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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…

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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…

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117. Huahine

After three nights on Moorea, Eitan took his friend Roslin to shore to continue her vacation on land and we set…

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116. Moorea

After a week of creature comforts in Tahiti, we had only two weeks left to see the rest of the Society…

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115. Tahiti

After arriving in Tahiti and saying goodbye to Martin and Simone, Eitan and I walked to the marina office to finish…

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114. Tahiti Passage

After 6 weeks in the Tuamotus, we only had 3 weeks left on our visas in French Polynesia and still had…

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113. Toau

We departed Fakarava and headed to our final atoll in the Tuamotus: Toau. It was a rollie trip, but not too…

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112. Fakarava North

After a few days on the mooring ball near the southern pass of Fakarava and diving the Wall of Sharks, we…

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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…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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106. Makemo

After a great couple of days at our first atoll, Raroia, we were excited and ready to see more of the…

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105. Raroia

After our first couple of days in paradise at Raroia, I began feeling overwhelmed with how to capture my time here….

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104. Tuamotus

After our four-day passage from the Marquesas to the Tuamotus, we arrived at the Raroia Atoll just after sunrise and dropped…

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101. Hiva Oa

A few hours after leaving Tahuata, we arrived in Atuona, the main town of Hiva Oa. The bay is southeast facing…

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100. Tahuata

We awoke at 4AM to make the voyage from Ua Pou to Tahuata, pulling all three anchors, hoisting the dinghy, and…

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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…

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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….

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97. Controller Bay

After a wet and salty ride from Daniels Bay, we arrived back in the main anchorage at Taiohae. We dropped the…

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96. Daniels Bay

Once we left Taiohae and arrived in Daniels Bay, it felt like we were officially back into cruising mode. In true…

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95. Nuku Hiva

After making landfall, cleaning the boat, provisioning, and catching up with friends on SV Kismet, SV Bula, and SV Sky Pond,…

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93. Landfall

After 25 days at sea, we finally arrived in Nuku Hiva. The anchorage was pretty congested with about 50 boats already…

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