South Pacific

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…

Rolly Polly Waters

It’s hard to believe that I can so quickly forget how rolly polly the waters can get. After so many…

Dance Classes and Goodbye Rangiroa

On our last day in Rangiroa Kirsten, Alyssa and Teyauna were invited to a Relief Society Tahitian Song and Dance…

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

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