July 11, 2013 Yesterday I got a haircut. In my other life, it would have been a momentary pleasure of a fresh ‘do’ with clean ends and an hour or two of me-time. Not in this life…Not out here. Instead, it was an Event….A day of celebration and victory….Yyyesss!!! Successful parsing of a person who … Read More →
July 8, 2013 We left Tapaumau Bay on Tahaa today around 8:00 am heading to Bora Bora. We are both excited about seeing Bora Bora….it just seems to conjure up all the iconic images of the South Pacific. This is supposedly the fictional island Bali Hai in Michner’s South Pacific…..but we have since learned he … Read More →
July 5, 2013: We left Huahine for Tahaa (just north of Raiatea) around 8:00am. It’s a run of about 40 nm but only 20 nm outside the reef and in the open ocean. We left today as the winds are predicted to be 15-22 kts pretty much behind us and the seas in the 5-9′ … Read More →
July 2, 2013 2:00 am: We left Cook’s Bay on Moorea around midnight. Another boat (from Oregon of all places) had anchored a little too close and we were concerned they were over our anchor. We had gone over to introduce ourselves and let them know we would be leaving at midnight. They said they … Read More →
June 16-22, 2013 We did it……our stabilizer leak is fixed!!!!!!! After over 100 emails trying to coordinate between Wesmar in Seattle to ship the necessary parts, Wally the Australian Wesmar tech we needed to fly into Papeete Tahiti for the repairs and Technimarine, the boatyard in Papeete, we finally got everything coordinated for a haulout … Read More →
We’ve posted a selection of the pictures from our time in the Tuamotus… Enjoy!
2:00 am Saturday, 6/8: We did it, we finally did it….we left Toau for Tahiti. We stayed 9 days in Toau, 4 days longer than planned. We were pinned down by weather – 20-35 kts winds, 10-15′ seas……ugh!!!! We left at 6:30 am on Friday and so far the passage has been ok. The winds … Read More →
There have always been two times in the year that we are traditionally crazed….One is December, around the holidays (along with 95% of the rest of the population of the U.S.) and the other is the period of time from the 1st of May until the middle of June. Call it poor planning, lack of … Read More →
The last update we were in Rotoava on Fakarava enjoying the internet….Kathy had 750 emails and I had 450…..whoa!!!! And, good news, the market/portfolio is still up…..bad news the Giants are in 3rd place, 2 games out!!!! We did do the black pearl thing while in Rotoava. 7-10 years ago the pearl business was booming. … Read More →
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 →
