Haha, we were boat bound for six days because of weather. With our Wifi amplifier we have been surfing the web and being internet bums. We wish the connection was good enough to upload more photos, but really the connection was only good enough for browsing, texting, and Christmas shopping! […]
Raiatea
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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 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 […]