About mid morning, our guide, Cedric, arrived on his boat with paddle boards in tow. First were a few lessons on how to properly board, stand up, and stay aboard a paddle board. If it looks like we were concentrating, … Continue reading →
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Raiatea
Our next stop after Huahini was Raiatea. Like most of the Societies, Raiatea is volcanic with a surrounding barrier reef with a few passes in to the lagoon side. We entered thru Passe Toamaro and anchored off the small motu … Continue reading …
Wilson Mark 2
Many of you probably remember the movie “Castaway” with Tom Hanks. In the movie, he is stranded on a deserted tropical isle after the crash of a FedX 747 on which he was riding went down in a storm. One … Continue reading →
Huahini Part 2
Day two was tour day and Armando, our local guide picked us up in a modified pick up truck. First stop was a quick visit to the Post Office to send postcards home that will probably get there around Christmas … Continue reading →
Huahini
After dinner and the Tahitian dance review in Moorea it was off to bed early as we were bound for Huahini with a midnight departure. More about that, but first, a bit of local geography. French Polynesia is composed of … Continue reading →
Moorea Part 2
First, a few more shots as we approached Cook’s Bay on Moorea. Once anchored up, the crew hit the water for a refreshing dip followed by a fresh tuna dinner and an early night. Next day was a walkabout around … Continue reading →
Moorea
OK – we did head off to Moorea as planned an daughter Kim caught a nice little tuna on the way. Dinner was tuna saviche, grilled tuna and shrimp on the barbee with kumara. All after a delightful swim off … Continue reading →
Papeete
Some of you have been urging me to move on with pics et al but I really need to close out Tahiti first. We arrived on a Monday and Roger left on Wednesday. The interim was spend giving Iron Lady … Continue reading →
Secret Agent Man
For those of you who have been following for awhile, you know about our clearance adventures in Fiji and Tonga. If not, I recommend the Tongan experience in particular which (in retrospect) was hilarious – you can do a search … Continue rea…
May 26 – 1 day from landfall
May 26 – 1 day from land fall. SInce last night, it has been blowing 25 to 35from the east southeast. We picked up the southeast trade winds yesterday afternoon at at steady 20 knots. Iron Lady made light work … Continue reading →
