This will be our final travel update. With all the uncertainty of the year, we can’t be more pleased with how it all turned out. On March 12th, we had entered French Polynesia on a 3 months visa. We were able…
South Pacific Finale – Cruising the Society Islands
Following a pretty easy overnight sail we landed in Fare on Huahine, which is northwest of Tahiti. Fare has a yacht club, a burger place with WiFi and a good grocery store, each of which was pretty exciting after being in…
The Tuamotus: Storms, Sharks and Soirées on the atolls.
We sailed by the Tuamotus during lockdown, going from Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas to Tahiti, but were not allowed to stop anywhere during the quarantine. With lockdown over, we were eager to head back. After waiting for a reasonable…
“Nothing goes to windward like a 747” …and a Sevenstar freighter
We have finally settled on what seems like a good plan to complete our Verbena live-aboard trip. All international boarders on our route to Australia remain closed due to COVID-19 with no set opening date and our original 3 month…
Tahiti and Moorea as Restrictions Ease
Over last few months, we have been part of French Polynesia going from full, strict, almost military style lockdown to becoming Covid-19 free and effectively back to life before the restrictions – except that the borders remain closed to foreigners.…
Trapped in Paradise – French Polynesia during COVID
When we arrived in Hiva Oa in the Marquesas Islands on March 12, the world was in the midst of rapid change. French Polynesia includes about 800 nautical miles east to west with a hundred plus islands in 5 different…
Pacific Passage – thank you, Neptune!
Thank you, Neptune! Our pledge to him while crossing the equator must have worked. It was a fast, 15 and a half day dream passage! We mostly had 15 knots of wind on a broad reach. Most of the time…
“On a boat, going to the southern islands . . .”
Setting out today! Two of Boston’s finest sailors – Dave Kohn and Mike O’Brien – are joining us for our longest passage of our voyage, Pacific passage of 3000 nm from the Galapagos to the Marquesas. We set out with…
5 Ways We Know You are from the Galapagos – Animal Edition!
The Galapagos islands are not your average islands and this blog is not your average “5 ways” blog. This blog is not about the Galapagos people or culture but the Galapagos animals. For starters the craziest thing I think about…
Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos had always been one of the ‘must do’ destinations along our route. The thought of sailing through the same waters as Charles Darwin and experiencing all the island wildlife was too tempting to pass up. During our…