November rounded out our time on SV Banyan this year. We’ve gone from Mexico all the way to New Zealand on her this year and it feels like a wonderful blur. Our passage to New Zealand from Niue (via Tonga) was mercifully smooth but land is always a welcome sight. Also a welcome sight was …
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October in One Moment a Day
October began on the national park island of Suwarrow in the Cook Islands. We had just arrived and were fortunate to be the only boat there for most of our 10 day stay. We explored the reef, swam with Giant Oceanic Mantas and explored Bird Island, a bird nesting sanctuary. We headed south to Niue, …
September in One Moment a Day
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 …
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 …