Shark Chumming
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific We changed our plans a bit – bad weather was forecast for around Niue that we wanted to avoid, also due to hit Tonga in about six or seven days, Read More …
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Suwarrow Atoll
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific We arrived at Suwarrow atoll Thursday morning at the end of the 200 mile passage from Penrhyn – uneventful sailing, light winds, a very comfortable ride. At night the radar Read More …
Disneyland Underwater
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific For us Penrhyn’s biggest attraction is underwater. We’ve been in the water constantly on this trip, snorkeling and swimming several times a day and scouting out the site of our Read More …
Penrhyn Yacht Record Book
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific Tetautua Village maintains a Yacht Record Book – an oversize hardback book with lined blank pages, covered with canvas and stored in a vinyl water resistant bag. Each visiting yacht Read More …
A Big Fish Tale with an Unhappy Ending
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific Rod unpacked his speargun and has started shooting our dinner. He’s a really good spearfisherman, free-diving down and hitting his target almost every time, with an aim good enough to Read More …
Coconut Crab Brunch
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific Our hosts from Tetautua Village have continued to entertain us. This morning we followed our leader OJ by dinghy some four or five miles to the far side of the Read More …
Milkfish Picnic
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific For Saturday afternoon’s activity, our village patriarch (named OJ) had also invited us to join his family on a milkfish outing which we later realized was an event put on Read More …
ANZAC Memorial Day
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific It’s Monday morning and Rod and Geraldine have hitched a boat ride across the lagoon to the big city of Omoka (population about 150) for propane and shopping, leaving Mike Read More …
Clearing In to Penrhyn Atoll
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific When I talk about our “other life” here’s an example. A recent morning started with Mike in his bathing suit balanced on Raven’s swim step while I gave him a Read More …
Diving with Sharks, Bitten by Butterfly Fish!
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific We’ve had a couple of busy days – a swim or a snorkel every day is the best way to take a shower. Swim first, then shampoo and a fresh Read More …