Tuesday 22nd Some of my trips start with a rush and this one was no exception. I had rung my mate Tumby Tom from Tumby Bay SA the evening before I was to leave and found out that the weather was going to be very ordinary and as we were going there to do some fishing a quick change of plans was required. I phoned Mt Ive Station in the Gawler Ranges to book a couple of days there after having a telephone conversation with Frank Pierce (who had put...

17th-18th March, Days 1-2, Auckland to Norfolk Island 06.00: 35*57'S  175*12'E  18.00: 35*05'E  174*32'E We started our journey in Auckland NZ on the MV Enderby which is a Ice strengthened Russian research vessel built in 1982 and leased by Heritage Expeditions. Heritage runs mainly birding tours to such places as the Ross Sea down in Antarctica, Macquarie Island and the islands in between. This trip was for 33 days and we hoped to visit Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Caroline Islands, Bonin Islands...

24th March Day 8  New CalendoniaThe Riviere Bleue Park 06.00: 22* 29'S   166*15'E     18.00: 22* 27'S   166*14'E Rise and shine it's 3am, you've got to be joking!  But sure enough, up we all rose for a 4.15am departure to the Riviere Bleue Park, 50 klms east of Noumea and about one and a half hours drive by coach. We arrived bleary eyed to the sound of raindrops on the roof of the coach, little did we know that it...