April 29 Friday We made it to Papeete and arrived at the Marina about 9:00am. This was good as it meant that Erich and Sabine could get the travel agent to book some special package travel deals they were trying…
April 22 Update
April 22 Friday We had a great time at Rangiroa. It was a little less developed than Fakarava and not as well maintained. The Tuamotu Atolls are my favorite place to stop so far on the whole trip. The people…
April 17 Update
April 17 Sunday We made it to Anse Amyot on the Atoll of Toau and got a mooring ball which is good because anchoring is not permitted. The water was clear and I dived down to inspect the mooring line.…
April 15 Update
April 15 Friday The others really enjoyed the drift snorkel through the pass. When they left the dock in the boat I walked around the water front to see where the boat went. The pass is only a couple of…
April 12 Update
April 12 Tuesday Well we made it Fakarava Atoll. At the skippers briefing back in Hiva Oa in the Marquesas we had an experienced cruiser of the area give us a presentation about the Tuamotu Atolls and the dangers of…
April 9 Update
April 9 Sat We are now only 61 miles from Fakarava Atoll which is about 10 hours away. That should get us there about 2:30pm if nothing else changes. Ha Ha fat chance of that. We have been motoring all…
April 6 Update
April 6 Wednesday We left Taiohae Bay, and moved to Hakatea Bay. This was a very beautiful bay with very high volcanic mountains surrounding us so gave very good protection from the wind and swell. Unfortunately the high mountains cut…
April 1 update
April 1 Friday We visited the island of Tahuata and stayed at Hanamoenoa Bay. This was beautiful clear water and we did some snorkeling and rested for a couple of days. On the Sunday morning we went down to a…