Athanor Expedition

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Picking up from our last post, where we didn't know what our 10-week season would bring....we now have more information! It's required us to alter our oh-so-set-in-concrete plans...

For all the benefits of spending time "away from it all," not having enough bandwidth to upload our travels is not one of them! The following description and accompanying images roughly cover July 26 - August 7, 2022, in the Society Islands, French Polynesia....

I imagine the opening line for many travel blogs written these days includes something about how COVID put a tight lid on adventuring plans! Indeed, it did just that, and yet we count ourselves as very lucky and grateful to be here writing to you - sadly, not...

Ia Orana friends! I know, I know, it’s been ages since we’ve written. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover…..so to speak.

In case you’re wondering, yes we did recover from our Raiatea to Mo’orea passage mid-June. We have reflected on...

It's 7am and the sound of roosters crowing wafts in with the fresh tropical breeze coming through the hatches over our heads. The boat is encrusted with salt. Susan and I are both exhausted and hungry. Sunday was a late night (our heads hit the pillow at...

When we last signed off, we had just splashed Athanor and entered the "settling-in" phase. We sailed over to Bora Bora with our friends Clare and Andrew on S/Y Eye Candy and ended up spending nearly a month snorkeling, working on projects, exploring the...

Note: sadly, we don't have images to share this round. As you will ready below, both of our computers ceased working in the first couple of weeks. It's a long story, but a solution if forthcoming. Something to look forward to!

Where does the...

Just this morning, I was thinking about how luxurious it is to take a hot shower.

After 18 months of experiencing the luxuries of land-based life, Rob and I (plus 300lbs. o’stuff) will return next week to S/V Athanor – and, with...

On Tuesday, 4/26, Rob will make his way to Raiatea to check on Athanor and tend to a few projects. Making travel arrangements, connecting with friends as they make plans to return to their boats following hurricane season, scanning dozens of “boat cards”...

After reading our last blog post, my dear friend Tracy (Wenatchee) commented that it left her with a pit in her stomach. When I queried her, she said, “I think I’m wondering if you’ve changed.” Her comment has had me thinking a lot about whether/how...