Bear cuddles a koalaIn Oz, we on Oso Blanco went to a koala sanctuary that also had other animals. I held a koala there and saw Tasmanian Devils. We fed and petted kangaroos and wallabies. We also saw a wombat and a lot more!One of the animals we saw w…
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Loving Oz!
We’ve been in the land of Oz just over a week now and it has totally exceeded our expectations! Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore – but the people are just as friendly as any Midwesterner and some of the dry, open countryside is reminiscent of Kansas. …
Snakes Downunder by Bear
Bear holding a Python (non-venomous)On Sunday, the 6th of November, 2011, we, on Oso Blanco, went to a snake place called Snakes Downunder. Did you know that there are about 200 species of snakes in Ozzy? About 80 species are venomous. We learned thi…
Bundaberg Rum Factory
When you grow a lot of sugar, you have a lot of waste product – molasses to be exact. And, as the sign on the roof at the Bundaberg Rum Factory says, “When life smothers you with molasses, make rum.”Since 1888, Bundaberg Distilling Company has been tur…
EB and Brian Visit New Caledonia
EB and BrianEric’s oldest daughter, Elizabeth (EB), and her husband, Brian, came to New Caledonia for a three week visit. We spent most of the time exploring the bays and islands south of Noumea where we discovered the red clay mountains of Prony Bay…
It’s a Green Pumpkin Charlie Brown
At Easter I couldn’t find white eggs for coloring so we had some funky colors when we dyed brown eggs. Now it’s Halloween in New Caledonia and our Jack-o-latern is GREEN! Pretty cool!Vampiress Ann, Caballero Bear and Ballarina EricWe had planned …
Sister Ships
On April 1, 2010 Oso Blanco, Nordhavn 64-09 and Mystery Ship, Nordhavn 64-10 departed Paradise Village in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico after a “good-bye” dinner with our friends at the VYC. We began a journey of a lifetime as we st…
Trawler Time
It’s 4 am on our third day out from New Caledonia and we have covered over 630 nm in less than 70 hours. I just came back on watch after 8 hrs of wonderful sleep. I woke up slowly in a foggy haze – unsur…
Australia Bound Day 1
We left New Caledonia early Monday morning and are steaming toward Bundaberg Australia. Our first day has been great with relatively mild seas and winds on the beam. Seas are forecasted to get a bit lumpy by Wednesday, but …
New Caledonia
It is October 30 and a month in New Caledonia has blown by. The highlight of our time here was having Elizabeth and Brian with us for nearly 3 weeks as we explored some of the outer islands and anchorages. We are now anchored at …
