Monthly Archives: June 2010

Rendezvous in Moorea

We started the morning with my waking John up a little earlier than he’d have perhaps wanted to go to the supermarket for fresh baguettes and some more beer. There was an offer on the local beers as long as … Continue reading

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Life in the city

The last two days feel a bit of a blur. The pace of life in a city is somewhat different and in a lot of ways we’re ready to head out of dodge. On Thursday Helen and I dinghied off … Continue reading

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Pape’ete, Tahiti – first day in

Tahiti at this time of year is very much a geographical and temporal convergence for cruising sailors. Geographically, Tahiti is a stopover for almost every boat crossing the Pacific as there is nothing for thousands of miles north or south. … Continue reading

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Pape’ete, Tahiti

Only excitement of yesterday was hooking two fish within seconds of each other. One snapped the line and the other got away. Typical. Wind died overnight so we ended up motoring the last 14 hours. We arrived in Pape’ete this … Continue reading

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En route to Tahiti

Not a lot to say. Winds were very, very light for most of the day and night. Without a light air sail we’ve been pushing the boat a little bit to get an extra knot. The winds have picked up … Continue reading

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