It is Saturday, 5/25 and we are underway to a village called Rotoava on Fakarava atoll. And, Happy Memorial Day…..we actually have lost track of time and would not have known about the holiday had it not been for several emails from people mentioning their plans. Our last update was a week ago when we … Read More →
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Leaving Tahanea for South Fakarava
5/17: 9:00am We left Tahanea today, Friday, 5/17, at 6:30 am. We had been pinned down by high winds for several days and we were anxious to get out of dodge. It was blowing so hard we could not get outside the pass to dive the last 3 days…..there is so much water overflowing into … Read More →
Leaving Makemo for Tahanea
I am writing this while we are on passage from Makemo to Tahanea. I’m not sure when I’ll send….either in tonight’s emails or in tomorrow mornings batch!! HAPPY MOM’S DAY TO ALL THE MOM’S OUT THERE!!!!! Hope your day was a special one!!!! Today is a double celebration on Mystic Moon – Mother’s Day and … Read More →
Cinco de Mayo
So, how was your May 5th….Cinco de Mayo….for some who had birthdays…..Rose, Les, Mark and Sandy….we hope it was a great day of celebration and Monday was a day of rest 🙂 )))) For us, it was one of those bitter/sweet days. The sweet was waking up, coffee, doing a few emails and discovering we … Read More →
Arrival in Makemo Tuamotus
We arrived in Makemo around 4:00 to find the pass a boiling mess…..overfalls, whirlpools, rapids, the works, arghhhhhhh….WTH…..our best guess was slack was at 3:15 and 45 minutes later it looks like the Malibu rapids….should we wait….well, sunset is @ 5:00 and we need to find the anchorage and there are coral reefs around and … Read More →
Leaving Raroia for Makemo
We left Raroia around 6:00 am heading for Makemo. It’s about 75 nm and will take us about 10 hours. The weather for now is calm, good trawler like seas and wind…..maybe 5-10 kt NE and seas 1-2’…we shall see if this holds up 🙂 )))) We left a day earlier than planned as per … Read More →
Arrival in Raroia Tuamotus
Well we did it!!! We are anchored on the east side of Raroia Tuamotus safe and sound. Anchor was down at 3:45 pm yesterday and the passage beer opened soon thereafter. Our timing through the cut was off. By our estimate, slack should have been 2:00 and we arrived @ 2:30….just a half hour off…..well, … Read More →
Nuka Hiva to Raroia Tuamotus, Day 3
Another boring day…..yeah!!!!! The winds did indeed calm late morning to 8-12 kts. It was hot, humid and sunny all day. Around dusk squalls started forming mainly from the north, and winds picked up to 12-18 kts. Seas also calmed to 3-6′ E and picked up more chop w/the squalls. There has been no convection … Read More →
Nuka Hiva to Raroia Tuamotus, Day 2
Actually a pretty boring day…..in our case, boring is very, very good 🙂 )))) After a very boisterous night, the seas and winds calmed somewhat this afternoon. After calming to 8-12 kts in the afternoon, we had lot’s of squalls overnight with the associated winds, 12-20 kts, primarily N-ENE. It is now daybreak and scattered … Read More →
Nuka Hiva to Raroia Tuamotus, Day 1
Well, we did it…..off at 1:30 am this morning….ugh!!!!! Conditions were pretty boisterous at the beginning. Very beamy seas; semi-rough ride…..ugh!!!!! We did indeed go to the local cultural dinner/dance. It was a fundraiser to send the local soccer team to Brazil for a big tournament. So, lot’s of local food…..many starches – taro, breadfruit, … Read More →
