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Glasses sit atop other World War II artifacts including a glass syringe.
September 18, 2023September 18, 2023Lorraine Escher

Visiting the Peter Joseph Museum in the Solomon Islands: A Backyard Full of World War II History

September 16, 2023September 16, 2023Lorraine Escher

Family ER at Sea: A fish hook to the face in Munda, Solomon Islands

August 23, 2023August 23, 2023Lorraine Escher

Mugged in Honiara: Travel Safety in the Solomon Islands

Aohrodite’s current position as I write this blog post.
June 23, 2023July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Live tracker: Where is in the World is SV Aphrodite Right Now?

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023Lorraine Escher

Making Sense of Malaria: Why Chemoprophylaxis Doesn’t Prevent Infection — It Only Weakens the Symptoms

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023Lorraine Escher

The Far-Reaching, Humble Breadfruit: Unleashed by Explorers and Trade Winds

Removing what remained of the port rudder
May 31, 2023May 31, 2023Lorraine Escher

Removing our rudders in the water, and towing another catamaran

Julia from SV Tribalance inspects her soup as it cooks
May 28, 2023May 28, 2023Lorraine Escher

Fiji: making stew using a hot spring

Lorraine is offered Kava drink from the chief during a Fijian sevusevu welcoming ceremony in Savusavu.
May 26, 2023May 26, 2023Lorraine Escher

Sevusevu Ceremony and First Time Kava Drinker in Fiji

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023Lorraine Escher

Losing a rudder 500 miles from Fiji

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