Cruising Itinerary Year Five

Year Three of our voyage turned into Years Three and Four, and we are now beginning Year Five. Each year has been so very different; each fabulous in its own way. During Years Three and Four we traveled up the east coast of Australia, across the top to Darwin, north and then west across the islands of Indonesia, then north to Singapore, Malaysia, and finally to Thailand. 

Now we are ready for Year Five. The decision on which way to head across the Indian Ocean has been a wrenching one. Originally we planned to go around South Africa, but when we realized just how months we have to be out there just waiting for the weather with no communication other than our HAM radio, we changed direction and decided to go through the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. We would get to see our children and grandchildren much sooner that way, but then the reality of dealing with pirates set in, and we changed again. So now we are back to our original plan, sort of. In our original planning, we would have gone to the Chagos, then to the Seychelles and south to Madagascar before heading to South Africa. But because of piracy in the Seychelles, we will not be going there. So to fill the time before we can leave Madagascar to head for South Africa, we have added a side trip north to India before the Chagos, and then after the Chagos we will go to Rodrigues, Mauritius, and Reunion before heading back north to round the top of Madagascar. At least that is today’s plan.

destination estimated arrival
Thailand December 2009 December 2009
Cochin, India Mid-January 2010  
Uligam, Maldives Late February 2010  
Addu Atoll, Maldives March 2010  
Chagos Mid-March 2010  
Chagos April 2010  
Chagos May 2010  
Rodrigues Late May 2010  
Mauritius June 2010  
Mauritius July 2010  
Reunion August 2010  
Madagascar September 2010  
Mozambique Channel Mid-October 2010  
Richards Bay, South Africa November 2010  
Cape Town, South Africa Late December 2010  
destination estimated arrival
Thailand January 09 January 09
Thailand Refit February 09 February 09
Thailand Refit March 09 March 09
Malaysia, Rebak Marina April 09 April 09
US VISIT April - October 09 April - October 09
Malaysia, Rebak Marina November 09 November 09
Thailand December 09 December 09
Itinerary 2005 2006


destination estimated arrival
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
May 08
May 08
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
June 08
June 08
Cape York to Darwin, Australia
July 08
July 08
Indonesia
August 08
August 08
Indonesia
September 08
September 08
Indonesia
October 08
October 08
Singapore and Malaysia
November 08
October to Mid-December 08
Thailand
December 08
Mid-December 08
destination estimated arrival
Tonga June 07 Skipped
Fiji July 07 May 11
Vanuatu August 07 August 8
New Caledonia September 07 September 23
Itinerary 2005 2006


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destination estimated arrival
Norfolk
November-05
November 25
Bermuda
November-05
Skipped
St. Martin
November-05
December 10
St. Barts
November-05
Skipped
Saba
November-05
Skipped
St. Eustatius
November-05
Skipped
St. Kitts
December-05
Skipped
Nevis
December-05
Skipped
Guadeloupe
December-05
Skipped
Iles des Saintes
December-05
Skipped
Dominica
December-05
Skipped
Martinique
December-05
Skipped
St. Lucia
December-05
December 15
St. Vincent
December-05
Decmeber 21
Bequia
January-05
December 28
Tobago Keys
Not Scheduled
January 5
Union Island
Not Scheduled
January 7
Carriacou
January-05
Skipped
Grenada
January-06
Skipped
Bonaire
January-06
January 17
Curacao
Not Scheduled
January 26
Aruba
January-06
Skipped
San Blas Islands
February-06
February 6
Panama Canal
February-06
February 10
Las Perlas Islands
February-06
March 1
Galapagos Islands
March-06
March 15
Marquesas
April-06
May 14
Tuamotus
May-06
Skipped
Society Islands
June-06
June 12
Cook Islands
July-06
July 18
American Samoa
July-06
August 11
Apia, Western Samoa
August-06
September 10
Savaii, Western Samoa
August-06
Visited by Land
Wallis & Futuno Islands or Tonga
September-06
October 4
Fiji
October-06
Skipped
New Zealand
Nov.- Mar. 06-07
November 16

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