The South Pacific
Rangiroa
Ross 08 June 2010 | Tuamotus We arrived early Sunday morning in Rangiroa and since the passes are wide, had an easy time getting into the lagoon. Rangiroa is a huge atoll the entire island of Tahiti could easily fit inside the atoll. It’s the most populated and well known of the atolls in the[…]
Tahiti 1
Ross 06 July 2010 | Tahiti So quite a bit has happened since the last update. We arrived safely in Tahiti from Rangiroa and spent a few days enjoying the island. Tahiti’s largest city is Papeete and although only 20,000 people live there, it has the feel of a much larger city. Most of the[…]
Tahiti 2 & Moorea
Alex Rust 10 July 2010 Approaching Tahiti after four months of seeing mostly open ocean was a sight not to be forgotten. The ancient volacano island rises almost 7,000 feet into the clouds spilling lush vegetation all the way down the the main port town of Papeete. French Polynesia and its islands cover an area[…]
Tahiti 3 – Family Visit
Joe 12 July 2010 | Ra’iatea The Adventure Begins! (For three more)? We were greeted to ukilali music being played in the background by large jolly Polynesian men and pretty Polynesian women giving us tiare flowers to put in our ears. When we got our bags, and there he was, a crazy bearded man with[…]
Vanilla, Pearls and a Solar Eclipse
Drew Royalty 14 July 2010 | Tahaa Sylvia made us boys some pancakes and eggs on the boat. Alex has made us meals that were surprisingly very good. I could not believe that we have eaten things that just came off the tree. Sailing to Tahaa was very windy. The wind was blowing at least[…]
Last Day with Mum
Joe 16 July 2010 | Bora Bora We woke up an hour later then we wanted but still decided to go. We were going to climb all the way to the top of the mountain on Bora Bora. The climb would take roughly 4 hours and from what we have heard, there is not much[…]
La Arrivee
Jimmy Boy 16 July 2010 | Bora Bora I joined the crew of Bubbles today in Bora Bora. While flying in the view upon landing was literally picture perfect for a post card. When you land in Bora Bora you have to take a ferry to get to the main island. As the ferry from[…]
Heading to the Cooks
Jimmy Boy 21 July 2010 | out at sea Following the Bora Bora debut, we tidied up some things on the boat and set sail for the Cooks. Thursday was mainly a recovery day and a job fixing day. Alex and I replaced one of the stays on the mast and set up a new[…]
Catch of the Day
Jimmy Boy 21 July 2010 | still out at sea It’s been a few days since we’ve had an internet connection. On Bubbles we use a radio frequency connection that has some sensitive parts. Sometimes even having the motor running will keep it from connecting. Anyhow, this will be some catch up from the last[…]