Things have changed quite a bit on Allora – we’ve joined the masses and now have Starlink aboard, so while that doesn’t mean we are infinitely reachable (need to turn it off to conserve power), it is now possible to secure a good connection under most circumstances!!
Our emails are still the same:
dianastevens@mac.com
marcusfilms@mac.com
Our Tracking still works the same way: (push ‘WHERE IN THE WORLD IS ALLORA?’) to keep an eye on our movements. It’s now run by Predict Wind and not Iridium, so when we’re moving and the tracker is active, it’ll give a visual weather image with the actual wind speed/true direction and our speed. You can also pick ‘Satellite’ to get a bit of a ‘view.’
https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/Allora/
While in Australia, cell service is fairly regular and our local phone numbers are:
DS: +61 0448685428 (the zero may need to be dropped?) MS: +61 0411765276 (the zero may need to be dropped?)
Diana’s What’s App:
+61 448 685 428 (if that’s not working to find me, try +678 5054125, my old Vanuatu number).
BACK UP SYSTEM:
We still have an Iridium phone as a default system. This satellite phone number is: 8816 52453073. From the US, you’d dial 011 before the number. Anywhere else, dial 00 before our SAT. The connection is pretty weak and we’ll only have this on occasionally (maybe on a long passage across a big ocean), so this would be your last version of how to reach us. And if you are trying to reach us via our SAT phone, be sure to make repeated attempts while we fumble around trying to get the clunky system to answer!
Texting to our Iridium
+8816-5245-3073 (Check if your plan includes texting to Satellite phones or has International texting to avoid high charges)
You can send a text to our Iridium for free @ https://messaging.iridium.com
We’ll have to respond via a phone call or email, but at least you can get our attention this way.
allora@myiridium.net (please no attachments!)
