Nope Nothing To See Here

This is it! As our departure to build Delos 2.0 in Australia creeps closer and closer, it’s finally time to make our last sail to Raiatea where we will be hauling Delos out of the water and storing her on the hard. It’s a pretty crazy feeling, and there is soooo much to do to prepare the boat and ourselves. But luckily we’ve got the best crew in the business, and with the help of our tiny captain in training we’re able to tick a bunch of boat work off our list. But when the time finally comes to make this last passage, it’s far from the magical, unforgettable sail we were hoping for, and the reality is something else ENTIRELY different 🫣

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Buckle up, we’ve got a spicy one for ya today! It’s finally time to depart our beloved Tuamotu Islands. Our haul out date was scheduled, our provisions were getting dismal, and we had soooo much to do to prepare Delos for being on the hard for 9 whole months. So we set off and pointed our bow west, and little did we know what was in store for us…the forecast for the wind looked fantastic, but there would be quite a bit of swell. Nothing that was worrying though, and certainly nothing compared to some of the extreme conditions we’ve encountered over the years. But it’s been a while since we’ve been out in seas like that, and we were in for a bit of a rude awakening. We got absolutely rocked out there. But even if it was pretty uncomfortable, we were FLYING along and we even caught a GIGANTIC mahi! So we’re going to call this one a win for sure! It’s good to get a little flogging out there every now and then to remind us we are true sailors 😂

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Our lives are about to change completely, and it’s just starting to sink in…We’ve spent the last two months in some of the most remote and beautiful atolls on planet Earth, and now we are just days away from saying goodbye to all of it…we will be trading uninhabited islands, perfect white sand beaches, clear water, solitude, and pristine nature for a totally different life in Australia building our future dream boat. It’s beyond exciting, but at the same time we’ve been overcome with a bittersweet feeling…Balancing the gratitude for our time here which has been one of the most special chapters in our entire trip around the world, yet at the same time feeling into the corners of our hearts that will soon be left with little atoll shaped holes. But before we set sail and prepare to haul Delos out, we’re going to soak up every last drop of this unbelievable paradise.

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The only constant in a sailor’s life is change…We had spent weeks at one of the most beautiful, wild, and remote atolls we’ve ever had the pleasure of dropping our anchor. And as is always the case with our nomadic lifestyle, the time eventually comes to move on. Every once in a while a place can really capture our hearts, and when that happens its tough to say goodbye. But luckily, with the breathtaking atoll of Fakarava on the horizon, it didn’t take long for us to get excited about our next destination. We enjoyed some of the most beautiful sailing conditions we’ve had in ages, and just like that our family and home was all set up in our next paradise, which just so happens to be one of the most famous and sought after dive destinations on planet Earth.

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It’s day 62, and there’s still no sign of civilization. 2 months had flown by for us out here in the Tuamotu Islands of French Polynesia, and we haven’t seen a single grocery store, a restaurant, or even a road…We love going off grid for SUCH a long time, and the deeper into we get, the happier we find ourselves. One of the coolest things about this lifestyle out here is that we are so rich in the currency of time. In our past lives, we traded our time to sit in the office and earn money to buy the things that we wanted, like a seafood dinner at a beachfront restaurant for example. Out here in the middle of nowhere, we don’t have access to conveniences like that, but we do have the time to hunt our own crabs, set up a fire on the beach, weave our own serving plates, and spend all day preparing an incredible feast with our friends and family in one of the most beautiful beaches on earth. These are the days we will look back on and think, dang, we really cracked the code on this whole livin’ thing. And the next day, we got to wake up and do it all over again.

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It’s kinda crazy when you think about how many decisions, experiences, and twists in the road lead us to our current realities. I can’t really explain exactly how we ended up here….but all I can say is that I’m pretty dang happy and grateful that we did. It’s my birthday, and we’re here in the incomparable Tahanea Atoll of the Tuamotu Islands in French Polynesia. If I could go back in time and show this video to a younger version of myself and explain that this is my future…I’m not sure if I would have believed what I was seeing! They say you shouldn’t speak your birthday wishes out loud, but I can tell you that it looks a lot like this…

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There are more than 900,000 known islands in the world. You can probably name plenty of them…Tahiti, Bali, Maui…these iconic islands are a household name for most people. But there are still a handful of places on Earth that few people will ever hear of, let alone set foot on. And today we’re about to sail to one of them!

The time had finally come to say goodbye to Raroia…At this point we already had our haul out date set in the Society Islands, and we still had a lot of miles and amazing destinations to cover along the way, so as much as we would have loved to stay here, sailors gotta sail. And honestly, when your next destination is Tahanea…well you really can’t complain! We have one of our most beautiful sails in a long time, and we can’t believe our eyes when we enter into the atoll and we can see the bottom in a depth of 20 meters/60 feet. We are greeted by the local welcoming committee, and we quickly dive into everything this insane paradise has to offer, and show you what life is like for us out here.

This video has a really cozy, homey feel to it with lots of smiles, love, and Sierra adorableness that will just melt your heart 🥹 We hope you enjoy this one, and we’re sending you lots of sunshine, love, and good vibes!

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After more than 80,000 miles sailed, 56 countries visited, an entire circumnavigation of planet earth, and dropping our anchor at countless islands, atolls, and indescribable paradises…this insane island beats them all. We’re here in the Tuamotu Islands of French Polynesia, and we are really and truly in the middle of nowhere out here. About 3,000 miles of open ocean lies between us and Mexico to the north east, and another 3,000 or so in the other direction to New Zealand. We felt like the luckiest family in the world to be able to call this place home for a while, but unbelievably, on this morning, these islands revealed another side of themselves that we can’t even put into words…

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If there’s one skill that has completely changed our lives, it’s learning to say YES! Say yes to adventure, to the unknown, to challenges, to your fears…And in this week’s episode, we say yes to it all! After a loooong cyclone season spent in the Marquesas Islands, and after a 3 days at sea, we are now at the doorstep of one of our most beloved anchorages of all time, Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands of French Polynesia. Inside this beautiful and remote atoll lies everything we crave…crystal clear water, stunning 360 degrees views of paradise, endless beaches to explore, and an underwater world waiting to be discovered. But before we could enjoy any of it, we would have to navigate through a minefield of bommies and a narrow pass in low visibility.

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It’s crazy how fast plans can change on the open ocean 🤯 The only constant in a sailor’s life is change, and today we found this to be as true as ever. After spending months in the safety of the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia waiting for the cyclone season to pass, we were finally ready to get on the move again. Our plan was to make one last stop in Fatu Hiva which was only about 40 miles away. But once we got out underway, our plans quickly changed from a 40 mile day sail to a 400 mile open ocean crossing!

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Wow wow wow! Our dream boat is getting closer to becoming a reality every day 🥳 After lots of consideration, tinkering, and tweaking, we’ve made some pretty sweet updates to the design that we are so excited to share with you! In this week’s episode we’re gonna give you the first super detailed look at what she will actually look like, and walk you through our thought process in all the changes that we made. We also dive into some boat projects, and we give Maggie a much needed overhaul with the help of my tiny assistant Sierra! And last but not least, we bring back an old time honored Delos tradition….MOONSHININ’!

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Well, there’s a first time for everything! After well over a decade of sailing around the world and dropping our hook in all kinds of different places, we found ourselves in a rather unique position that we never expected to deal with. It takes a lot to get me riled up, but this did the trick. But luckily one of the best parts about sailing is that you get to choose your own backyard, so when the neighbors are rubbing you the wrong way, just pack up and head off to the next one!

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We’ve made all kinds of blunders over the years…Plenty of moments spring to mind from sailing at full speed right into a reef, running aground more times than we can even keep track of, and so many others…some comical, some truly stupid, some a bit scary…but a few months ago when we decided to make that awful upwind sail from The Tuamotus back to the Marquesas Islands to avoid cyclone season, we’re happy to report now that all of our suffering turned out to be worth it, as two big swirling red balls were now filling up our screen when we checked the weather forecast. It had been a longggg few months here too, and honestly it has been one of the tougher times we’ve had on Delos in a while. The Marquesas Islands are such a special place in so many ways, but for the kind of cruising we enjoy and with the needs that we have with Sierra, well lets just say this was not our ideal living situation to say the least. But knowing that we made the right call to keep our family and our home safe made the months of rolling and struggling totally worth it.

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