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 …
Dear F&F, Clark & Vincent Visit….Part 1 April 27 – May 3, 2010 In 2003-2004 we enjoyed visiting friends Clark & Vincent in Paris during our trips to France while our boat was under construction. After “Beach House” splashed, they came to Southern French City of Sete for her maiden sail & helped us unpack …
Dear F&F, One of the great things about Moorea is that it is not too far from Tahiti. A good distance for a shakedown cruise. All systems were go. Well, as “go” as they were going to get from Tahiti. Our list of things to fix in New Zealand is a yard long, but we …
Dear F&F, We just posted the Easter Island Gallery and for those of you have more interest in \”Rapa Nui\”, we recommend the History Channels\’ DVD, \”Digging For The Truth: Giants of Easter Island\” hosted by Josh Bernstein. As we write this post, we have officially checked out of French Polynesia, though we will be …