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Our friends have finally arrived with our boat parts to fix the dingy and we are super anxious to finally get moving again. The winds that we have expected are still around and we want to make sure we catch this window to set sail back up to the Tuamotus o...
What ever are we going to do without our dingy for the next 10 days? Recently we discovered that our dingy motor has called it quits and we now have to order in parts from the states to repair it, which means we are "stuck" on VA for the next 10 days.
Do...
First of all this is our 200th EPISODE! We can't believe it ourselves that we have posted that many episodes over the last 4 years. Which means we have shared our sailing adventures with you consistently and consecutively EVERY WEDNESDAY for the last 2 yea...
We are waiting on a wind window to sail us back up to the Tuamotos and then on to the Marquesas. The old sailors addage “You can’t control the wind but you can adjust the sails” is exactly how we live these days.
There is a short window to set sail...
We have sailed to yet again another beautiful island in French Polynesia and this time we are exploring the Sacred Island of all of Polynesia. Rai'atea is at the heart of the Polynesian Triangle and it here where they branched out, set sail to explore the ...
We sail around the island of Taha'a, stopping at several beautiful anchorages to swim in some of the clearest water we have ever seen! So clear it's like your swimming in a pool, BUT SO MUCH BETTER!
One particular pass, which is coined THE CORAL GARDENS l...
We're off to a white wedding, the vanilla kind. Did you know that Vanilla flower can only be pollinated by humans? Ok, don't be weird but the birds and the bees literally can't do it on Taha'a, so who else will.
We let Gary and Sarah take over the boat ...
After a very wet week in Huahine, it's time to move on and set sail to another island in the Society Island Archipelago of French Polynesia.
The winds are solid for us to sail 30 miles to Taha'a the island most known for it's vanilla plantations.
Join ...
We return to Huahine for a second round and we hide out again from an approaching storm. Seems like every time we come here it get's stormy.
Our crew aboard gets a taste of what life is like when you are stuck on a boat for days on end in wet, rainy nasty...
On this episode, we ring the in the New Year with the best of the best of Moorea for it is our final days here before we prepare to sail to new islands. We get the crew and the boat ready for a full moon sail to the other islands in the Societies of Frenc...
The last year of sailing for us has been an epic one. We did some awesome things, like sail across the BIGGEST OCEAN ON THE PLANET! So it's hard to ask more of the next year to come because this one has just been pretty remarkable.
Before we ring in the ...
We are back to the grind of boat projects, after a few rainy recovery days from the Dj beach party. We have decided to stick around the islands during cyclone season which brings in a lot of localized storms and rain of course.
Warren flies the drone, onl...
This week we do a good job of mixing boat work and play, trying to get VA ship shape and ready to sail! We have a lot of traveling planned for the immediate future but first there is some boat work that needs to get done to keep us safe and comfortable whi...
On this weeks episode, we wake up to the biggest blow of wind we have every experienced at anchor. We help save a few boats that washed ashore after one of the craziest mornings aboard VA.
We also welcome our friends for a Thanksgiving to remember and ho...
After a great sail to Huahine we hunker down while a small storm system blows through, giving us several very wet days in a row. We do manage to make the most of it, squeezing in a very fun tour by scooter around the entire island, exploring all she has to...
We're back from the Annapolis Sailboat Show and ready to get back to life as normal on SV VA. Which meant time to get back to full adventure mode on land and on sea. We didn't waste anytime getting back into the salt water and enjoying the magic of Moorea ...
This episode is a very exciting one where we finally get to actually swim with some of our favorite underwater neighbors- the Humpback Whales!
Mo'orea is one of the few places on earth that its possible to actually get in the water with these giant whales...
We are not getting kicked out of French Polynesia! We are ecstatic about the recent news of Warren's visa approval, meaning that we get to stay for...ever?
This also means that all our friends and family are ready to come visit us in paradise, but sometim...
On this episode, Warren leaves Erica. Well, hopefully only for one week. Warren flies back to the US to sort out his long stay visa application for French Polynesia while Erica is all alone on the boat for the first time...oh how will she manage?
We also ...
We are off the dock and ready to sail to another island in the Societies of French Polynesia. World famous Moorea. We welcome back our most frequent visitor and family member, Jacques, Erica's dad for some exploration on the most beautiful island. (at leas...
This week we take a short break from sailing to go ashore and watch as much of the local celebration of Heiva as we can.
Heiva is a Polynesian celebration that occurs every July in Tahiti, and since we just happened to be here during it, we are taking ful...
We have sailed over 4000 nautical miles to reach the island paradise of Tahiti, and so far in our first week here, the island has not disappointed us one little bit!!
We decide to spend a week in a marina near downtown Tahiti so we could be free to explor...
Episode #260 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures
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On this episode we haul up and head off for some adventure on the far side of the lagoon at Rangiroa at Motu Faama. Keeping a keen eye out as we transit the uncharted waters we ha...
Episode #258 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures
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On this episode I haul up after getting my anchor chain freed from coral and moved to the much better anchorage of Kia Ora near the Tiputa Pass. I then have the most amazing snorkel o...
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