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White Sand and Blue Water of Bora Bora

This morning I tried sleeping in just like everyone else in the family. Zakary however who was up at 6am…

Haunted Polynesia

Today Dailin dropped  Omi, Zak,Teyauna and me to a little deserted beach. As we poked our head through the forest…

Dragging anchor without our captain

After hearing about a storm heading this we way we left Tahaa and decided to see the coral gardens later.…

Change of Plans – On to Bora Bora

Our afternoon’s planned stop was going to be the coral garden in Tahaa, the adjacent island to Raiatea. By the…

Canada Day on the high seas

As we approach the island of Raiatea I am reminded of a similar arrival so many years ago. This was…

The Orange Festival in Tahiti

We invited our friends, the Maihi family to breakfast this morning. Our plan was to leave after breakfast but things…

One of these things is not like the other …

   Just wondering if you noticed the difference between these palm trees at the Marina.   Cell Phone and Internet towers…

Running out of Gas on a Country Road

I went to pick up our sails that were being repaired and ran into a few problems. The problems however…

Surfing in Tahiti

Frantically struggling I kicked and writhed, pulling and grabbing doing anything I could to find air my lungs burned and…

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…

Playing in the Lagoon – Young Men’s Activity

Jaeden, Dailin and Orin took off in the morning for an activity with 5 other young boys on the island…

Fueling up and Swimming with Dolphins

The only gas station in all of Rangiroa is located 12 kilometres away and taking a $20 taxi ride to…

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…

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…

Arriving at Ahe (next day)

The next morning we awoke and finished our family studies and quick chores first off. Before long we heard another…

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…