2009 Oct Blog

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

Dear F&F, We are slowly making inventory lists so we know what we have & where it is stowed. When we lived in Los Angeles, our garage used to be in such a state that it was often easier go buy a new tool instead of trying to find the one we had. That is