Lori Tanner-Somers
Fishing the Forgotten Isles: Solomon Stories or How to Avoid Getting Canoed in Paradise
Checking into the port of Lata on the island of Nando, Solomon Islands was fairly well straight forward if not complete. Four Solomonese...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Jul 30
- 11 min
Santo to Solomon's; Markets, Marlin and Mayhem
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...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Jul 19
- 13 min
Rotten Eggs and Fishy Tales; a Swing and a Miss around the Banks Islands
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...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Jul 14
- 12 min
Unforgettable Vanuatu Adventures: Aboard November Rain in Santo and the Banks Islands
Our worldwide expedition has reached its fourth week, and miraculously, the crew is still on speaking terms—a minor miracle considering...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Feb 24
- 13 min
November Rain's Last Dance in the NZ Nationals (for a while)
A report of November Rain's fishing trip in the Far North of New Zealand
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Mar 1, 2020
- 20 min
NZ Nationals 2020
Calling all anglers…It’s that special time of year for New Zealanders, the annual fishing tournament that spans the entire country, from...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Jan 12, 2020
- 8 min
48 Hours – Cape Reinga
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...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Apr 27, 2019
- 11 min
Dolphins, Rainbows and Unicorns…A Princess Diary of The Whanganella Banks
Three hundred nautical miles to the northwest of Cape Reinga, New Zealand, lies the hallowed Whanganella Banks, an underwater seamount ,...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Jan 13, 2019
- 14 min
Across The Ditch, Oz to New Zealand
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...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Nov 2, 2018
- 17 min
Life on the Great Barrier Reef, Reboot
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...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Jun 23, 2018
- 10 min
The Cast and The Crew, Vanuatu Style
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...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Apr 27, 2018
- 8 min
Walk-a-bout At The Whanganella Banks
For a few years now we have heard almost unbelievable stories of extreme game fishing off of the legendary Whanganella Banks, situated...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Mar 9, 2018
- 9 min
Dad’s Army Conquers the Middlesex Bank
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”...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Nov 16, 2016
- 13 min
The Banks Islands Fishing and Ferry Service
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...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Nov 9, 2016
- 5 min
Just Another Ho-Hum Fishing Trip, …Yeah Right
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 ....
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Aug 28, 2016
- 4 min
3 Days at the Sabine Shoals
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...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Aug 9, 2016
- 10 min
Smoking the Peace Pipe with Chiefs of the Banks Islands
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...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Jun 23, 2016
- 2 min
Fish on!
It has been a great first week of fishing since we arrived in Port Vila, Vanuatu aboard the sportfishing catamaran, November Rain with 6...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Jun 17, 2016
- 6 min
7 Days in a Washing Machine
Swish teaches the twins the art of nautical knots Things have started to fall apart, literally. There’s just no amount of glue or screws...
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Lori Tanner-Somers
- Mar 24, 2016
- 2 min
Dad’s Army Goes Fishing
As usual, the minute Dad’s Army set off on their annual fishing trip to the King Bank, the weather turned to custard. Our crew had just...
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