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2024
05
Sep
2024
05
Sep
Smurfy, the ship’s cat!
Last week we took a little bundle of joy (and fleas) back home to Pitufa and he’s transformed our lives already! A boat’s just a big playground for a cat full of ropes and lines and other toys and he’s exploring his new world curiously, but cautiously. He marvels at the sea, other boats and you can feel that the whole world’s a big miracle… Continue reading »
2024
20
Aug
Photos of our trip to Europe via Singapore
We’ve been quiet for a few weeks now while we were away from our Pitufa travelling by plane and train instead… Here’s what we’ve been up to in the meantime!
2024
15
Aug
Pitufino review on panbo.com!
Ben Stein from the renowned marine technology review site PANBO has thoroughly tested and reviewed our Pitufino gateway. He really liked it and has published a very positive report!
2024
06
Jul
Leaving Pitufa
Leaving our floating home alone while flying to Europe to see friends and family means lots of preparations: cleaning, packing, wiping surfaces with vinegar, storing everything under deck, thinking of all the things a boatsitter should do–trying to think of everything stresses me out completely. But the most difficult part of me is getting rid of our garden: after years of pampering and sustainable harvesting… Continue reading »
2024
30
Jun
Collect Tusker beer bottles!
There is no separating and recycling in Vanuatu (yet, it’s just starting with some projects), but the local brewery takes their empty beer bottles back to refill them! So it’s a good idea not to buy imported beer or cans, but to buy Tusker in bottles. It’s quite a nice beer and we love their slogan “Bia blong yumi” (Bislama, is the second official language… Continue reading »
2024
30
Jun
Port Vila
We arrived in the capital of Vanuatu last week and we’re still getting our bearings, checking out hardware stores and supermarkets–typical cruiser-style We have found plenty of shops so far, but there is less range here and it’s more expensive than in Fiji (as people had warned us ahead). Port Vila is a pleasant little town with a waterfront with restaurants and souvenir shops–everything looks… Continue reading »
2024
29
Jun
Anatom – more pics of Vanuatu!
We spent 3 quiet, relaxed weeks on Anatom and Mystery Island
2024
26
Jun
Pitufa Black Pearl Designs
We’ll be travelling to Europe soon, so write an email if you’d like to have a little piece of the South Pacific close to your heart as well
2024
20
Jun
Photo gallery Tanna Island
We’ve been in Vanuatu now for three weeks: here are some impressions of Tanna Island
2024
07
Jun
2024
05
Jun
Cleared in!
Yesterday morning we left Anatom at 5 o’clock in the morning as we expected light winds for the 50 mile sail up to Tanna and we wanted to arrive with daylight. The winds were stronger than expected and it was a fast, close-hauled sail (5 to 7 knots), so we got to the anchorage just after noon. Port Resolution is a bay located on the… Continue reading »
2024
01
Jun
Still not checked in
We’ve been in Vanuatu now for 5 days, but we still haven’t been ashore, as we haven’t been able to officially clear in yet. The cruise ship for which the officals were meant to fly in was canceled, another one was possibly scheduled for yesterday, but didn’t show either. It’s been blowing 25 knots for the past few days, so we were working indoors, I… Continue reading »
2024
29
May
Arrived in Vanuatu
We arrived yesterday at 2 in the morning after a stormy, splashy last sailing night in the cozy protected bay between Anatom and “Mystery Island”. Anatom’s not a port of entry, but you can check in (with pre-authorisation as we had) whenever the officials come here to clear in a cruise ship. Yesterday morning we got an email saying that today’s cruise ship stop was… Continue reading »
2024
28
May
Islands ahead!
It has been another fast sailing day. After ages we have managed to catch a fish again (a smallish barracuda) and we have already processed it and made preserves in the pressure cooker. It’s generally more lively here with little petrels circling the boat and swishing over the waves. We can see Futuna to the north and Anatom ahead, but we still have 45 nm… Continue reading »