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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...
Lori Tanner-Somers
Aug 8, 202413 min read
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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...
Lori Tanner-Somers
Jul 30, 202411 min read
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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...
Lori Tanner-Somers
Jul 14, 202412 min read
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Cruising the Contrasts: From Port Vila’s Bustle to Island Bliss
After days of blue water and backwater cruising, our senses were assaulted with the smells, sounds, and eye sores of the urban jungle...
Lori Tanner-Somers
Jul 6, 202413 min read
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Island Hopping and Paperwork Flopping: A Mariner's Odyssey in Vanuatu"
Clearing into Tanna was a full 3-day bureaucratic fiasco. Garry had tried to alert Vanuatu Customs a week, before our arrival, and a...
Lori Tanner-Somers
Jun 28, 202411 min read
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From CAT1 to CATastrophe: Sailing Shenanigans from NZ to Vanuatu Aboard November Rain
After months of preparation,(herding cats and eating elephants) we have finally departed New Zealand for Vanuatu aboard November Rain....
Lori Tanner-Somers
Jun 23, 202410 min read
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From Anchors to Air Fryers: The Whirlwind of Getting Shipshape for a 5-Year Ocean Odyssey
As we count down the weeks for our upcoming departure, sail date June 15th, we are getting a lot of questions from the peanut gallery about
Lori Tanner-Somers
Apr 21, 202410 min read
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