Over last few months, we have been part of French Polynesia going from full, strict, almost military style lockdown to becoming Covid-19 free and effectively back to life before the restrictions – except that the borders remain closed to foreigners.…
Category: Destinations
The places we visit
Trapped in Paradise – French Polynesia during COVID
When we arrived in Hiva Oa in the Marquesas Islands on March 12, the world was in the midst of rapid change. French Polynesia includes about 800 nautical miles east to west with a hundred plus islands in 5 different…
Pacific Passage – thank you, Neptune!
Thank you, Neptune! Our pledge to him while crossing the equator must have worked. It was a fast, 15 and a half day dream passage! We mostly had 15 knots of wind on a broad reach. Most of the time…
“On a boat, going to the southern islands . . .”
Setting out today! Two of Boston’s finest sailors – Dave Kohn and Mike O’Brien – are joining us for our longest passage of our voyage, Pacific passage of 3000 nm from the Galapagos to the Marquesas. We set out with…
5 Ways We Know You are from the Galapagos – Animal Edition!
The Galapagos islands are not your average islands and this blog is not your average “5 ways” blog. This blog is not about the Galapagos people or culture but the Galapagos animals. For starters the craziest thing I think about…
Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos had always been one of the ‘must do’ destinations along our route. The thought of sailing through the same waters as Charles Darwin and experiencing all the island wildlife was too tempting to pass up. During our…
From Tortoise to Tourism; an essay by Vera Jacobson
Even though I have only been in the Galapagos a little over a week, the beauty and abundance of life here is astounding. The sheer number of animals here is like nothing I have seen anywhere else. Just waking up…
Panama to Galapogos Passage
Panama to San Cristobal, Galapagos, 840 nm, 5 days, 6 humans By Guest Bloggers – Beth Bushey and Elouise Reiff Beth is Renee’s sister, who enjoyed some occasional day sailing and decided to take the leap to the blue waters…
“Pansit” – our experience
For our transit, or “Pans-it” (Panama transit) as we have come to call it, we started in Shelter Bay Marina which is just outside of locks. The Panama Canal is a big operation transporting over 180,000 boats since its opening…
Feb 2 UPDATE – Through the Panama Canal
Feb 2, 2020 UPDATE – We made it through the locks to the Pacific Ocean yesterday. Here’s a time lapse video montage of our transit through the Caribbean side locks: Jan 31, 2020: Pansit (Panama Transit) Day In Brexit fashion,…