The Dark Magic of Vanuatu, and the exorcism of Khulula

It was a fateful day when s/v Khulula spent the morning ferrying stranded missionaries across the windswept channel between Maewo and Pentacost Islands in Vanuatu. These 29 missionaries had heard about this tiny village (Asanvari) over which the black magic spirits...

Feast or Famine on the way to Indonesia

I can hardly move, the aching from my bulging stomach continues to hamper my movements, just moving to the computer to type this quick blog was an effort. We are all stuffed; we have eaten way too much. And it has been about 4 hours since we last ate. Hugh is splayed...

Turn Down the Suck!

If you’ve just read Didee and Ryan’s wonderful descriptions of deserted islands, crystal clear waters and beaches in paradise you’re probably pretty jealous of the crew of Khulula right now. Wishing you too were exploring South Pacific paradises with...

Hepi tomas long vanuatu

by Mike This blog blong mike, fatha blong ryan mo bryson blong khulula blong south pacific wantaem has been a long time coming – just so many things to do on a sailboat, don’t you know, like watching the horizon for obstacles, preparing and particularly...

Belated Blog Blong Blossom (* See footnote)

by Didee Apologies for the long silence from Khulula since I (Ryan and Bryso’s mother) came abroad, and agreed, in an enthusiastic rush of creativity, to do the blog about the land-diving (the purist’s version and father of modern bungy jumping) which we...