season is officially open in New Zealand and it’s shaping up to be a good year for 2020, fingers crossed. The last couple...

Three hundred nautical miles to the northwest of Cape Reinga, New Zealand, lies the hallowed Whanganella Banks, an underwater seamount ,...

Bright Queensland morning sun blasted into the master cabin right on 4:30 am, rudely awakening me as usual, as it has everyday for the...

Gaz and I had only four short days in Cairns to fill up, fuel up and fix up the boat, before heading back out to the reef again, this...

It’s been a couple of months now since we arrived in Vanuatu, and I admit, I’ve been slack with keeping up my blog. I could make excuses...

For a few years now we have heard almost unbelievable stories of extreme game fishing off of the legendary Whanganella Banks, situated...

The DTC Club, more familiarly known to us as “Dad’s Army” consists of a ragtag group of Kiwi mates, who hold monthly “charter meetings”...

Our Vanuatu fishing season is screaming down to a close as the hot summer approaches and we wanted one last chance to explore the Banks...

We just got back from another three days of fishing off of Espirtu Santo, Vanuatu and we had a blast doing different styles of angling ....

We just got back from 3 days of fishing at the Sabine Shoals, an extremely remote location, about 42 miles west of the Vanuatu island of...

After a week’s worth of home improvements on the new homestead on Aore Island, we lay down our hammers and wire crimpers and set off for...