Northwest Yachting Magazine Article
We thought we would share with you an article in Northwest Yachting Magazine on our Schafer Family Sailing Trip. It was well written although there is one slight correction to…
Lavalava’s at Sea
As we were at sea all day today, we tried having our own church service all day today. It was rather challenging however. It seemed that all forces were against…
Exploring Savaii
We had an early morning alarm to wake us all up for a long and exciting trip to Savaii. We had an hour long drive to the ferry terminal and…
Waking up in a Samoan Fale
Waking up this morning I had an opportunity to watch the sunrise from my Samoan beach fale overlooking the ocean. Teyauna was up very early running back and forth along…
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…
Samoa, Coconut cannons & turtle bites
Well I am on the boat right now sailing to Fiji it’s kind of exciting! It’s sad though because this trip is going to be over in a month and…
We are Polynesian Xplorers!
Our second day in Samoa has been absolutely incredible. It was a jam-packed day full of some great experiences our family will always remember. It all started after we got…
Sailing to American Samoa 25 years later
Climbing out of the dingy and onto the green island of Amerika Samoa felt like stepping back in time 25 years. It was the most unexpected feeling. I could almost…