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Exploring the Motus and Hoas of Tikehau & Sneaking Onto a Resort in the South Pacific
Episode #265 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, On this episode, I explore the hoas and motus of Tikehau and sneak on to the Pearl Beach Resort in search of wifi. The following morning I hauled up and made way for the village quay....
Adventures at an Abandoned Pearl Farm and Swimming with Manta Rays on Tikehau Atoll in the Tuamotus
Episode #264 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, On this episode, I hauled up and heading out to an anchorage a few miles south that would offer better protection from the continuing maramu winds. Dropping the hook near Pearl Beach ...
Exploring Tuherahera village and Visiting La Cloche De Hina on Tikehau in the Tuamotus
Episode #263 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, Making my way into Tuherahera village to have a look around and hunt for some wifi, I saw a pin on google maps that lead me to the mythical “La Cloche De Hina”. I was amazed by th...
Public Service Announcement About Following Your Dreams! Its Not Always Fun or Sexy!
Hello Friends, Just a friendly reminder that following your dreams isn't always palm trees in the tropics. For most of us it takes years of hard work to get the pay off. Keep Ya Head Up. Love, James JOIN THE PATREON CREW: Patreon: https://www.patreon....
PARADISE FOUND! Drifting Ep. 45
PARADISE FOUND! Moheli Island, Comoro. Surrounded by an imposing mountain ridge, isolated beaches and undiscovered secluded bays.... Moheli Marine Park is something that we never expected! Moheli has the Comoros largest biodiversity both on land and unde...
Goodbye Rangiroa, Sailing to Tikehau Atoll in the Tuamotus
Episode #262 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, Saying goodbye to Rangiroa, I hauled up at and made way for Avatoru Pass at slack water and enjoyed an easy passage to Tikehau Atoll. Making my way through the pass and down the fairw...
Returning to Kia Ora Before the Storms & Preparing to Leave Rangiroa in French Polynesia
Episode #261 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, Feeling unsure about the protection of the anchorage at Motu Faama, I decided to haul up and head back to Kia Ora Anchorage ahead of the Maramu winds that were forecasted to arrive la...
Sailing Alone from Hawaii to French Polynesia on a 30ft boat; 26 days at Sea and 2323 Nautical Miles
Episode #256 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Hello Friends, Well the time had finally come to move on and undertake the next big leg of my circumnavigation. I departed Kona, Hawaii after spending 9 months licking my wounds, repairing Triteia and explorin...
1 Year Ago Today……
Hello Friends, One year ago today I untied the lines from Marina del Rey, California and pushed for Hawaii. I have sailed 5,500nm during that time, visited more than 20 anchorages on 6 different islands and 2 atolls in 3 different countries. I want to ...
Snorkeling Vs SCUBA
Matt and Lisa snorkel Sand Key Lighthouse before sunset. They noticed that the coral reef is mostly dead. They compare the coral reef yesterdays SCUBA dive 30 miles away. And explain why sand key lighthouse has declined over the last few years. Many envir...
SCUBA and Dolphins!
After their SCUBA Dive, Lisa and Matt sail south towards Key West, they are approached by pod of wild Dolphins. The dolphin play and entertain the crew, until they all leave, except for one curious female dolphin. Sophie stayed with the boat for over fi...
SKINNY Dipping and SCUBA Diving at SUNRISE
Matt and Lisa leave Marathon and go outside of the Barrier Reef for a few nights to skinny dip and dive Looe Key in the Florida Keys. Learning that boat life entails projects that take longer than expected. Sailing Vessel Bye Felicia is finally ready to be...
SCUBA Gear UnBoxing: SeaCure Custom Mouthpiece
Matt and Lisa UnBox and Review, the SeaCure Mouthpiece. Lisa finds the standard mouthpiece provided by Aqua Lung to give her jaw fatigue and does not allow for her mask to give a proper seal. Lisa demonstrates how to prepare the custom fitted mouthpiec...
My 1st SCUBA Dive
Bye Felicia sets sails to Sombrero Reef Lighthouse for Lisa’s first open water scuba dive since being certified. Come and see the excitement by the lighthouse, underwater and some thunderstorms. The lighthouse was very busy there so Matt and Lisa had to...