Author: Norm

The Orange Festival in Tahiti

We invited our friends, the Maihi family to breakfast this morning. Our plan was to leave after breakfast but things…

One of these things is not like the other …

   Just wondering if you noticed the difference between these palm trees at the Marina.   Cell Phone and Internet towers…

Running out of Gas on a Country Road

I went to pick up our sails that were being repaired and ran into a few problems. The problems however…

Drilling Black Pearls and Pizza’s from A Van

 The kids were excited to show their Grandma who had just arrived from Hawaii the sites that they had already…

Surfing in Tahiti

Zakary and the Chocolate Chip Cookie

During the morning church service Zakary as always was more interested in squirming his way out of every person’s lap…

Visiting an Elementary School Classroom

Today we were the centre of attention in a classroom of 6 and 7 year olds. We were invited to…

Broken Parts and Pieces

Papeete is a big city in the middle of the Pacific ocean. It is also a popular place for sailors…

The High Cost of Food in Tahiti

The cost of living in the islands is not what I was expecting. Yes I did think things would be…

Hitting a Coral Reef

We approached the Marina Taina and saw over 100 sailboats anchored to mooring buoys on both sides of the inside…