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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…

Niue Caves

Waterfall Warriors

So today we cleaned and got ready to go see a waterfall. Once our chores were all done we all…

Eli tries to Rescue a Dog in the Water

This morning Eli was out in the cockpit with Zakary and Teyauna. Zak as always was harnessed onto his safety…

Our Guardian Albatross

Yesterday evening the last drops of an afternoon squall were dripping from the decks as we lazily gathered in the…

Man Overboard… actually Orin

The afternoon was still and clear. The sea so calm without even a whisper of wind. As the sun was…

Coral Gardens French Polynesia

Headwinds and Flu Bugs – 2 days or 6?

We are on our way to American Samoa after spending a wonderful week in the Vava’u Islands of Tonga. The…

Tongan Saturday Morning Market

The Saturday morning market got underway around 6am but many of the vendors were only just getting started at that time. The kids walked…

Life in Tonga – Orin

Saturday, August 17 Today was market day we went to the main market of Tonga. we bought lots of fruit.…

Tongan Entrepreneurial Spirit

I awoke around 5:30 am to some harmonious music way off in the distance. The melodious sounds seemed to drift…

The Friendly Islands

After a very lazy day on the water we realized that there was no way we would make it to…

Shoe Cocktail

Hiking in the jungles of Niue turned out to be different that any jungle hiking we had ever encountered. After…

Exploring the Caves of Niue

It wasn’t until we went to the Avaiki Caves that our true adventure on Niue had started. Unlike Tahiti where…

Anchor fouled on Coral Reef

We were excited to spend a third day on the island of Palmerston. While we only had planned on staying…

Palmerston – Going Back in Time 150 Years

We were ready for a break after being on the water for a few days. Since our route passed within…

Banana Cannons and Rainbows

We are back out at sea. We have been traveling from French Polynesia to Tonga. Day in and day out…

Scrambled Pizza Buns on the High Seas

Cooking on the ocean is not always a simple task. True, I’m rarely, if ever, the one to enter the…

Rogue Wave into the Boat

The water had been rough today. We’ve been rocking and rolling. The winds are ranging from 17 to 22 knots…

Setting Sail

Eli decked out in the many collections from French Polynesia while Jaeden and Dailin hang one of the 6 strands…

Friday’s my Lucky Day

It has been an incredible week of patience. Last week the entire week’s forecast was for heavy 30 knot winds…

Curse of the Forbidden Bloom

Something that must be known about curses, magic and superstition, is that the more one believes in such things, the…

4×4 Adventure in Raiatea

Our friends who brought us around half of the island yesterday picked us up for an afternoon drive again today.…

An Octopus at the Gas Station

 It took us 20 minutes to carefully fuel up. The tricky part was filling the port gas tank. Since we…

The Ghost Boat of Raiatea

The black ripples reflected yellow rivulets of moonbeam from the half crescent above. The clear night sky displayed the sort…

Getting Ready for another big crossing

Today was the day we have been putting off for a little while now. With so many small repairs to…

Lord of the Flies Camping

I stabbed the knife deep into the flesh and repeated jabbing frantically till it stopped moving and I was sure…

multi-coloured maze of death-

Yesterday we went to Corrine’s mom’s motu (outer reef island) in Bora Bora with our boat, but on the way…

WWII Cannon blows my legs off

Bounding down the mountain at full tilt I ripped around corners and jumped over loose stones. No traction and high…

A Unique Sand Floor Restaurant

Today was a sad day for our crew. We have enjoyed having our Omi (Grandma) with us for the past…