Drift diving is the one and only activity on Tahanea. We watch the tide table, wait until a little bit after the incoming tide begins, dinghy just outside the pass into deep water, and jump in for the ride. No work required. Just float at a couple of knots while … Read More
Tahanea Atoll
Tahanea is a lovely place. So far through the Tuamotus I’ve thought Raroia’s water had amazing visibility. Then we got to Makemo and it was better still. And now that we’ve gotten to Tahanea we are at still another level. Mother nature creates some truly remarkable anchorages. With these atolls … Read More
On to Tahanea
With dwindling supplies, we took off from our east end Makemo anchorage and cruised back to the small village ten miles away. Unfortunately, they had not gotten a new supply ship, and the shelves were bare of anything fresh. Literally, anything. We grabbed what we could from the freezers and … Read More
Ohhhh Makemo
Lowe has about half a dozen coral cuts that aren’t healing up, so while he takes a couple of dry days he drops me and Ouest off for a long float snorkel from the beach to the boat. Start off in the shallows. And slowly work our way back to … Read More
Makemo Atoll
Bumfuzzle at anchor on Raroia Atoll. Lots of coral bommies to explore throughout the lagoon. Spider conch were all over the place. Swimsuits and towels drying, and books in hand, is probably the most common sight around the boat. Fish fingers for dinner. We spent a few days in Raroia … Read More
Raroia Atoll
Ahhhh, back in clear waters again. Raroia is one of those places that you can anchor pretty much anywhere, yet boats will still congregate in one spot. Days were filled with exploring the little motus. The family was giving me a hard time for wanting a picture next to the … Read More
Sailing/Motoring to the Tuamotus
Even when conditions are flat, and nobody is seasick, there is something about passage sailing that seems to immediately sap your energy. We had 460 miles from Nuku-Hiva to Rairoa Atoll in the Tuamotus, which meant a four-day passage. Forecast was light winds on the beam for day one, lighter … Read More