As always, we really enjoyed our time in some of our favourite anchorages in Moorea – it is such a special place. Bill & I have had some wonderful encounters: Whilst snorkeling, being surrounded by literally hundreds of yellow & black damsel fish swirling in a yellow cloud around us At nighttime, shining a spotlight …
More fine days enjoying the cruising life and settling into the swing of things more and more. As we await our heat exchanger coming from France we are hanging around our favourite spots in Moorea. Days seem to pass by very easily as we spend the time snorkelling, paddling, various boat jobs and reading. We …
After much toing & froing, our starboard engine problem was finally diagnosed, (we hope). Bill thought it was the heat exchanger. Mechanic took it apart & apparently ‘fixed’ it, but nothing changed & engine continued to lose coolant – so a new heat exchanger will soon be winging its way over! The good news is …
It has been a bit of a waiting game this last week. Waiting for parts, waiting for technicians, waiting for the boat to be fixed so we can get on with our adventures! Having said that, there are worse places in the world to sit & wait. We are presently in the ‘airport anchorage’ which …
We enjoyed our few days in Opunohu Bay, which is a very pretty anchorage & thus very popular amongst the cruisers. I recall our last time here in 2009 on Vagabond Heart, towards the end of our circumnavigation. I had the brilliant idea that the family should walk up to the Belvedere, (magnificent view & …
We are now back in Opunohu Bay in the eastern anchorage which is picturesque, calm and busy as usual. What it lacks in peace and quiet it makes up for in social life. We have now met a couple of Aussie boats who have been here a while so lots of useful local knowledge to …
We enjoyed another few peaceful days in the South Vai’are anchorage. So special to watch the occasional eagle ray or reef shark saunter past, their markings very easily discernable in the clear water. The nearby reef offered a kaleidoscope of colour with a huge variety of reef fish darting about amongst the soft & hard …
As I write this blog, I am staring out of the saloon window at the vista of aquamarine water in lagoon with breaking waves on the reef edge & the backdrop of the peaks of Tahiti shrouded in mist across the channel. We are anchored in the southern anchorage of Vai’are off the stunning island …
We had a quick trip to the UK in February and found time to spend a couple of nights in Mousehole, Cornwall. This is a very special place for us in the origin story of our boat name. It is also a spectacularly beautiful piece of Cornwall – a picture post card Cornish harbour with …