PodCastaway: Liveaboard Cruising

A sporadic report from aboard the sailing catamaran Dos Gatos -- somewhere in the Pacific. Talk about island destinations, cruising, and scuba diving.

40: Papua New Guinea to Australia

This episode covers our 6 week stay in Papua New Guinea and our return to Australia. This is the last episode of PodCastaway for the present. Thanks to everyone who's been interested enough to listen to my ramblings for the past 6 years!

11-08
33:06

39: Solomon Islands

An account of our three months in the Western Provice of the Solomon Islands.

08-28
30:34

38: Passage to Solomon Islands

We left Bundaberg on May 11th, spent 2 weeks at Chesterfield Reef and arrived in Gizo, Solomon Islands, on June 7th.

06-14
44:13

37: Ready to leave OZ

We're about ready to leave Australia so I've recorded this brief update just to show that we still exist!

05-10
09:59

36: Heading South

So we had to give it up in the end. We finally had a window but Tigger was not fit.

12-05
05:50

35: Departed Bundaberg

Finally, after our 6 month tour around Australia, we have left Bundaberg and are heading up the Queensland coast. We still haven't decided where we're going this trip!

10-06
18:09

34: Lizard Island

Last post of the season. We spent 6 weeks at Lizard Island - the northernmost extent of our cruise this year and then we hurried south to Bundaberg in 3 weeks! Until next year, bye for now!

12-15
25:58

33: Townsville to Cairns

An account of our month spent between Townsville and Cairns - on the Queensland Coast and Great Barrier Reef - and a discussion of anchoring issues.

09-19
20:47

32: Whitsunday Islands

An account of our month spent diving in the Whitsunday Islands; and a few emails answered.

08-14
20:56

31: Along the Queensland Coast

Welcome to PodCastaway 2009. We're only 2 weeks into our 2009 cruising season and have progressed only about 200 miles up the coast of Queensland. But it was about time I made a podcast episode, and I'm sure you want to hear about our trips to New Zealand and Tasmania!

06-28
17:36

30: Port Vila to Bundaberg

Recorded during our passage from Port Vila, Vanuatu, to Bundaberg,  Australia. We made stopovers at Huon Atoll and Chesterfield Reef.This is the last Podcast of this cruise. Thanks for coming along.

11-13
36:04

29: Banks Islands

We've spent six weeks in the northern Banks Islands of Vanuatu, an area less often visited than the rest. We attended the 2008 Vanualava Cultural Festival.

09-20
49:48

28: Interview

Before my son Nick left us after 3 months aboard, I interviewed him about his experiences.

08-05
29:11

27: To Vanuatu

I've finally uploaded the podcast recorded between leaving New Caledonia and arriving at Luganville in Vanuatu.

07-26
29:24

26: Bundaberg to New Caledonia

Our new cruising season has started with a 6 day passage from Bundaberg, Australia, to Koumac, New Caledonia. We arrived in New Caledonia on May 14th but only now, on a trip to Noumea, have I found the bandwidth to upload it.

06-03
33:37

25: Tonga Whale Watching Video

Here, as promised, is the 11 minute video I made of our great whale snorkeling experience in Tonga. A 74MB download if you are interested.

11-17
10:57

24: New Caledonia to Australia

The last podcast of the season, recorded during our 6 day passage from Noumea to Bundaberg. PodCastaway will be on hiatus now until we recommence cruising in April 2008.

11-15
33:50

23: Fiji to New Caledonia

Recorded during our passage from Fiji to New Caledonia. Includes:- lightning, 50 knot winds, an unscheduled stop in Vanuatu, the mutiny on the Bounty, and our personal backstory!  

11-06
35:52

22: Fiji

This is a short update recorded during two overnight hops within the Fiji group.

10-26
17:42

21: Tonga to Fiji

Recorded during our passage from Ha'apai, Tonga, to Savu Savu, Fiji. Includes accounts of our traumatic departure from Tonga, and our awesome whale watching trip! I encoded this at 32kbps - it sounds OK (to me) and is half the size.

09-30
56:33

Fred Bayre

Very informative. Better than a social media hub.

10-08 Reply

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