Dear F&F, This is the companion post to our “12 – 2009 – Tahiti Boat Projects” photo gallery. The photos show about 10% of what we actually did. I don’t want to bore you with too many details and the photos pretty much tell the story. Some of the nice “Tahiti Topside” photos of the …
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Dear F&F, We had been working constantly on the boat without many breaks and only one days diving. There is much to see here, so we decided to “take the day off” and drive around the island by car. On this trip, we would go to the home of Alex, Heike and baby Yann. Alex …
Dear F&F, We watched the 170 or so outrigger canoes begin the race right past where we were anchored at Huahine. There were about 100 other boats following, escort power boats, families, & other tourist/observers like us. The shore was lined with 100’s of people cheering them on. It is a colorful & festive spectacle. …
Dear F&F, We dinghied outside the reef to dive. Drifting along with a 150 foot tether; it is always good to get underwater & see the usual suspects. The second day, the swell was bigger which hurt the visibility. It was nice to blow bubbles & cool off, but we both agreed it wasn\’t worth …
Dear F&F, I was a bit hesitant to depart at night in the rain, but Scott didn\’t think it would be that bad so we ventured out. The sea was bumpy, a bonine on top of my usual scopalamine patch helped. We each did two, 3 hour shifts. I made dinner & did the dishes …
Dear F&F, Moorea – A Fluke Encounter We enjoyed the morning dive, drifting with the current outside the reef. The wind was blowing opposite of the current which made it a bit more strenuous to tow the dinghy than yesterday when they were flowing the same direction. I tried to hold onto the dinghy as …
Dear F&F, We headed outside the reef, it was sunny & calm. A dive company with guests zoomed past us, so we followed their lead to a good spot. We anchored not far from them & swam up current for a while. We saw a few black tip reef sharks & lemon sharks. Lemons are …
Dear F&F, We were up earlier since it was not so cold overnight. I love to get up before sunrise. With the deep bay surrounded by high peaks sunrise appears later & sets earlier. Which gives us a longer dawn & dusk; lovely times of the day. No beating sun, enough light to still enjoy …
Dear F&F, Despite the fact that we have interior lighting just like a house, living on a boat we are more influenced by sunrise & sunset. Scott was teasing me for being drowsy at 7:30 p.m. last night. But when I pointed out to him that going to sleep at 8 p.m. & arising at …
Dear F&F, Leaving the dock is no easy feat. We are \”Med moored\” at Marina Taina. This means our stern (back of the boat) is tied to the dock. Versus side tied which is the other common way that docks are arranged. Two lines up front are secured to cement blocks underwater. Four lines are …