August 27, 2016 (-10 on UTC) Dear Friends and Family, We finally got the engines installed, the boom attachment (gooseneck) fixed and the steering seals replaced and we’re off to the island of Moorea, an entire 12 miles away! Everything seemed fine (but standby – stuff yet occurs). We motored across the “Sea of the …
Leaving Tahiti – touring Moorea and sail to Huahine…… Read More »
Dear Friends and Family, (Posted August 27th, 2016) These photos were from our experiences in Tahiti (besides the boat projects!). We’ll be off for Moorea and the Leeward Islands of the Societies tomorrow. After Moorea, we’ll do a long day sail to Huahine, then Raiatea, Tahaa and finally Bora Bora before heading off to the …
Dear Friends and Family, (August 25th, 2016) Well we are indeed getting ready to go on Saturday, August 27th! This Blog will be about all the \”stuff\” we cruisers get to take care of and why \”cruising is the most expensive way to travel 15th class on Earth\”. The old definition is, \”Cruising is all …
Tahiti Boat Projects – Papeete, Tahiti – 2016….. Read More »
Dear Friends and Family, (Written from Papeete, Tahiti – August 24th, 2016) This blog is about our time in the Tuamotu Islands and arrival in Papeete, Tahiti We looked at the weather which had been pretty rainy and rough in the Tuamotu Group and saw a 3 day weather window which would be just enough …
Tuamotu Islands – The Dangerous Archipelago – 2016….. Read More »
Dear Friends and Family, (written from Papeete, Tahiti – August 23rd, 2016). This blog was from this past May and June. We’re catching up on the last few blogs to get current and we’ll soon be off to the leeward islands of Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa and Bora Bora before heading off to Suwarrow in …
We’re catching up on Ship’s Blog’s and Photo Galleries while we are awaiting the installation of our NEW ENGINES which arrived from Australia yesterday. Hopefully they will clear customs and be installed by the end of next week! We’ll be updating the main blog and photo galleries while we’re here! Enjoy! Arrival at Puerto Ayora, …
Santa Cruz Island (Photo Gallery) – The Galapagos Islands….. Read More »
This Ship’s Blog will be a little different. We’ll let the photos and captions tell the story…… After a new set of batteries and working out the final teething issues (we hope) – We’ll be off to the Las Perlas Islands of Panama on the 22nd of March. Shortly thereafter, off to the mysterious island …
Panama Canal Transit – Ship\’s Blog and Photo Gallery….. Read More »