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Oh My God!

We have done the ultimate Polynesian picture perfect thing today! We followed Oso Blanco over to the west side of Tahaa to the motu (small island) Tautau. The channel is 100 plus feet and the reef is about 8 to 12 feet of pure white sand. Oso Blanco br…

PuddleJump parties and Mo’orea

We started 3 days of PuddleJump parties on Friday night in downtown Papeete. Emily had a sail on an outrigger canoe and we picked up our free tee shirts and other information about the Society islands. About 70 boat crews were paraded through town be…

Captain’s Log Update June 29, 2010

Captain’s Log – June 29, 2010- Campbell River, B.C to Sitka
After leaving Vancouver on June 24, we cruised to Pender Bay, a popular vacation retreat for Vancouverites.  The hills are dotted with lovely vacation homes and cottages, and it has …

GSSR No. 14 – The Kids Come Home

Greetings all!

At the end of my last blog we were on the island of Miyako. We had never planned to go there, but were forced to stop by weather.

Captain’s Log Update June 29, 2010

Captain’s Log – June 29, 2010- Campbell River, B.C to Sitka
After leaving Vancouver on June 24, we cruised to Pender Bay, a popular vacation retreat for Vancouverites.  The hills are dotted with lovely vacation homes and cottages, and it has …

Allard’s Adventures 2010-07-05 17:53:31

Turkey

Allard’s Adventures 2010-07-05 17:44:54

This group of pictures were taken at the castle in Bodrum, Turkey.

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#19 Fourth Of July

Fourth of July in Dana Point is a riot!!  It’s the biggest party of the year for as long as anyone can remember.   The fireworks (paid for by the city) climax occurs off a barge in Dana Point Harbor, so the 2,000 boat harbor becomes the epice…

Raiatea

The day we left Huahine for Raiatea was not the "best" weather day. It was rainy and windy and there were very large waves/swells in the small 20 mile channel that separates the two islands. It is comforting to know that this boat thinks noth…

Keystone to Yellowstone

Wednesday, May 11 — Day 19: Keystone, South Dakota to Buffalo, Wyoming (continuing on the Passage Across America) Even though it was still snowing, we went back to Mt. Rushmore in hopes that visibility may be better. This first picture is at the entrance to the park. If you look at the trees in this […]