Date: Wednesday, September 26th 2018 Time: 17:00 UTC Location: 15* 40.8640 S, 155* 38.0181 W COG 286 T SOG: 5.0 kts Distance to the Suwarrow: 461 nm 24hr Distance covered: 119 nm The seas have settled and the winds are light. Banyan is still moving despite the sails flogging a bit more than we would …
Author: Anne Vawter
French Polynesia to Suwarrow Passage, Day 1
Date: Friday, September 25th 2018 Time: 17:00 UTC Location: 16* 11.2 S, 153* 38.9 W COG: 280* SOG: 5.5 knots Distance to Suwarrow: 577nm 24 hr Distance covered: 136nm Passage making always leaves time for a little reflection. With our time in French Polynesia run out, it is time to get some miles under the …
August in One Moment a Day
August was busy with lots of fun stuff. If you read our recent post, you know that we have met some great friends, worked, played, and have really been able to enjoy our time in paradise. Enjoy!
Back to REAL Cruising
Whenever we are sitting in a city harbor, we don’t really feel like we are cruising. We feel like we are living in a small space where getting most things done is generally inconvenienced by that fact that we live on a small boat out at anchor. We met the families on SV Alondra and …
FAQ – How Are Things Really Going?
When I recently returned home I had lots of good questions pop up from friends and family. How are the girls doing? Are they tired of the boat? The girls are doing remarkably well. They meet new friends in each place we arrive so they aren’t too lonely for good friends back home. They …
The Dangerous Archipelago II
Well, the Dangerous Archipelago certainly lived up to it’s name. While we were in the middle of the bank shenanigans we posted about last week, we all had a rude awakening of just how tenuous our relationship with the sea is. If you recall from my post on the Tuamotus, I talked about the …
July ’18 in 1 Moment a Day
July began in the Tuamotus Atolls of French Polynesia. We snorkeled in Fakarava and then headed west to Tahiti for some long overdue connection to internet. The girls and Cameron took French lessons daily while I returned to the US for a quick trip. They found lots of other kid boats to play with during …
Working While Cruising
Notice: I have added photos to the previous posts since we arrived in French Polynesia. So, if you would like to peek back at some older posts, you can see the visual support for our stories. Land Ho! Sailing Hiva Oa and Fatu Hiva Sailing Tahuata and Nuku Hiva Reflections on the Marquesas The …
June in 1 Moment a Day
June began in Nuku Hiva with new friends and awesome hikes. We traveled through our last stretch of the Marquesas to the island of Ua Pou and then had a longer than expected passage to the Tuamotus atoll of Kauehi and then on to Fakarava. Videos are uploading to Youtube better than the blog, but …
May in 1 Moment a Day
May began while we were still on passage crossing the Pacific Ocean and saw our arrival into Hiva Oa in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. We had an absolute blast in the Marquesas. We were blessed by few bugs and moderate rains.