Dear F&F, June 4-6, 2010 Passage to Mopelia (mow-peel-ee-uh) (Posted from Mopelia Atoll via HF Radio) We had a lovely two weeks in Maupiti (mao-pee-tee). Our last day we rented bicycles for about $10 USD each to ride around the island. We got off the main road into the dirt but were redirected by some …
Dear F&F, June 2, 2010 More Maupiti (posted from Mopelia Atoll via HF Radio) It was super fun making the \”fins\” video and we are so glad we could get it on the web from here. It took 70 minutes to upload it via the not very good wifi system here. This afternoon we loaded …
Dear F&F, May 28-29, 2010 We have not been diving again because of persistent strong winds/waves outside the lagoon, where the dive sites are. Too rough to be comfortable. Where we are anchored is fine. The breeze keeps us cool. The wind chop on the water is a bit strong to swim against plus we …
Dear F&F, May 26-27, 2010 Jerome and Natalie invited us aboard their Switch 51 “Na Maka”, the blue Switch for dinner. I had already cooked Szechuan eggplant with shrimp in the morning, so added some rice to take as my contribution. The beef roast with potatoes was delicious. Having someone else cook a meal is …
Dear F&F, May 23, 2010 Last night it was fun to review Scott\’s photos du jour. He got more good ones that he expected. I love his work and am so glad he has the patience for it. I do not! I am happy to point out pretty things for him to take pictures of. …
Dear F&F, In brief, the diving here is fantastic. But GETTING to the dive sites is a bit rough. Inside the reef/lagoon where we are anchored, it is nice and calm; very few local boats zooming around. In Bora Bora, there was always a local or other cruiser zooming through the mooring area, their wake …
Dear F&F, Always a bit anxious the night before heading to a new place, I woke up more than an hour before my 5:15 a.m. alarm. At 5:30 a.m. it was raining and still too dark to see due to cloud cover, so we lingered in a bed a bit longer. We cast off the …
Dear F&F, VINCENT & CLARK\’S \”Ship\’s Log\” Two weeks ago, we were on a different planet. At least, it felt like it on the other side of the world, where the oceans are pacific and the Southern Cross visible amongst funnily shaped constellations. We sailed away in every possible way. From our urban Parisian society …
Dear F&F, MAY 8th-18th May 8th – Saturday Keep on Diving The two other couples today were fun. An American woman with her Polish immigrant husband, now living in Seattle. She looked like and had the mannerisms of a younger Meryl Streep, it was amazing! She said she is told that all the time. She …
Dear F&F, May 3rd Monday – Sail to Bora Bora The conditions were just right. After we motored safely out of the reef pass at Tahaa, we hoisted the sails & enjoyed the 4 hour trip. Scott kept Clark & I on our feet, with 3 downwind tacks (safer & more controlled than gybes). It …