Off On A Lark!

Sailing Adventures In The South Pacific

Vessel Name: 'Lark'
Vessel Make/Model: Malo 38
Hailing Port: Port Townsend WA
Crew: Brad Nelson and Linda Attaway
Extra: 'Lark' at Lape Island, Vava'u Tonga
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11 August 2023 | Tanzania, Africa
10 August 2023
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06 August 2023 | Moshi/Kilimanjaro Area, Tanzania Africa
27 March 2018 | Port Townsend WA
26 March 2018
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23 March 2018 | Opua NZ Boatyard
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23 September 2023

Motorbike Ride From The Mushroom Farm Down The Mtn. To Chitimba

Check out the album with a few pics of our ride down to catch the Sienta back to Karonga. We had 3 motorbikes, each with a driver, cargo and passengers. Jimmy had an old style TV along with his baggage, Romain and Amelia 2 large backpacks and Brad and I, a knapsack and a combo suitcase/backpack. There [...]

23 September 2023

Nkhata Bay and Livingstonia

The wild ride finally ended in Mzuzu.

17 September 2023

The Beginning Of A Short Sightseeing Holiday

We made a 6 day road trip to see Nakata Bay on Lake Malawi and Livingstonia located in the nearby mountains. It was great to get away and have a change of scenery for a few days!

17 September 2023

Time To Check In

I know I’ve been awfully quiet and it’s about time I made a post.

Jane's Visit

21 August 2009 | Seattle - Papeete, Tahiti
Jane Shea - the weather is nice and hot!
I finally decided to fly to Tahiti to visit Linda & Brad about a week before they were to arrive in Papeete. Without sailmail to keep in touch I was hopeful they would be there on the 20th like they had planned. Monday night Linda emailed a list of items to bring and by noon on Tuesday I had the charts from Captain's and the parts from Fisheries. Now I would need a tube and another bag to carry some parts, M&Ms and the 24 boat diapers (they're good for soaking up oil but don't compact very well).

Thursday started early, leaving Seattle at 6:30am. I had a great view flying right over Mt St Helens on the flight to LAX. On the flight to Papeete, I sat next to a young man from Paris and we tried to converse with lots of help from my Rick Steves' French for Travelers book. With the time gains from Paris to Tahiti, Christian figured his August 20th would be 33 hours long! Immigrations & Customs were no problem and Linda & Brad were waiting for me at the airport. I was so relieved I wouldn't have to find a place to stay at 10:30 at night (remember Tahiti is 3 hours later than Seattle).

We stayed up talking, but I woke with the roosters and took a few pictures of the sunrise, Moorea and laundry drying on Kattywompus. Linda needed to check-in with the Port Captain so we took the bus into Papeete while Brad did some boat projects. We checked out the Tourist Info center, had a delicious hamburger & fishburger, browsed some shops and strolled the Marche Municipal. When we got back to Marina Taina there was live music outside at the restaurant/bar so we cleaned up for a drink and had dinner back on the boat. Nice start to my vacation.
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