by GWTAdmin | Sep 3, 2015 | anchoring, boat maintenance and repair, sailing mishaps, sharks, suwarrow cook islands
“Bommies” — aka submerged coral heads make for nervous sailorsin shallow waters, especially when it comes to anchoring.These were all over Suwarrow’s anchorage, as seen off the bow ofour Pearson 365 sailboat.Winds were 20+ knots in our face as... by GWTAdmin | Sep 1, 2015 | flying fish bait, shark feeding, suwarrow cook islands
Good sized flying fish found desiccated aboardin Suwarrow Cook Islands anchorage.We’ve found flying fish aboard before. Heck, I’ve even gotten bopped in the head by them on night watch. But the last one Wayne found aboard, leapt on deck when we... 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...