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Mermaids of Fiji (I agree with Sebastian)

I tried my best not to hyper-ventilate as I jumped backwards into the water with all my scuba gear and…

Scuba diving video

4 Kids become Certified Scuba Divers

Bubbles floated upward as I hovered near the coral ocean floor. It was exciting to see Alyssa, Jaeden, Dailin and…

Teyauna Makes Friends at Fijian Elementary School

At two in the afternoon we boarded the small passenger boat to go to land. Jaeden, Alyssa,Dailin and Orin were…

Captain Cook Cruises Fiji

Dressed up like Captain Cook the crew of the Cruises grabbed our bags and got things moving. With a quick…

Captain Cook Cruises Fiji – I’m Liking This!

Captain Cook Cruises was this weeks special treat for the family. Yes, true, we have our own sailboat but it…

Captain Cook Cruise Snorkelling

Captain Cook Cruise’s nanny insisted she take Zak from me for a little while so I could snorkel. I felt…

A wild ride and cultural trip up the Sigatoka River

The wind blasted into my face so hard I could barely hear anything other than the roar of the engines.…

A mom’s modern day miracle in Fiji?

As Alyssa opened the heavy lid to the fridge she announced that we had two dozen eggs from Samoa that…

Sonaisali Island Resort

We spent the entire day at the Sonaisali Island Resort Fiji. Sleeping in was a treat. It was great for…

Fiji’s Denarau Marina Mooring and off to a Resort

This morning we radioed in early to the Denarau Marina to see if they had any mooring buoys available. As…

Tropical dreamscapes and Internet Cafes

The fiery ball over the horizon sent sprinkles of white and orange dancing through our hatch. I rolled over and…

Goooood Morning Savusavu!

“Goooood Mooorning Saaaavusaaaavu!” Curly’s voice boomed over the VHF radio in a sing song greeting. I looked at my watch…

The fish caught us this time

Fiji is such an awesome place and everything is super inexpensive in comparison to most every other island in the…

To stay or to go

We had planned on leaving today but that was not what ended up happening. It seems wherever we go we…

Cooking Breakfast at the Hot Springs

Only a five minute walk from where our marina is an interesting little natural attraction. It is the local Hot…

Lavalava’s at Sea

As we were at sea all day today, we tried having our own church service all day today. It was…

Sloshing Around at Sea

Today was a relatively simple day at sea. We sloshed around in high winds at higher than normal speeds. Looks…

Seasick – High Speed to Fiji

Today was a rolly polly day at sea. Next to the storm at sea, it was probably the least favorite…

Video from Samoa

Exploring Savaii

We had an early morning alarm to wake us all up for a long and exciting trip to Savaii. We…

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.…

Cotton Candy Breakfast

A very gentle rustle outside our open palm thatched hut made me turn towards the beach. As I peeked through…

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…

Sliding Rocks in Samoa

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…

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…

Who wants to Hike to Massacre Bay?

We were all anxious to set off on another hike, this time in the jungles of Samoa. It had been…

Vava’u Tonga

Main Market and Swimming:

Day trip to Aunu’u Island

There are a number of things that Kirsten really wants to do here in American Samoa, the island she spent…