Bora Bora – Settling In
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific Here we are the balmy South Pacific after freezing last weekend in San Diego and Tucson both! Of course it’s probably warming up nicely there as well, as soon as Read More …
Country
Volcanoes, Earthquakes & Tsunamis!
The following video and news story on March 18 definitely caught our attention, as we plan to be sailing into Tongan waters come May, remaining there through October. This volcano is actually a couple hundred Read More …
Continuing On…
Captain’s Log Mar 16 – We are now on a mooring at Marina Taina…………….progress !!! no more room to anchor the whole area is now taken up with moorings………the progress here is quite outstanding after Read More …
Onwards to Rangiroa
After just a few days of catching up on sleep, refueling, provisioning, misc repair jobs, etc., Raven and crew set sail for Rangiroa some 600 miles away. Rangiroa is located in an archipelago of atolls Read More …
Landfall at Nuku Hiva
Raven made landfall around midnight (French Polynesia time) last night! I’m sure the crew is already anticipating a well-deserved big celebration and some nice shore time in one of the most beautiful places on earth! Read More …
En route to French Polynesia
Raven set sail last Monday morning from La Paz on her way to the Marquesas in French Polynesia. Here in Tucson Mike and I have been receiving daily email reports from Rod giving us some Read More …
Nelson and Abel Tasman National Park
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 New Zealand We’re down to our last full day in New Zealand – tomorrow we catch a flight from Nelson to Auckland, lay over a few hours, fly 12 hours from Auckland Read More …
From North to South Island
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 New Zealand From Treetops we continued south to Hastings. Driving in New Zealand takes some getting used to – we’ve conquered driving on the opposite side of the road – but the Read More …
Treetops Lodge
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 New Zealand I’m writing this from a sofa in a passenger lounge aboard the Interislander Ferry traversing Cook Strait from Wellington on the North Island to Nelson on the South Island. It Read More …
Circa Marine
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 New Zealand Monday morning it was down to business – back to Circa Marine for in depth discussions and exploration of the boat. Todd Rickard, the FPB64 project manager, had flown in Read More …