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The sail from Moorea to Huahine was to be our final overnight voyage in a season that claimed more nights at sea than all of our other sailing seasons combined. Some of those overnight passages were idyllic, while others were … Continue reading
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It is always with great anticipation of an unforgettable experience but with some trepidation for fear something may go awry, that we await a family member who has gone to all the expense and time away from their very important … Continue reading
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Tahiti and Moorea are the two principal windward islands in the Society Islands archipelago of French Polynesia. They are only 15 miles apart. Latitude 38, the organizers of the loosely knit Puddle Jump Rally across the Pacific, organizes a Tahiti-Moorea … Continue reading
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The Tuamotu archipelago sits over 500 miles SW from the Marquesas. It consists of more than 100 “atolls.” An atoll is a roughly circular lagoon surrounded by coral reefs called motus. This archipelago represents the geologically oldest in French Polynesia. … Continue reading
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Atuona, Hiva Oa After 27 days, 6 hours and 25 minutes at sea, we arrived in Atuona, Hiva Oa, the Marquesas, French Polynesia, on April 23, 2018. This is the island furthest northeast, and thus the closest to the Americas, … Continue reading
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There is so much to say about our life-changing voyage across the widest expanse of open ocean in the world. I hardly know where to begin. We have daily ship logs, Cindy’s voice recordings, Cindy’s attempted Facebook posts, Rick’s daily … Continue reading
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Before we sailed away from San Francisco on Cool Change in 2014 heading south, Rick had entitled our blog’s byline as “Preparing for the voyage of a lifetime.” We had no idea. Preparing to leave San Francisco for coastal cruising … Continue reading
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We would have been busy as heck for the two months we spent in the US if we had done nothing more than visit on an individual basis with family and friends, including my sister Sharon; Rick’s sister Linda and … Continue reading
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Rick and I spent nearly seven weeks in Taxco this summer studying Spanish. We rented a “villa,” complete with pool and housekeepers, with friends and dogs from two other sailboats: Nancy from Aldabra, and Jules and Jeff with their dogs … Continue reading
