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121. Maupiti
After spending two weeks in Bora Bora, Eitan officially checked us out of the country and we were ready to keep…
120. Bora Bora – Part 2
We spent two weeks in Bora Bora with our new crew member Evan onboard, waiting for Eitan’s friends to arrive on…
119. Bora Bora – Part 1
With just a couple of days left on our visas, Eitan and I headed to Bora Bora to begin the checkout…
118. Raiatea and Tahaa
Four hours after departing Huahine, we arrived in Raiatea, another day, another beautiful green island! Raiatea is a little different from…
117. Huahine
After three nights on Moorea, Eitan took his friend Roslin to shore to continue her vacation on land and we set…
116. Moorea
After a week of creature comforts in Tahiti, we had only two weeks left to see the rest of the Society…
115. Tahiti
After arriving in Tahiti and saying goodbye to Martin and Simone, Eitan and I walked to the marina office to finish…
114. Tahiti Passage
After 6 weeks in the Tuamotus, we only had 3 weeks left on our visas in French Polynesia and still had…
113. Toau
We departed Fakarava and headed to our final atoll in the Tuamotus: Toau. It was a rollie trip, but not too…
112. Fakarava North
After a few days on the mooring ball near the southern pass of Fakarava and diving the Wall of Sharks, we…
111. Wall of Sharks
After settling into our new home in Fakarava, I took Martin and Simone to shore to make some arrangements for SCUBA…
110. Faite to Fakarava
We woke up at first light at our anchorage in the Tahanea Atoll, pulled the anchor, and were on our way….
109. Tahanea
We departed Katiu during the afternoon slack tide and took 4-hour, 2-person shifts throughout the day and into the night, arriving…
108. Katiu, Part 2
After picking up groceries and fuel in the main town on Katiu, we headed out to a less populated part of…
107. Katiu, Part 1
Our last morning in Makemo was an early one as we prepared to depart. I jumped in the water to help…
106. Makemo
After a great couple of days at our first atoll, Raroia, we were excited and ready to see more of the…
105. Raroia
After our first couple of days in paradise at Raroia, I began feeling overwhelmed with how to capture my time here….
104. Tuamotus
After our four-day passage from the Marquesas to the Tuamotus, we arrived at the Raroia Atoll just after sunrise and dropped…
103. Looking Back on Year 2
As I write this, I am sitting at a marina in Fiji and October 2022 is almost over. SV Sierra Wind…
102. Countdown to Paradise
After 5 weeks in the Marquesas, we were finally heading to the next island ground in French Polynesia, a group of…
101. Hiva Oa
A few hours after leaving Tahuata, we arrived in Atuona, the main town of Hiva Oa. The bay is southeast facing…
100. Tahuata
We awoke at 4AM to make the voyage from Ua Pou to Tahuata, pulling all three anchors, hoisting the dinghy, and…
99. Ua Pou: Part 2
It was a bumpy and wet upwind ride east to the next bay, but once again, we needed Wi-Fi to check…
98. Ua Pou: Part 1
After almost two weeks in Nuku Hiva we had finally made it to our second island in the Marquesas, Ua Pou….
97. Controller Bay
After a wet and salty ride from Daniels Bay, we arrived back in the main anchorage at Taiohae. We dropped the…
96. Daniels Bay
Once we left Taiohae and arrived in Daniels Bay, it felt like we were officially back into cruising mode. In true…
95. Nuku Hiva
After making landfall, cleaning the boat, provisioning, and catching up with friends on SV Kismet, SV Bula, and SV Sky Pond,…
94. Culinary Culture Shock
After our first full night of sleeping while at anchor, it was time to get to work. I started deep cleaning…
93. Landfall
After 25 days at sea, we finally arrived in Nuku Hiva. The anchorage was pretty congested with about 50 boats already…
92. Pacific Crossing Part 7: Land Ho
By Day 24 we had less than 300 miles left to go and it felt like we were approaching the finish…