We sailed over to Savai’i from the airport anchorage of Upolu, a nice pleasant day sail. We anchored in a[…]
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Diving Manono, Samoa
Having finally been issued our cruising permit, we sailed along the north coast of Upalu from Apia, and anchored off[…]
Read moreMiss Samoa Pagaent, 2022
We mentioned passing this parade in our main Upalu post. This was the day before the Miss Samoa pageant, and[…]
Read more60th Anniversary of Samoan Independence
Dance contests, bands, food and craft booths, what a lucky time to arrive in Samoa! The country had just reopened[…]
Read moreUpalu, (Western) Samoa
Our first experience in Samoa, in presage of many to come, was being asked to wait. In particular, despite giving[…]
Read moreCaptain Cat Sails to Samoa
We went to sea again, and the Authorities quickly understood my protest and turned off the noise box. We had[…]
Read moreBora Bora to Samoa, or In Which Everything Breaks
Our first day of sailing was lovely. We had the spinnaker up in light-moderate wind, and we were cruising along[…]
Read moreBora Bora, Society Islands, French Polynesia
Several people had told us about this island’s nickname, Boring-Boring: apparently the majority of the tourism funnels through resorts, and[…]
Read moreTaha’a, Society Islands, French Polynesia
We had intended a day sail to the twin islands of Taha’a and Raiatea, but the weather was not cooperative.[…]
Read moreHuahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia
We left for Huahine at sunset, our last overnight passage in French Polynesia. Wind was lighter than forecast, so we[…]
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