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I always seem to start my blogs with an apology for them being long overdue, and this one is no exception. I am sorry. The last blog was...

There was so much to enjoy about Tasmania, but all good things must come to an end. However, before our time there finished, we took the...

I am sure Strannik feels very much at home in Tasmania. The region is known for its amazing array of vessels of similar pedigree. I am...

I can't quite recall when I first learned about the Santa Cruz Islands in the Solomon Island group, but I've always wanted to visit them.

There has been a lot of water under the keel of Strannik since my last newsletter. We are now in Vanuatu, having left Fiji in late July....

In Tongan it would have been Aho Valo. I am writing this from our anchorage in Suva harbour, it is not the most picturesque or pristine...

As I write this we are anchored in the lagoon at North Minerva Reef, a popular stopping off point for vessels transiting between NZ and...

When I passed the ownership of Heritage Expeditions Ltd to Aaron and Nathan (my sons) in 2019, I took delivery of MV Strannik, a 24 metre...

While the North Island has been battered and bruised over the last few days by cyclone Gabrielle we have been basking in sunshine and...

In Nov 2005 we lost a friend and colleague, and the Sub Antarctic Islands lost a passionate researcher and advocate when Dr David Given...

Benign weather conditions over the last few days in Fiordland allowed us the rare privilege of making an expedition landing at the head...

We have been hiding in Fiordland (well not exactly hiding) since we last posted our last blog. We had friends on board for about 3 weeks...

Yesterday on the high tide Strannik was hauled out of the water for its annual maintenance and survey on the Caldwell slip in the Port of...

We are back in Fiordland, a destination we know and love intimately. We have a “friends and family charter” which started in...