by GWTAdmin | Nov 28, 2015 | cruising destinations, cruising life, sailing the South Pacific, Uoleva Tonga Ha'apai
Good dog! Guarding the beer for the Uoleva Yacht Club cruiser’spotluck. The dogs (there were more than one) were a bit too territorial – sometimes an “unwelcoming committee.” Uoleva, just 5 miles from Pangai, the “nerve center” of Tonga’s... by GWTAdmin | Oct 29, 2015 | adventures ashore, best Tonga beaches, cruiser destinations, neiafu tonga vava'u, sailing the South Pacific, snorkeling
Nuku beach, as seen from the water. Vava’u islands, Tonga.The first time Wayne took a beach day was in Panama, on Contadora, seven months and about as many thousands of miles ago. Vava’u’s Nuku Beach marked only the second place and time this year... by GWTAdmin | Oct 7, 2015 | adventures ashore, sailing destinations, sailing the South Pacific, snorkeling, Swallow's Cave TONGA, TONGA
View of Swallow’s Cave from a distance, on Kapa island, Tonga’s Vava’u group. Port Maurielle is the closest anchorage. View of Swallow’s Cave, approachingthe entrance. Kapa island, Vava’u,Tonga. Port Maurielle off Tonga’s Kapa island waters gleam... by GWTAdmin | Aug 5, 2015 | autonomie parade french polynesia, pape'ete tahiti french polynesia, Polynesian locals, sailing the South Pacific
Tahiti is “the big city” for French Polynesia, but it’s still really just a big town. Their big annual Autonomie Parade really drives that point home.There’s nothing like sound and motion to get the sense of “being... by GWTAdmin | Jul 21, 2015 | adventures ashore, cruiser destinations, Huahine French Polynesia, road trip, sailing the South Pacific
Huahine Iti view, near a large marae.For a mere $35 we rented a scooter for a half day* island tour of Huahine, French Polynesia.Huahine high point a little above the prior photo. These colors are not photo-shopped!Surfer inspiring waves just outside... by GWTAdmin | May 27, 2015 | boat maintenance and repair, CPT autopilot, passage making, pearson 365 sailboat, sailing the South Pacific
Wayne removing our steering wheel to accessour Raymarine wheel-based autopilot drive.We bi—ed, moaned and complained about our Raymarine wheel autopilot*. Though from St. Martin in January 2013, all the way back to Florida, then throughout the Bahamas...