After leaving Pitcairn Island in our wake, we sailed to Tahiti, which is the largest island of French Polynesia and home to the capital city of Papeete, where we docked. Papeete is a bustling large city, in contrast to the rest of the island which is fairly underdeveloped. The tropical climate here makes everything grow like its on steroids. Enormous flowers, vines, trees, fruits. Leaves are the size of me! The air is sweet-scented and briny all at the same time. Continue reading “Leg 2: South Pacific Islands, New Zealand & Australia”
Author: Monika
Leg 1: Ft. Lauderdale to Pitcairn Island
We hope the first couple months of the New Year are off to a good start for you! This winter, we’re doing something entirely different. But does it still include water, warm weather and travel? Of course! We are aboard the m.s. Amsterdam, a 780-ft ship operated by Holland America, for their Grand Voyage circumnavigation cruise. Around the world in 113 days!
We departed January 22 from Ft. Lauderdale and got our sea legs pretty quick, experiencing gale-force winds of 50+ mph for the first two days as we headed toward South America. Everyone aboard was in good company and spirits as we all staggered around the ship, trying to gain our balance in the pitch. Overall, the ship (and passengers) rode the waves pretty well. Continue reading “Leg 1: Ft. Lauderdale to Pitcairn Island”
Delivery of Schooner "Roseway" from St. Croix to Savannah
Tom and I had the unique opportunity to help deliver the valiant World Ocean School Schooner “Roseway” from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands to Savannah, Georgia. It was a fulfilling experience! Read all about it in the attached pdf.
https://worldoceanschool.org/get-on-board/about-roseway
Living Aboard A Sailboat
These three chapters describe our life living aboard our 38 ft sailboat for four years. Please pardon that these old logs are in pdf format. They were written on a typewriter in pre-Internet days! Also: Don’t miss the photo gallery that follows below. Some good old pictures there-
Windborne
The mother ship and family car
Nav Station
Galley
Port settee
Starboard Settee
V-berth
V-Berth
Romping Sail
Some days….
Distant Shower
Blue sky, blue ocean
At anchor in Marigot Bay, St. Lucia
Lobster for dinner!
Making way
Provisioning & the family ‘car’
Heading South
Stern
Life in Nautical Miles 