We went swimming with humpback whales! We made a video, silent because all our favorite songs are copyright-protected. So put[…]
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Author: Andrew Veritas
Mo’orea, Society Islands, French Polynesia
We motored up to Mo’orea, watching the whales jump in the distance, and rounded the northeast corner. We passed Cook’s[…]
Read moreArrived in Apia Yesterday
We are safely anchored and doing the customs-immigration-quarantine dance. This began with two hours circling the harbor entrance yesterday while[…]
Read moreRoad to Recovery?
This morning Jazz is noticeably improved, though still sick. The wind is doing the opposite, lightening and getting squirrelier, and[…]
Read moreCrawling Along
Jazz remains sick. Wind remains light. Samoan officials apparently asked our agent for an English translation of our COVID tests.[…]
Read morePuddle of Jazz
The Jazz remains sick. Yesterday it rained about every other hour, so we spent the whole day inside. Which is[…]
Read moreSqually
Yesterday was lovely, warm and sunny with light but consistent wind. We saw another sailboat, and a lost life vest[…]
Read moreSick at Sea, but not Sick of the Sea
The wind is light, the water is reasonably calm, and Jazz is sick. Despite her cold, she reports there were[…]
Read moreSlow and Steady, it’s Not a Race
We miss the spinnaker, and we keep considering sending Jazz up the mast to put in the new halyard, but[…]
Read moreMissing the Spinnaker
… mostly because we could point downwind a little better with it, and we’d go a little faster. Wind is[…]
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