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Coral Gardens French Polynesia

Post author:Norm
Post published:August 25, 2013
Post category:2013 French Polynesia Normand Schafer Family Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific

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Headwinds and Flu Bugs – 2 days or 6?

Post author:Norm
Post published:August 23, 2013
Post category:2013 Normand Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific

We are on our way to American Samoa after spending a wonderful week in the Vava'u Islands of Tonga. The people of Tonga are called the Friendly Islands for very…

Tongan Saturday Morning Market

Post author:Norm
Post published:August 17, 2013
Post category:2013 Normand Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific Tonga

The Saturday morning market got underway around 6am but many of the vendors were only just getting started at that time. The kids walked from where we were attached to the customs dock just…

Life in Tonga – Orin

Post author:Norm
Post published:August 17, 2013
Post category:2013 Normand Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific Tonga

Saturday, August 17 Today was market day we went to the main market of Tonga. we bought lots of fruit. all of the fruit was oranges but they tasted so…

Tongan Entrepreneurial Spirit

Post author:Norm
Post published:August 16, 2013
Post category:2013 Normand Sailing Schafer Family Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific Tonga

I awoke around 5:30 am to some harmonious music way off in the distance. The melodious sounds seemed to drift in and out of my sleep for over an hour…

The Friendly Islands

Post author:Norm
Post published:August 15, 2013
Post category:2013 Normand Schafer Family Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific Tonga

After a very lazy day on the water we realized that there was no way we would make it to Tonga before sunset. We were only a few hours short…

Exploring the Caves of Niue

Post author:Norm
Post published:August 7, 2013
Post category:2013 Normand Schafer Family Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific

It wasn't until we went to the Avaiki Caves that our true adventure on Niue had started. Unlike Tahiti where all of the tourist attractions and sites and not marked…

Anchor fouled on Coral Reef

Post author:Norm
Post published:August 3, 2013
Post category:2013 Cook Islands Normand Sailing Schafer Family Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific

We were excited to spend a third day on the island of Palmerston. While we only had planned on staying a day or two, we were only too happy to…

Palmerston – Going Back in Time 150 Years

Post author:Norm
Post published:August 2, 2013
Post category:2013 Normand Sailing Schafer Family Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific

We were ready for a break after being on the water for a few days. Since our route passed within a few miles of the island of Palmerston in the…

Scrambled Pizza Buns on the High Seas

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

Cooking on the ocean is not always a simple task. True, I'm rarely, if ever, the one to enter the galley to make a superb meal but based on second…