Monthly Archives: October 2009

Final leg, Tonga to Australia

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Nick

Tomorrow I haul up the anchor, and set sail for Australia, nonstop from Vava’u, Tonga. The counter on this website indicates that I’ve been doing this sailing thing for 765 days. That sounds like a lot. In fact, it’s so … Continue reading →

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Tsunami affected Niuatoputapu

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Nick

Departing Apia, Samoa at 11am, I rounded the island of Upolu and sailed through the Apolima strait as the sun set, slowly drifting south until the water glassed over, and an enormous harvest moon rose over Western Samoa, the smell … Continue reading →

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Volunteering, Red Cross, Samoa

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Nick

I’ll leave the photos and video to do the talking, but I’m sticking around a little longer here in Apia, Samoa to volunteer with the Red Cross. I took this media while out today, volunteering on the worst affected area: … Continue reading →

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