We left San Francisco on February 10, 2010 with a plan to head south to Mexico and then make the innocently named "puddle jump" to the South Pacific (!!) this spring. From there, who knows?!?!?!? Maybe Fiji? Australia? New Zealand? For now, we're just thrilled to finally be out at sea! 
Wow. What a whirlwind week. The moms arrived in Tahiti last Friday, after a long day of traveling – Sandy (Matt’s mom) from New Jersey, my mom (Vicki) from California. Matt and I had planned to surprise them at their hotel, but their late arrival combined with the lack of buses combined with our hunger […]
Entries Tagged as 'shoe-cruising'
The Moms in Moorea (July 24-30)
August 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · French Polynesia, shoe-cruising, Shore Excursions, Society Islands, Somebody likes us, Thoughts on Family
Celebrating 4yrs (!) with drinks, hermit crabs & fish in Apataki (July 1-7)
July 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Cheers!!, First Mates, French Polynesia, Life Lessons, Life on the Boat, Our Route, shoe-cruising, Shore Excursions, Somebody likes us, The Crew, Tuamotus
After spending a week in Northern Toau (Anse Amyot), the longest we’ve stayed in one spot since Nuku Hiva, we were ready to go. Actually, we were ready to go by about day 5, but the weather (as previously noted) was not cooperating. Finally, it cleared up enough that we could cut loose from the […]
Fakarava (June 15-19)
July 9th, 2010 · No Comments · French Polynesia, Our Route, shoe-cruising, The Crew, What I'm Reading
Coming from the isolated, spectacular private paradises we found in Tahanea and Makemo, Fakarava was a bit like waking up in New York City – great in its own right, but a bit of a shock to the system. BUT – the atoll has internet. and hamburgers. and a store with delicious canned butter. and […]
A Visit to Hakatea (“Daniel’s Bay”) (May 13-16)
May 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Cruising with Friends, Fellow Cruisers, French Polynesia, Marquesas, Nuku Hiva, Our Route, shoe-cruising, Shore Excursions
Five miles west of Taiohae Bay, there’s Hakatea, nicknamed Daniel’s Bay because of some European who used to live there. Although Mike and Hyo of IO had already explored the area, they readily accepted our invitation to ditch their boat in Taiohae and come with us back over to Daniel’s Bay for a weekend. Daniel’s […]
Tags: friendships·Fruit Finds·Hakatea Bay·Hiking·Nuku Hiva·Shore Excursions