With a heavy heart, it’s time to lift anchor and leave Chagos behind.

How often do you ever find yourself in the perfect place, at the perfect time, with the perfect person?

From low key and boring to scary and adrenaline pumping in the blink of an eye.

If you were going to design my dream job, this might just be it…

A significant problem on board inspires my first ever attempt at poetry!

Some mixed emotions accompany a trip to the abandoned settlement of Boddam

It’s every teenage boy’s fantasy. But it wasn’t as much fun as I thought it would be.

Can Chagos really live up to our expectations? You bet it can!

After 70 days, have we been institutionalised?

Covid-19 has turned our circumnavigation into a danger-strewn nightmare, with no way out. We need solutions…fast!

…make lemonade (but make sure you ask for sugar and water too, or you’ll end up with something acidic and bitter).

Our first cast brings with it a few challenges!

Have we ever run aground? You bet we have!

When grocery shopping is a metaphor for life

Reality hits home as we finish our first passage, somewhat earlier than intended.