Tonga to NZ with new crew, storms, delays and failures
Departing Tonga Trying to leave Tonga becamse very problematic with the weather playing a large part in holding us up by causing us to sail up and down the chain of islands. On top...
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Tantalising Time at Taaha and Raiatea
Raiatea and Taaha are two islands within one atoll with many places to snorkel and dive. Paget and Stella were joining us for 10 days but, unfortunately, we only saw a tantalising tiny bit...
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Vava’u- Social and Sailing Week
Arrival We arrived first thing in the morning everything was quiet and still. We had to wait for another yacht to clear with customs before we could go onto the fisherman’s wharf. The entry...
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Our Positively Pink Crew alias “the Gimballed Trollops”.
We dropped one crew , had two days and then took on the next crew – to be named the pink crew for their nails and clothing and then the gimballed Trollops for all...
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Friends and more at Fakarava
We travelled to Fkarava to catch up with friends coning in from New Zealand as it was easy to fly to and to see what a big more populous atoll was like. Fakarava is...
Relaxing and Reinvigorating Raroia
After a leisurely two-day sail down from the Marquesas Islands, we arrived in Raroia. The only excitement was finding a flying fish in the sail bag one morning after a rough and windy night....
Surprisingly Smart San Cristóbal & Social Sealions
San Cristóbal is the Capital of Galapagos and surprisingly smart and tidy but also it is the island of sea lions which we loved. General San Cristobal is the eastern most island in the...
Floreana – a Fascinating & Friendly Gem
Floreana is a small island with only 150 residents but it is a real gem and was the most friendly and welcoming of all the islands. A very different feeling from the bigger touristy...
Isla Isabella 2: Volcanoes & the Wall of Tears
This follows on from the previous blog. https://kiwiflyingfish.com/2024/05/isla-isabela-1-puerto-villamil-tintoreras/ and is about a tour that was really a Trialthalon: Walking, Cycling, Walking and Beer. Day 2 Volcanoes: Sierra Negra The next day we decided to...
Isla Isabela 1: Puerto Villamil & Tintoreras
Arriving just on sunset the crew was very glad to drop anchor in daylight (just) as the entrance was narrow and the charts an approximate view only. We sometimes forget that there is no...
Panama to Galapagos Passage
Post Canal Crossing and Pre-Passage We were so late after we got through the canal, that we found an anchoring spot the first night we ate onboard but by the second night everyone was...
Our Panama Canal Journey
The whole waterway of the Panama Canal is 82 km long 85 feet above sea level at Lake Gatun. The locks and cut-throughs were built in 1904-1914but the original idea was first proposed in...
Martinique to Panama – young crew
We had spent far too much time in Martinique and Saint Lucia waiting for the Raymarine screens. We were ready to go. Crew Two weeks earlier I had seen a post on the Caribbean...
Marking Time in Martinique, a Cruisers Haven
Finally, we knew we were going to a place that was easy to check in and check out of – there is never any hassle and the cost is minimal – we love the...
The Mountainous & Rugged Northern Coast of Trinidad
After leaving Chaguaramas we planned to stop at all the bays on the way up the coast but the rules state that we had to get a permit from customs. Then they wanted to...
