Headed to the bar. Well, it’s a dive resort that half-heartedly sells warmish beers to the cruisers that show up to hang out. This week there were a number of well-known Youtubers there, so it could have easily been mistaken for a movie set, complete with autograph seekers and small … Read More
Fakarava Grouper Spawn
We sailed a few miles from the Hirifa anchorage to the Fakarava South Pass anchorage. All anyone had been talking about was the Marbled Grouper spawning which happens once a year on the full moon in July. Tens of thousands of Grouper fill this pass, which is sort of cool … 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