The sun warmed our backs as we sailed around the north side of Palmerston atoll. It had been 36 hours since we began the 200-mile passage from Aitutaki to Palmerston, the easternmost of the Southern Cook Islands. View More
Month: August 2010
Yesterday we arrived in Neiafu, the main city in the Vava’u (vah-vow) island group in the northern part of Tonga. View More
After a few wonderful weeks at Palmerston Island, Beveridge Reef and Niue, we’re sailing 250 miles to the Vava’u island group in Tonga. View More
Seriously, I think they put something in the water here. After a week in Auitaki our faces ache from smiling, our voices are weak from saying hello to everyone passing by on a scooter. View More
We left Auitaki last week and made an easy two day passage to Palmerston Atoll, where we enjoyed the hospitality of the Marsters family for a few days. They are a very interesting bunch- more on that soon. View More
Bora Bora is world famous for its reputation as a honeymoon retreat. There are beautiful resorts everywhere, most of which have bungalows propped right over the crystal clear lagoon water. It is much different seeing this island from a sailboat though. View More
Heiva is a month long Tahitian celebration with old pagan roots marking the southern hemisphere solstice. Unfortunately in the 1820’s Protestant Missionaries banned dancing on the islands. View More