Christmas in Brisbane
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December 15 - December 25th Down under, it is summertime and in the 90s most days. We are attempting to get into the holiday spirit despite the heat. |
Brisbane - First Week
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November 24th - December 5th Getting settled in our new home, around the marina, storm of the decade, and exploring downtown Brisbane. |
Hervey Bay, Great Sandy Strait and the Mad Mile
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November 20th - November 23rd Great sailing, shallow spots, strong tidal currents, great beaches at Fraser Island, crossing the Sandy Bar, Moolooloba, and the Brisbane river |
Sampling Bundaberg
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November 17th - November 20th Clearing in to Australia, Port Bundaberg Marina, abundant birdlife, sampling the fine brews of Bundaberg. |
New Caledonia to Australia
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November 6th - November 16th Great snorkel, sea turtles, good sail, no wind, no engine, tacking in narrow channel, Bundaberg, imprisioned on our boat |
Noumea - Back to the big city
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October 29th - November 5th Hanging out in the capitol city of Noumea, New Caledonia. |
Lovely Lifou
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October 24th - October 29th Exploring the town of We on the island of Lifou and bashing our way against the wind to Noumea on Grand Terre, New Caledonia. |
Fiji to New Caledonia
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October 17th - October 24th Calm bay, crossing the reef, large swells, seasickness, roller furler mishap, scary night entrance, We marina. |
Cruising the Yassawas - Part 2
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October 9th - October 17th Strong winds, a dragging boat with near misses, Sevusevu in the village, the Cave, a sunken warplane, bashing our way back, and seeking shelter. Fiji. |
Cruising the Yassawas - Part 1
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September 29th - October 9th Exploring Fiji's Yassawa islands and waiting out a strong blow in the Blue Lagoon. |
Fiji, local traditions and seaman chores
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September 22nd - September 29th Kava drinking, meeting Lulu's family, climbing the mast, Oktoberfest and "Bula, Bula, Bula," in Vuda Point on the island Viti Levu, Fiji. |
Vuda, Fiji - Visitors!
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September 13th - September 21st Enjoying a visit from Alena's parents and exploring the east side of Viti Levu. |
Fiji - forms, fees and feeling good in Savusavu
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September 6th - September 13th Goodbye Samoa, nice sailing, mystery island, night approach, clearing in, exploring Savusavu, and hot springs. |
Samoa - Can people get any more friendly?
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September 1st - September 6th It was with great relief that we finally dropped our anchor in the Apia harbor. |
Running from Paradise
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August 26th - September 1st Thunderstorm, large waves, strong winds, rain and a flying chicken noodle soup |
Suwarrow - a national park at the end of the world
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August 14th - August 26th Exploring the island paradise of Tom Neale |
Bora Bora
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August 10th - August 14th Exploring our final island in French Polynesia. |
Rain in paradise - Huahine, Raiatea, and Tahaa
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August 3rd - August 9th Rain, a car trip, ancient ceremonial sites, lots to learn about vanilla and the coral gardens |
Moorea
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July 30th - August 2nd After escaping the hustle and bustle around Papeete, Tahiti, we sailed a short 20 miles to Moorea where we dropped anchor in the welcome quiet of Cook's Bay. |
Tahiti - the Queen of Islands
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July 23rd - July 30th We made it to our final island group in French Polynesia, the Society Islands. |
Makemo and Tahanea - Trials, Tribulations, and Time out
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Time period: July 8th – July 19th Things don't always go perfectly in paradise, but then you are reminded you are in paradise, so it's not so bad!
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Raroia - our own island
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July 2nd - July 7th Mastering our first reef pass, tracking down Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon Tiki, and enjoying our own island. |
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