| 12/09/2012 |
We made it!! |
| 11/03/2012 |
Heavenly coral |
| 11/03/2012 |
Beachcombing fun |
| 11/03/2012 |
Another five-star anchorage |
| 11/03/2012 |
Traditional ocean-going Vaka sailing in Neiafu harbour |
| 11/03/2012 |
Picara and her crew LOVE flat water sailing |
| 11/03/2012 |
Supply ship arrives |
| 11/03/2012 |
Tree Ferns in the crater at Tafahi |
| 11/03/2012 |
Sia and Nico |
| 11/03/2012 |
Pandanus mat weaving 101 |
| 11/03/2012 |
Inaugural rugby game in Niuatoputapu |
| 11/03/2012 |
Arrival in Tonga |
| 10/21/2012 |
Lava rock sea stacks, O Le Pupu Lava Coast |
| 10/21/2012 |
Togitogiga falls |
| 10/21/2012 |
Samoan fale, downtown Apia |
| 10/21/2012 |
Colourful buses abound |
| 10/21/2012 |
Samoa is hot |
| 09/15/2012 |
Exploring the lagoon |
| 09/15/2012 |
One of the locals |
| 09/15/2012 |
Nesting Frigate Birds |
| 09/15/2012 |
Bird Motu and the lagoon |
| 09/15/2012 |
An Island of Our Own (almost) |
| 09/15/2012 |
Landfall among friends |
| 09/15/2012 |
Passage to Suwarrow |
| 08/18/2012 |
Spectacular Hike |
| 08/18/2012 |
View from the top of Mt. Pahia on Bora Bora. (of the peak that we didn’t climb) |
| 08/18/2012 |
Restitching the UV on the old genoa |
| 08/18/2012 |
The lagoon |
| 08/18/2012 |
Bye to our wonderful crew |
| 08/18/2012 |
Those red blobs are OCTOPI!! |
| 08/18/2012 |
Bora Bora looming over the ‘coral garden’ |
| 08/18/2012 |
Haamene Bay Anchorage |
| 08/18/2012 |
Riverside farm visit |
| 08/18/2012 |
One of our top ten anchorages in FP |
| 08/18/2012 |
Marae on Lake Maeva |
| 08/03/2012 |
Fare fishermen with their Leviathan catch |
| 08/03/2012 |
Picara’s crew – it is sure nice to have the company and the extra hands on board. |
| 08/03/2012 |
Stingray City |
| 08/03/2012 |
Squalls over Moorea |
| 08/03/2012 |
Catch of the Day |
| 08/03/2012 |
Three Coconuts |
| 08/03/2012 |
Hiking Moorea |
| 08/03/2012 |
A quiet day at Teauhupoo |
| 08/03/2012 |
Mooring Field at Marina Taina |
| 08/03/2012 |
Waterfront picnic |
| 07/16/2012 |
Heiva Festival |
| 07/16/2012 |
Strong trade winds are better than a clothes dryer. |
| 07/16/2012 |
Roulottes |
| 07/16/2012 |
Tahiti at last! |
| 07/16/2012 |
Shade Break |
| 07/16/2012 |
Deserted motu |
| 07/16/2012 |
The last meal eaten by Mike’s first catch |
| 07/16/2012 |
He's not as dangerous as he looks |
| 07/16/2012 |
Pretty Coral Garden |
| 07/16/2012 |
Learning to live with sharks |
| 07/03/2012 |
Friends arrive in the Tuamotus!! |
| 06/10/2012 |
Ua Pou skyline |
| 06/10/2012 |
Getting groceries home is not always easy |
| 06/10/2012 |
Fully loaded |
| 06/10/2012 |
A Marquesian Feast |
| 06/10/2012 |
Bananas and Papayas line the road to Vaipo |
| 06/09/2012 |
Waterfall into an ancient crater |
| 06/09/2012 |
Taiohae waterfront |
| 06/09/2012 |
Banyan tree on sacred site |
| 06/09/2012 |
Fierce-looking tiki |
| 06/09/2012 |
Touring Nuku Hiva |
| 06/09/2012 |
Bananas and Papayas on the Ancient Stone Road to Vaipo |
| 05/27/2012 |
Frangipani |
| 05/27/2012 |
Willing the mangoes to drop on us... |
| 05/27/2012 |
Fleurs de Nuku Hiva |
| 05/27/2012 |
Somewhere under the rainbow... |
| 05/21/2012 |
Part3 ITCZ and fluky winds |
| 05/21/2012 |
Part II – The routine. |
| 05/21/2012 |
The voyage, Part 1: At first there was wind |
| 05/15/2012 |
Safe Arrival at Taiohae Bay |
| 04/08/2012 |
Soon sailing into the sunset (we hope) |
| 04/04/2012 |
Hey, aren't we going the wrong way? |
| 04/04/2012 |
A shocking revelation |
| 04/04/2012 |
Wildlife in Cabo |
| 04/04/2012 |
Spinnaker very useful... and it sails well too. |
| 04/04/2012 |
Our friends make the jump but we sit like lumps |
| 04/04/2012 |
Lovely Los Frailes |
| 04/04/2012 |
I don't know about the other two, but we were racing.. |
| 04/04/2012 |
Sunrise in Bahia de los Muertos |
| 03/12/2012 |
Poco a poco, toward the big ocean! |
| 03/12/2012 |
Just a tiny fraction of our grocery stores |
| 02/24/2012 |
More Carnaval |
| 02/24/2012 |
The Brazilians |
| 02/24/2012 |
Carnaval parade |
| 02/24/2012 |
Watermaker Install Complete |
| 02/24/2012 |
Still working away in La Paz |
| 01/29/2012 |
Hauling out again |
| 01/29/2012 |
Fairy Duster blossom |
| 01/29/2012 |
Soaking up some shade |
| 01/29/2012 |
End of another beautiful day |
| 01/29/2012 |
Swimming with Sea Lions II |
| 01/29/2012 |
Swimming with Sea Lions |
| 01/29/2012 |
Whale ahoy! |
| 01/29/2012 |
Zapateria |
| 01/29/2012 |
Salt Ponds |
| 01/29/2012 |
Mike is WILD about beachcombing! |
| 01/29/2012 |
Hiding from the northerlies |
| 01/29/2012 |
Cardon forest |
| 01/29/2012 |
Marshmallow rocks |
| 01/29/2012 |
Frigate birds on Shrimper |
| 01/29/2012 |
Reunion with friends |
| 01/29/2012 |
Huichol beadwork sculpture |
| 01/07/2012 |
Hiking Isla Carmen |
| 01/07/2012 |
And a little further south... |
| 01/07/2012 |
Happy New Year |
| 01/07/2012 |
Sailing toward Punta Pulpito |
| 12/27/2011 |
Season´s Greetings |
| 12/16/2011 |
Mission Church at San Ignacio |
| 12/16/2011 |
Road Tripping 2 |
| 12/16/2011 |
French built steel church in Santa Rosalia |
| 12/16/2011 |
Sunrise at El Burro |
| 12/07/2011 |
Mexico Time |
| 11/28/2011 |
‘Twas the night before splashing |
| 11/21/2011 |
Yard buddy |
| 11/21/2011 |
Harbour view |
| 11/13/2011 |
Living the dream |
| 04/26/2011 |
Time to head north |
| 04/26/2011 |
Hauling out at Marina Seca Guaymas |
| 04/16/2011 |
Last Anchorage of the Season |
| 04/16/2011 |
Desert flowers |
| 04/16/2011 |
Hiking in Steinbeck Canyon |
| 04/01/2011 |
ahhhh!! |
| 04/01/2011 |
Sea of Cortez! |
| 03/20/2011 |
La Paz waterfront |
| 03/20/2011 |
First Sea of Cortez anchorage |
| 03/20/2011 |
Sunrise in our wake |
| 03/11/2011 |
Tsunami surfing! |
| 03/09/2011 |
Last Hurrah of Carnaval |
| 03/09/2011 |
Protectress of the anchorage |
| 03/09/2011 |
La Cruz de Huanacaxtle |
| 03/09/2011 |
Sayulita |
| 03/09/2011 |
Almost perfect |
| 03/09/2011 |
The road out of Yelapa |
| 02/16/2011 |
French Acrobats from La Loupiote |
| 02/16/2011 |
Punta de Mita |
| 02/16/2011 |
Pangas, Poweryacht and Picara in Chacala |
| 02/16/2011 |
Morning fisherman checking his nets |
| 02/16/2011 |
Mar en Calma |
| 02/16/2011 |
Another perfect Mexican sunset… |
| 02/05/2011 |
Saint’s Day Festivities |
| 02/05/2011 |
At the crocodile farm… |
| 02/05/2011 |
In the mangroves |
| 02/05/2011 |
The Bells of San Blas |
| 02/05/2011 |
Punta Camarones, Bahia de Matenchen |
| 02/05/2011 |
Isla Isabella |
| 01/29/2011 |
Cat sailing |
| 01/29/2011 |
Beautiful Old Town Mazatlan |
| 01/29/2011 |
Still in Mazatlan |
| 01/19/2011 |
Mazatlan |
| 01/19/2011 |
Five-minute Fish |
| 01/19/2011 |
Leaving Cabo Jan 16 |
| 01/14/2011 |
Touristas in Cabo |
| 01/06/2011 |
Mag Bay! |
| 12/31/2010 |
Happy New Year |
| 12/31/2010 |
Bow Bunny Weather |
| 12/31/2010 |
Southbound again |
| 12/31/2010 |
Feliz Navidad |
| 12/31/2010 |
en route to Isla San Martin |
| 12/31/2010 |
Leaving Ensenada |
| 12/18/2010 |
Anything goes! |
| 12/18/2010 |
Don't Trust the computer! |
| 12/18/2010 |
Mexico!! |
| 12/12/2010 |
Off the dock |
| 12/12/2010 |
Out&About |
| 12/12/2010 |
A foggy arrival |
| 12/02/2010 |
Decl 3rd – One of the locals at Two Harbors. |
| 12/02/2010 |
Dec. 2nd – Hiking S of Cat Harbor |
| 12/02/2010 |
Dec. 1st – Hiking NW of Cat Harbor |
| 12/02/2010 |
Escape from LA |
| 12/02/2010 |
More like BIG SMOG |
| 12/02/2010 |
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| 12/02/2010 |
Heading to the BIG SMOKE |
| 11/19/2010 |
SoCal |
| 11/19/2010 |
Mike, do you find it a little bit rolly? |
| 11/19/2010 |
He thinks, therefore we need new bearings & bushings |
| 11/19/2010 |
Road Trip |
| 11/19/2010 |
Arrival in Monterey |
| 11/19/2010 |
Roller Coaster sailing |
| 11/04/2010 |
Pillar Point Harbour |
| 11/04/2010 |
Big Day at Mavericks |
| 11/04/2010 |
Giants fever in San Francisco |
| 11/04/2010 |
Newest crewmember poses at Ocean Beach, |
| 10/29/2010 |
Time to get farther south |
| 10/29/2010 |
expect the unexpected |
| 10/29/2010 |
View from Angel Is. |
| 10/17/2010 |
Hello from San Francisco |
| 10/17/2010 |
Eureka to Drakes Bay |
| 10/12/2010 |
Over the last Bar!? |
| 10/07/2010 |
Crescent City CA |
| 09/22/2010 |
Not in Canada Anymore! |
| 09/18/2010 |
Puttering in the Broken Group |
| 09/10/2010 |
Ukee |
| 09/02/2010 |
Leaving Esquimalt |
| 08/31/2010 |
Preparations still ongoing... |
