Noumea - October/November 2007

Cool Bananas is still in port and the weather is not playing the game for us. Leaving today would have meant head winds much of the way and then not a great angle to sail into NZ. So we will have to suffer another week or so of sunshine, swimming and snorkelling etc until it settles. We have had a lovely time here in New Caledonia but we're looking forward to being back in NZ.
We will be in touch again when we know more.




Hi All

Finally the day has come. Daryl is filling the water tanks and getting ready to fuel up with duty free fuel. Cool Bananas is setting sail for NZ. The forecast has stayed stable for a few days and is looking very promising for a great passage. We should be in Tauranga in about a week.

See you soon from the Team on Cool Bananas






The crossing home was not a simple one. We left on a good forecast but missed catching the back of the high so winds were lighter than hoped. Then a few days out we got warnings that the cyclone off Fiji may cross our path. We made the decision to stop in mid ocean and watch what happens. We kept ourselves 2oo miles away and watched it move south. Once it had passed we continued on our way. After 24hrs of lumpy seas we had a great run to the top of NZ, down the coast and into Tauranga.



Mid ocean swim. The team to NZ

Best Wishes
Laurel and Daryl