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! 
After a loooongg nine-days of sailing, we finally spotted the white spray of breaking waves far off in the distance. This was our first glimpse of Beveridge Reef, a partially submerged coral reef in the middle of the ocean. As we got closer, Matt pointed out the lagoon, a flat shimmering line just beyond the […]
Entries Tagged as 'snorkeling'
Going where not even Google has gone… Beveridge Reef (Aug. 19-23)
September 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Adventures in the Dinghy, Beautiful, Our Route, Passages
Tags: Beveridge Reef·snorkeling
Cruising Must-Have: Good snorkeling gear!!!
August 4th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Cruising Must-Haves, French Polynesia, Life Lessons, Life on the Boat, Random Thoughts, Society Islands
Right before Matt and I left SF, our cross-the-dock neighbor generously gave us fishing tackle and scuba gear and three sets of masks/snorkels/fins. We felt like it was Christmas!!! He just kept bringing more and more stuff over for us. We were excited and thrilled to have such gifts literally falling into our lap. Because […]
Tags: Moorea·snorkeling
Tahanea – another awesome atoll (June 11-14)
June 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Beautiful, French Polynesia, Our Route, Tuamotus
As the sun rises, the horizon recedes. Blue fades into blue and islands of palms float suspended in the sky. After Makemo, we had a better idea of what to expect in the atolls, but, still, we were again overwhelmed with the absolute beauty of Tahanea. There was one other boat here when we arrived […]
Tags: happiness·snorkeling·Tahanea