Category Archives: South Pacific

The Boating Life

The last 24 hours has been interesting. We started the day with a wash which meant running the generator. We turned on the water maker to catch up on the recent water used and that from the wash. Not long … Continue reading

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Kauehi, Tuamotus, day 2

In the morning I ran the net we started which has attracted quite a few boats now. We heard from a few more of our friends and it seems more and more people are heading this way. We’d heard that … Continue reading

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Kauehi, Tuamotus

I was awoken by John at 5am for my regular shift. He had experienced some squalls during his shift and from the radar we still had some around us. Just what we wanted as we approached land. In the light … Continue reading

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Daniel’s Bay Hike

I’m running out of superlatives to describe the beauty of this place. The hike started with a dinghy ride around the corner and a short way up a river. As it was low tide the water wasn’t deep enough so … Continue reading

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Daniel’s Bay

The sail around the island to Daniel’s Bay was fairly uneventful. The winds in the lee of the island were fluky which was to be expected. In fact for a good distance, the easterly trades were curling over the top … Continue reading

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