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Black Pearls and Dolphins

  • Post author:Norm
  • Post published:June 3, 2013
  • Post category:2013/Normand/Sailing/Schafer Family/Schafer Family Trips/Schafer South Pacific Sailing/South Pacific

This morning we went with a friend that we had met at church the day before on one of his company's free shuttles to go to the Gauguin Pearl Farm.…

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Missing Battens in the Mainsail

  • Post author:Norm
  • Post published:May 31, 2013
  • Post category:2013/Normand/Sailing/Schafer Family/Schafer Family Trips/Schafer South Pacific Sailing/South Pacific

The morning we arrived in Ahe at the beginning of this week we noticed the batten (flexible pipe to keep the mainsail rigid) just below the first reef line (1/3…

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Generous People in Ahe

  • Post author:Norm
  • Post published:May 29, 2013
  • Post category:2013/Normand/Sailing/Schafer Family/Schafer Family Trips/Schafer South Pacific Sailing/South Pacific

Today was a magical day on our first Tuamotu Island of Ahe. The morning sun was finally out after almost a week of cloudy skies and it turned the colors…

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Ahe, A Doughnut Shaped Island Reef

  • Post author:Norm
  • Post published:May 28, 2013
  • Post category:2013/Normand/Sailing/Schafer Family/Schafer Family Trips/Schafer South Pacific Sailing/South Pacific

Ahe is an atoll which is a doughnut shaped island. The island was initially formed by a volcano which subsequently sunk in the middle leaving the crest of the crater…

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Bonking Trees at the Hikoku’a Archaeological Site

  • Post author:Norm
  • Post published:May 22, 2013
  • Post category:2013/Marquesas/Normand/Sailing/Schafer Family/Schafer Family Trips/Schafer South Pacific Sailing/South Pacific

Our new friends, the family that treated us at their home/restaurant on Sunday invited us to go for a trip by jeep to the other side of the island (Taipivai and Hatiheu).…

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Photos from the month of May!

  • Post author:Norm
  • Post published:May 19, 2013
  • Post category:2013/Alyssa/Jaeden/Kirsten/Marquesas/Normand/Orin/Teyauna/Zakary

Click here to see some pictures on Facebook Also, here's a note from Norm:   We are enjoying our second week in the Marquesas and have been enjoying the company of…

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A video and some pictures

  • Post author:Norm
  • Post published:May 18, 2013
  • Post category:2013/Normand/Sailing/Schafer Family/Schafer Family Trips/Schafer South Pacific Sailing/South Pacific

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Pharmacy Trip – Desperation

  • Post author:Norm
  • Post published:May 18, 2013
  • Post category:2013/Marquesas/Normand/Schafer Family/Schafer Family Trips/Schafer South Pacific Sailing/South Pacific

After just over two days of nono bites Kirsten was going absolutely crazy. It all started with our trip to Taipivai where we neglected to bring insect repellent. The visit…

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Swimming in the ocean!

  • Post author:Norm
  • Post published:May 17, 2013
  • Post category:2013/Marquesas/Normand/Sailing/Schafer Family/Schafer Family Trips/Schafer South Pacific Sailing/South Pacific

Video - swimming in the middle of the Pacific Ocean We had a fun time swimming in the ocean:            

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Is Hanatekuua Bay Paradise?

  • Post author:Norm
  • Post published:May 16, 2013
  • Post category:2013/Marquesas/Normand/Sailing/Schafer Family/Schafer Family Trips/Schafer South Pacific Sailing/South Pacific

 We took a day trip to Hanatekuua Bay. This little bay was only a 20 minute motor from our current location at Hanaiapa Bay. It was the most beautiful white…

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