Huge bummer! We fished the entire way between Raiatea and Huahine with our new hand-lines and not even a nibble. We had a little hope when birds started to circle near the Avamoa Pass outside of the main village Fare, but then as we got closer they just sat on […]
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According to Lonely Planet Marae Taputapuatea is the most important marae (traditional temple) in French Polynesia. Information boards explain that a Marae was created for changes in the tribe and / or chief. The old marae is torn down or destroyed while the new marae is built in its place […]
We decided to stay near Uturoa because we had the perfect anchorage to watch the Hawaiki Nui Canoe race from Huahine to Raiatea. We enjoyed Halloween with a couple of friends at Le Napoli a pizza restaurant. We took a $10 taxi ride by Taxi Warren Jr. (Vini 87 72 […]
Yesterday we went to town and took a look at the fishing gear. Not so much to our surprise the prices for a Penn fishing reel was twice the amount from in the states, so for $162 we purchased two hand lines, 260kg weight line, and mechanics. We found a […]
Last night we were super tired from snorkeling and motu exploring, so sorry for the small noon report. With such a busy day yesterday we did not have a chance to cook the duck. Today our initial plan was to sail outside of Taha’a and into a southern pass of […]
We moved to the the north west side of Taha’a and the wind shifted to the north west which made for an interesting anchorage. Normally, the wind comes out of the east so we would be on the leeward side of the island and protected from strong winds and squalls. […]
We had a productive morning and moved the boat to the north end of Taha’a and anchored in 45 feet of sand in front of a shallow sand bank. Taha’as lagoon averages 110 to 130 feet deep in the center and we are circling it slowly but are challenged finding […]
We’ve picked up our pace and are on the move around Taha’a, but anchored in Baie Haamene last night was hot. We had heard from other cruisers that generally anchored deep within the Baie would still be windy because the wind funnels through the channel; however, this was not the […]
We left the pearl farm mooring ball and headed to to Uturoa to check in with the local Gendamerie. We are the type of cruisers that do not particularly care for pulling out mooring lines and fenders so we anchored in our deepest anchorage yet 97 feet. We took the […]
We are at our mid point of our trip to head back to Hawaii by mid February. Yesterday’s weather was stormy and our mooring ball bumped against the boat which made for an interesting organization of nightly mooring. We spent the day organizing our trip through French Polynesia, found the […]
For the first time in six years Just Drifting was the victim of theft! On a mooring ball in front of the Mai Kai Marina and during the night while we were asleep someone came alongside the boat and stole not one but all three of our ocean fishing poles. […]
We have had a blast in Bora Bora hiking without a guide; forging for bananas, papaya, wild squash, lime, ginger root, and star apples; swimming with Broad Stingray, Blacktip Reef Sharks, Green Eels, Barracuda, and hundreds of reef fish, but we’re off to explore more of French Polynesia, first stop […]