We had a ton of fun in September. Yes, it is a few months ago now… As you know, wifi has been basically non existent for us but now that we are in the land of wifi, it’s game on! We started out September in the Society Islands in French Polynesia. We were so blessed …
Category: French Polynesia
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 …
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 …
The Dangerous Archipelago
We have arrived in paradise. Just plop an image of Banyan into that classic scene of paradise in your mind; aqua blue water, white sandy beach, thin strip of low lying land full of palm trees, fat coconut crabs running around and water full of exotic fish. We are there. Our four day passage from …
Reflections on the Marquesas
It is the afternoon of Saturday, June 16th and we are making way from the island of Ua Pou in the Marquesas toward the atoll of Kauehi in the Tuamotus Islands. My mind is wandering and wrapping around our time in the Marquesas, trying to make sense of all our experiences and commit them all …
Sailing Tahuata and Nuku Hiva
Greetings from the Anaho Bay on the north side of Nuku Hiva. Recent Track: Banderas Bay, MX to Atuona, Huva Oa, French Polynesia to the Bay of Virgins, Fatu Hiva to Hanatefau Bay (village of Hapatoni), Tahuata to Anaho bay, Nuku Hiva to Taiohae, Nuku Hiva. If you think those names have a lot of …
Sailing Hiva Oa and Fatu Hiva
Cameron here. Initially the plan was a five year circumnavigation; I’ve realized we might make it around the world in four years now that Annie had the opportunity to go racing on SV Carmana during the Banderas bay Regatta. Ever since that time, if there’s a boat nearby then the race is on. Annie disconnected …