Exploring Vanuatu
Martin Lemann from Australia shares his experience of Santo to Vila:
"Here are my first impressions after a visit of only ten days. Many may not be correct but they are real to me. The journey can be summed up as an enthralling interlude made memorable by handshakes and contrasts... " More HERE
Vanuatu Banks Islands
Photo Galleries from our most remote and remarkable of destinations
V254 A stunning picture gallery of the first half of the Fiji - Vanuatu voyage
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Into Vanuatu
Meeting the locals. Contrasting cultures and village welcomes in central Vanuatu on the second half of the Fiji-Vanuatu voyage..
Carl B shares his journals - from the voyage to Samoa
Assistant Engineer and deckhand, Carl tells of whales tails and island sails.
"Whale off the port bow!" Chris on the foredeck had seen it too and soon everybody was lining the rail and straining the horizon, cameras at the ready...
HERE
Cook Islands to Samoa pictures
Miranda's gallery of images through the northern Cook islands
to Apia, Samoa. HERE
Cook Islands to Samoa pictures 2
Alison's photos of Atuitaki, Palmerston and Surarrow
a scenic paradise indeed.. HERE
Departure from Rarotonga
Alsion G's words and pics of cargo
and stores and preparations
for Palmerston.
Here
Tahiti to the Cook Islands. Its the real thing.
Cocktail hour amidships, manning the helm in the wee hours and losing count of the shooting stars, poker with Monopoly money in the saloon at night, swinging from the rope to dive into bays for a swim, unlimbering the water cannon (large slingshot), meeting islanders with their 'be happy' philosophy, losing oneself in the vastness of the surrounding ocean... read Peter York's Voyage Log here
Midshipman Heywood Sails from Tahiti, again.
Hey, my name is Josh Heywood and I am 11 years old. When I found out that I was going aboard the Soren Larsen with my family I thought that it was going to be really bad, but now I think all that travelling all the way from Oman (Middle East) was worth it... MORE
Dan's view of life aboard
It was Dan's first voyage on Soren - but it may not be his last..
"I'm going to miss this experience and next time I get a chance to do it again I will. MORE
Tahiti to the Cook Islands Picture Gallery
The Soren family album Parts 1 & 2 for this voyage HERE

Jaws in French Polynesia -
Poul S took this diving video clip
at Toau atoll in the Tuamotu group
in French Polynesia.
JULY 2007
Voyage Log reports page
from the ship
Voyage Blog page for July
A Crew Gone Tropical
Nik and Judy's ode to the crew
HERE
Marquesas and Tuamotus to Tahiti
Read Cook and Deckhand Emma's
Voyage Blog here
and
See Picture Gallery here
Easter Island - Pitcairn - Gambiers
Read Voyage Crew Eric Aston's
Voyage Log
Easter Island - Pitcairn - Marquesas
See Steve's images at sea
and pictures at landfall.
NZ to Easter Island
video - a musical overview of life aboard during the last ocean voyage to Easter Island, edited from Carl's footage. ![]()
NZ to Easter Island
Siv's Account - Sailing across the Southern Ocean
HERE
NZ to Easter Island
Images from the Southern Ocean
from Tom W.W HERE
NZ to Easter Island
Cook Ali G's picture diary of the Southern Ocean voyage.
"Breakfast, Smoko, Lunch, Smoko, Dinner.
For 30.
For 38 DAYS!!!!!!"
Respect....
See here
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APRIL-MAY
Voyage Log reports page
from the ship at sea
APRIL
& from MAY
MARCH
Departure from Auckland - Picture Galleries of sailing day
from Ian
& from Mathies
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To add your contribution to the Soren Larsen Voyage Log send us words and pictures to
Tallship Soren Larsen - email escape@sorenlarsen.co.nz