by Dana | Nov 11, 2016 | boat maintenance and repair, cruising activities, hull cleaning, New Caldonia Ilot Maitre, remoras
Usually these remoras seem to initially plant themselves like some bizarre figurehead on the hull of our boat’s bow. Guess this one got used to me enough to go to town elsewhere on our hull. Ilot Maitre, New Caledonia.They’re creepy fish,... by GWTAdmin | Jul 5, 2015 | autonomie parade french polynesia, cruising activities, cruising destinations, pape'ete tahiti french polynesia, Polynesian locals
Coconut carrying, a traditional native Polynesian sport. Here it’s part of the Pape’ete’s Autonomie parade.French Polynesia is not independent but is autonomous…. It even has its own currency.Instead of independence day French Polynesia... by GWTAdmin | Jun 21, 2015 | cruising activities, cruising destinations, Fatu Hiva Marquesas, hiking, sailing South Pacific, swimming
Even the walk along Hanavave’s main road toFatu Hiva waterfall was pretty awesome.Where else besides Fatu Hiva’s gobsmackingly beautiful Hanavave Bay aka “Baie of Virgins”(originally named Bay of Penises – really!) would I find the perfect waterfall bathing... by GWTAdmin | Mar 14, 2015 | cruising activities, cruising destinations, galapagos, tortoise. tortoise breeding center, wildlife
Just when you’re sure those silly tortoise caricatures are a figmentof the artist’s imagination — this is the real deal!“It’s not easy for giant tortoises to mate!”The females usually try to escape from mating but the largest males manage to... by GWTAdmin | Feb 13, 2015 | cruiser destinations, cruising activities, cruising preparation, cuban food, Panama canal, panama canal transit, recipe
Gatun locks Panama Canal gates open; view from visitor center.”Twenty-four point six million gallons flow through the locks in ten minuted via our gravity-fed system” the Panama Canal Gatun Locks visitor center tour guide informed us. That’s a... by GWTAdmin | Sep 26, 2014 | calamities, cruisers, cruising activities, cruising life, cruising planning, liebster award
Paul of s/v Kelly Nicole pens a wickedly funny,Liebster-worthy blog, Latitude 43.What do you do when the funniest sailing blogger says, “Tag, You’re it!” Run?Naw… you warn your readers (ummm, yeah… my own Mom doesn’t even know...