Don & Deb's Big Adventure Continues in Oz

We are now living in Melbourne, Australia after selling our beautiful yacht 'Buena Vista' in New Zealand. Even so...the big adventure will continue one way or another!

09 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Nine to New Zealand
08 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Seven to New Zealand
07 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Seven to New Zealand
06 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Six to New Zealand
05 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Five to New Zealand
04 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Four to New Zealand
03 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Three to New Zealand
02 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Two to New Zealand
01 November 2014 | At Sea - Day One to New Zealand
31 October 2014 | Momi Bay, Fiji
31 October 2014 | Momi Bay, Fiji
24 September 2014 | Yasawa-irara, Yasawas, fiji
23 September 2014 | Yasawa-irara, Yasawas, Fiji
21 September 2014 | Cololevu, Yasawas, Fiji
19 September 2014 | Cololevu, Yasawas, Fiji
18 September 2014 | Namataya Bay, Yasawas, Fiji
16 September 2014 | Malacati Village, Yasawas, Fiji
13 September 2014 | Blue Lagoon, Fiji
08 September 2014 | Blue Lagoon, Fiji
06 September 2014 | Blue Lagoon, Nanuya Levu Island, Fiji

The Shark Whisperer

10 August 2012 | Suwarrow Atoll, Northern Cook Islands
Harry is the Park Ranger and Ants (short for Anthony in kiwi-speak?) is his assistant. We say hello to both of them as we're poking around the place. A few other cruisers are there filling out the forms necessary for checking out. Ants grabs a bucket that appears to be full of fish parts and other food scraps. He gestures for all of us to follow him and we do. He leads us along a different path away from the ranger's building through the bush to the other side of the island. It is a very small island and in no time we are standing at water's edge looking out at the pass that we all entered to get to the inside of the atoll. There is a sign that says, "No Swimming - Sharks". It is a beautiful and wild place, water rushing and breaking waves off in distance. The water in front of us is pretty shallow and Ants steps out into it and up onto a rock. He makes sure we all have cameras ready and he's then he yells out HEY! And in come maybe a dozen sharks, rushing in fast, conditioned to come at the sound of his voice. Ants chucks in the food from the bucket and a short but furious feeding frenzy takes place. There's mostly black tip and white tip reef sharks but also a few larger ones lurking around in the back. It's a pretty impressive sight and we all stand there staring well after the event is over. We've only just scratched the service of the place and all we can say is...WOW...We love it here. What's Next?
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Vessel Name: Buena Vista
Vessel Make/Model: 46' Formosa Peterson
Hailing Port: Ventura, California
Crew: Don and Debbie Robertson
About: The idea of going cruising started when Deb read the book , "Sell up and Sail" around the time they purchased their first boat, a Catalina 22 and joined Chico Yacht Club in 1994.
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Last great adventure was traveling around Australia for 12 months in a VW van in 1992, and getting married in New Zealand on the way back to the States. After two years cruising in Mexico, in 2012 we sailed across the South Pacific stopping at many island nations including French Polynesia, the [...]

Buena Vista's Crew

Who: Don and Debbie Robertson
Port: Ventura, California
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