Son George and his galfriend joined us in the Tuamotus in Fakarava. Know I am jumping ahead, but while with us at the South Pass, they spent a night at a great small resort called Tetamuna Village – very romantic. … Continue reading →
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Tuamotus Itinerary
Sorry – no pictures this time but wanted to cover our plan for the Tuamtous. We arrived in Fakarava and had roughly 6 days before our son, George, and his girlfriend arrived. We decided to use the time to scope … Continue reading →
The Tuamotus and Scanning SOnar
Our Furuno Scanning Sonar has gotten a real workout in the Tuamotus. To put this in perspective, the following is a screen shot of our Furuno chart program showing Rangiroa – the largest and most populated of the Tuamotus. The … Continue re…
Tuamotus Overview
After the Society Islands, our next ports of call are the Tuamotus. From Bora Bora to our first stop in Fakarava some 330 nautical away (1.5 days at our normal cruise). The Tuamotu archipelago consists of roughly 78 islands scattered … Continue r…
Maupiti Part 3
Before heading off to rent our bikes, we saw these three dogs swimming from the village across the lagoon to a small Motu. A goodly distance of over a mile. We we’re told by one of the villagers that this … Continue reading →
Maupiti Part 2
A few more views as we motored down to the village. Iron Lady anchored off the village (always have to fit at least one shot of her in). Kim, Deb and I were off to town for a quick walkabout. … Continue reading →
Maupiti Part 1
After Daria’s departure, we had one week left before Kim had to leave so it was agreed that we would head off to Maupiti (which we had been hearing wonderful things about) for 3 or 4 days and then back … Continue reading →
Bora Bora
Next we were off to the iconic Bora Bora where Daria would be leaving us so we let the gals program the activities. One of the things we had hoped was that Daria would get a chance to catch a … Continue reading →
WInter Solstice
I try not to jump ahead too much, but we just celebrated the winter Solstice down here and it warranted a post. After Maupiti (I am still way behind), we went back to Bora Bora to drop our daughter Kim … Continue reading →
Tahaa
After Raiaitea, it was off to her sister island, Tahaa. Plans called for the girls to goon a tour which included pearl farms and shopping. Steve and I decided to forgoe the tour and go fishing instead. Unfortunately, we didn’t … Continue re…
