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Brick House saved from Tsunami by Broken Freezer

patrick and Rebecca Childress — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:41:52 -0500

BRICK HOUSE CREW SAVED FROM TSUNAMI BY BROKEN FREEZER (Continued...)

American and Independant Samoa

Rebecca Childress — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:30:57 -0500

Our visit to American Samoa - ie Pago Pago was a little different than most stops we have made to date in the Pacific... (Continued...)

Arrival to American Samoa (Pre Tsunami)( sorry its so late..more in the next few days)

Rebecca Childress — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:34:00 -0500

Sailing to Tutuilla (Pago Pago) American Samoa from Vavau, Tonga (Continued...)

Vavau Tonga

Rebecca Childress — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:21:00 -0500

The crossing to Tonga was smooth down wind sailing: seas were under 3 meters, and we sailed fast- at about 6 knots. With the wind off the port quarter we let the lone 130 genoa pull us down wind. Setting the main would have blanketed the jib slowing us down and causing the genoa to deflate then snap full again. The last 6 hours we set a double reef main to pick up the pace a little. The wind had shifted to a beam reach and we wanted to get in during the daylight. (Continued...)

Whales, Caves, and Friendly People in Niue

Rebecca Childress — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:13:00 -0500

The small island nation of Niue has been a highlight for us. It is a tiny island, alone in the middle of the ocean, 300 miles south of Samoa. It's not quite as big as we thought, so we were able to see most of the caves and arches and hiking/biking attractions of the island in just a few days of bike/car rentals. The weather has become rainy and the anchorage rolly, so it will be time to leave soon. We have been here for about 8 days now. (Continued...)