Schafer Family Trips Archives - Page 13 of 27

Dis-masted Sailors, Dogs, Copra and an Island Feast

Post author:Norm
Post published:June 9, 2013
Post category:2013 Normand Sailing Schafer Family Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific

Six years ago our family came to visit Rangiroa and we all fell in love with this island paradise. Part of the reason we fell in love with this island…

Playing in the Lagoon – Young Men’s Activity

Post author:Norm
Post published:June 9, 2013
Post category:2013 Normand Sailing Schafer Family Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific

Jaeden, Dailin and Orin took off in the morning for an activity with 5 other young boys on the island that a local church leader had organized. They were getting…

Fueling up and Swimming with Dolphins

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

The only gas station in all of Rangiroa is located 12 kilometres away and taking a $20 taxi ride to get $21 of fuel seemed rather pointless. We had been…

Snorkeling at the Rangiroa “Aquarium”

Post author:Norm
Post published:June 4, 2013
Post category:2013 Normand Sailing Schafer Family Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific

went snorkeling twice today at what the locals call “The Aquarium”. After hearing the stories that Orin, Eli and Dailin shared, Kirsten and Jaeden were also anxious to go. It…

Friendly Village of Tiputa, Rangiroa

Post author:Norm
Post published:June 4, 2013
Post category:2013 French Polynesia Normand Schafer Family Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific

Jaeden and I woke up early to check out the conditions at Tiputa Pass. Since arriving in Rangiroa we had wanted to return to Tiputa where we had spent a…

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.…

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…

Arriving at Ahe

Post author:Kirsten
Post published:May 30, 2013
Post category:2013 Kirsten Sailing Schafer Family Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific

Saying goodbye to our dear friends in Nuku Hiva was harder than we anticipated. I knew this part of our journey would be difficult but somehow I did not expect…

Yes I shot a fish, No I couldn’t eat it

Post author:Jaeden Schafer
Post published:May 29, 2013
Post category:2013 Jaeden Sailing Schafer Family Schafer Family Trips Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific

So today our first full day on Ahe we all started by cleaning up and fixing the things that broke in yesterday's high winds (since the boat is so small…

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…