Tag: French Polynesia

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!  

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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.  

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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 …

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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 …

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