Technically we had 24 hours to leave French Polynesia from the time we walked out of the Gendarmarie’s office in Bora Bora. As we spent the night still in Bora Bora, that meant we had till lunch time to depart…
Our sail across from Raiatea to Bora Bora was once again a nice quick sail. On the way into Bora Bora we wanted to drop off at the site of the shark dive about 1nm south of the entrance. The…
After the delights of Huahine, it was time to get back to Raiatea and Tahha once again. Our sail across to Raiatea was with Sunny our spinnaker up. It was a great sail, although we ended up in the most…
Having spent a few days at Moorea, we woke up early to get underway at the crack of dawn. We wanted to get to Tetiaroa as soon as possible. If we couldn’t stay overnight due to swells, then we wanted…
With Annika’s best friend from her school days coming to visit us in the Society Islands, we wanted the family to experience all the islands with the downwind version (east to west), much more comfortable for guests. That meant we…
The name Bora Bora instantly gives you the image of a perfect lagoon surrounding a lush volcanic island with bures out over the water with thatched rooves. This image gave Bora Bora the reputation of the most beautiful island in…
Welcome to our blog for the Plastic in the Pacific Crusade. If you missed the earlier editions please go to category file in the footer to go back and read them. They are listed under Plastic in the Pacific. Over the coming…
After the horrific disappointment of Tahiti, we were looking forward to sailing away to the other islands in the Society chain. We had some friends join us and spent one day exploring Tahiti with them, including a trip to Papeete.…
Welcome to our blog for the Plastic in the Pacific Crusade. If you missed the earlier editions please go to category file in the footer to go back and read them. They are listed under Plastic in the Pacific. Over the coming…