A family of monkeys
The truck skidded and slid and we made our way up one of the more driven “roads” in Tanna Vanuatu as we headed for the World’s Largest Banyan Tree. Passing…
Teyauna Makes Friends at Fijian Elementary School
At two in the afternoon we boarded the small passenger boat to go to land. Jaeden, Alyssa,Dailin and Orin were all off on a beginner dive and Norm was taking…
Captain Cook Cruises Fiji – I’m Liking This!
Captain Cook Cruises was this weeks special treat for the family. Yes, true, we have our own sailboat but it was time to be pampered and to have a few…
Captain Cook Cruise Snorkelling
Captain Cook Cruise’s nanny insisted she take Zak from me for a little while so I could snorkel. I felt anxiety tighten within my stomach. Zak seemed happy with the…
A mom’s modern day miracle in Fiji?
As Alyssa opened the heavy lid to the fridge she announced that we had two dozen eggs from Samoa that still needed using up. Although the eggs had only been…
Tropical dreamscapes and Internet Cafes
The fiery ball over the horizon sent sprinkles of white and orange dancing through our hatch. I rolled over and squinted as Norm stirred beside me. Not quite ready to…
Cotton Candy Breakfast
A very gentle rustle outside our open palm thatched hut made me turn towards the beach. As I peeked through our mosquito netting I could see Teyauna's silhouette dancing in…
Our Guardian Albatross
Yesterday evening the last drops of an afternoon squall were dripping from the decks as we lazily gathered in the cock pit to enjoy the cool of the coming night.…
Man Overboard… actually Orin
The afternoon was still and clear. The sea so calm without even a whisper of wind. As the sun was drawing closer to the horizon the colors became otherworldly. Smudges…
Shoe Cocktail
Hiking in the jungles of Niue turned out to be different that any jungle hiking we had ever encountered. After a beautiful swim and an hour of cliff jumping Norm…