Snorkeling at the Rangiroa “Aquarium”
went snorkeling twice today at what the locals call “The Aquarium”. After hearing the stories that Orin, Eli and Dailin…
Twenty years of family adventures
Schafer South Pacific Sailing
Friendly Village of Tiputa, Rangiroa
Jaeden and I woke up early to check out the conditions at Tiputa Pass. Since arriving in Rangiroa we had…
Black Pearls and Dolphins
This morning we went with a friend that we had met at church the day before on one of his…
Missing Battens in the Mainsail
The morning we arrived in Ahe at the beginning of this week we noticed the batten (flexible pipe to keep…
Arriving at Ahe
Saying goodbye to our dear friends in Nuku Hiva was harder than we anticipated. I knew this part of our…
Yes I shot a fish, No I couldn’t eat it
So today our first full day on Ahe we all started by cleaning up and fixing the things that broke…
Generous People in Ahe
Today was a magical day on our first Tuamotu Island of Ahe. The morning sun was finally out after almost…
Ahe, A Doughnut Shaped Island Reef
Ahe is an atoll which is a doughnut shaped island. The island was initially formed by a volcano which subsequently…
Bonking Trees at the Hikoku’a Archaeological Site
Our new friends, the family that treated us at their home/restaurant on Sunday invited us to go for a trip by jeep…
A birthday in the tropics for Dailin
Last night was Dailin’s birthday and we celebrated with a few of the families we love from this beautiful island…