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Bustle or solitude you choose – Tahiti

September 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Tahiti iti, the small south east part of Tahiti, has quiet deserted anchorages. The passes through the reef into the lagoons are straight forward as the French authorities have spent a lot of money putting lit buoys to mark the channels. Our first anchorage was in Cooks Bay which we had to ourselves. [...]

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Tags: Pacific Leg

Papette airport, 11th August

August 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments

We are delighted to announce the safe arrival of Kirsty our daughter, and David is also delighted of the safe arrival of her bags, with all the spares for Giselle. The addition of extra crew is very welcome, and another female means we can outvote David! She will be with us now until [...]

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Tags: Friends & Family · Pacific Leg

At anchor: Cooks Anchorage, Tahiti iti

August 6th, 2009 · No Comments

At anchor, Cooks Anchorage, Tautira on the north coast of Tahiti iti.
Wind came up and we had water all over the decks for a while last night. Quieter second half of the night. Then the wind went back into the SSW so we came to the north coast of Tahiti Iti. Probably [...]

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Tags: At Sea · Pacific Leg