We don’t have usable cell numbers anymore, but in SE Asia, Whatsapp is the only thing anyone uses.
Diana’s Whatsapp: +61 448 685 428
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/
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!)
If you’re trying to see where we’re currently sailing, head to our Predict Wind Tracker:
https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/Allora/
(You can choose a satellite view in the upper left corner to give place names, so you can see which country Allora’s exploring. Also, the comments on the right are old – the passage between Australia and Indonesia – trying to ditch them, to no avail! The joys of a blog …)