by GWTAdmin | Aug 29, 2015 | adventures ashore, cruiser transportation, cruising destinations, Pago Pago American Samoa
How you not love a bus with flames painted on the outside?No two buses are painted alike in American Samoa.Part of what I love about Portland Oregon is its enthusiastic acceptance of alternatives to traditional commuting….. Portland’s mass transit —... by GWTAdmin | Aug 28, 2015 | boat maintenance and repair, galapagos, insect infestations aboard, recipes, sailing South Pacific, suwarrow cook islands
Garbanzos from Galapagos. The hole marks the spotwhere a bug bore in.The Isabela Galapagos inspector spent a lot of time shaking his head over our pre-Galapagos bug-bombing “self-inspection” and explanation. The norm is to get a professionally applied... by GWTAdmin | Aug 23, 2015 | cruiser humor, cruiser life, cruising destinations, Pago Pago American Samoa, pearson 365 sailboat, sailing South Pacific, suwarrow cook islands
Wayne, hatless, holding our tattered flag at Suwarrow before weceremoniously burned it at the potluck (where he lost his hat).It’s said grass never grows on a busy street, which might explain the rosy patch atop my dear husband’s head, a head best... by GWTAdmin | Aug 21, 2015 | cruising south pacific, gluten free provisioning, hiking, Pago Pago American Samoa, sailing destinations
Pago Pago American Samoa viewpoint, about 1600 feet above the harbor. Wayne misses the Bahamas, especially our “high elevation” hikes there, which topped out at a whopping 206 feet. Lucky for me he’s still a good sport, ready to... by GWTAdmin | Aug 19, 2015 | cruiser life, cruising provisioning, French Polynesia, local food, Polynesian locals, produce stands, recipe
“Oh no we can’t sell you half of these,” the Bora Boraproprietor insisted. As a result, I bought nothing.One oddity common among most Polynesians – they don’t like to bargain. In my case, the issue is usually not about price, but quantity. Much...