Adventures of North Star
Follow the Adventures of Kim and Steve aboard their yacht North Star!
09 July 2019
08 July 2019
04 July 2019
02 July 2019
31 May 2019 | Copra Shed, Savusavu, Fiji
05 May 2019 | RDM
04 January 2019
28 April 2018
28 March 2018
05 March 2018 | Queenstown view from the top of the gondola.
11 October 2016 | Marina Taina, Tahiti
21 May 2016 | Tahiti, French Polynesia
14 September 2015
12 September 2015 | In Maupiti
17 August 2015 | Huahine, French Polynesia
13 July 2015 | Anyse Amyot-North End of Taou
20 June 2015 | Fakarava-South Pass
18 June 2015 | Fakarava-South Pass
11 June 2015 | Fakarava-South, Harifa
06 June 2015 | Fakarava, North Pass
Happy Birthday to Kim and update from Paradise
17 August 2014 | Anse Amyot, Toau,Tuamotus, French Polynesia
Steve
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Well, my baby is another year older today. And for that, last night, we had a wonderful dinner with Valentine and Gaston hosting a dozen cruisers for dinner. We had the crew of Sauvage and their five guests, the crew of Killian and Kim and myself. We had France, Tuamotus, Florida, US, NYC and a pair from Hawaii at the dinner table. The meal was awesome, baked lobster, BBQ lobster, coconut bread, coconut rice and poisson crue (raw fish, in lime and coconut milk) and finally coconut cake. There were hula lessons and some great music till 10 PM, which in cruiser world is really, really late. There were, in addition to Valentine and Gaston, four other locals who made up the band, playing guitar, ukulele and spoons.
We just arrived back on North Star after our first dive here. (wind has been north-northeast with large breakers on the dive areas) We dove a site called Yellow Dog and it was awesome. A little rough still with the waves, but once in the water we were on a wall that we're told goes over 400 feet straight down. Loren (sp?) dove with Kim and I and he drifted off to around 150 feet. I stayed above 100 feet with Kim holding higher. The visibility was probably 150 feet. Amazing considering the wave action of the last few days. We saw our first large anemone with it's 2 resident clownfish swimming in and out of the tentacles. Myriads of other fish. Kim had a snapper take a little nibble on her. Upon surfacing Kim said well, happy birthday to me, that was an awesome dive. (Note to Sherry and Dave on Soggy Paws, the buoys on all the dive sites are now gone and moorings are now 700 francs instead of 500. Your compendiums have been such a help and the coordinates dead on)
Here at Anse Amyot, there is no internet. So this is coming via SSB radio link to Hawaii then via regular internet from there. There is no television here either. There is a phone booth, but it hasn't worked in quite a while they say, so they are borrowing the solar power from it. Even missing all those really important things, we had a great time eating, singing and dancing last night. Followed by a perfect dive today. Not a bad birthday as Kim said. We are probably going to leave on Saturday for Apataki if we get some wind as forecast. There we're told we'll have some internet and a couple of magasins (stores).
Well, my baby is another year older today. And for that, last night, we had a wonderful dinner with Valentine and Gaston hosting a dozen cruisers for dinner. We had the crew of Sauvage and their five guests, the crew of Killian and Kim and myself. We had France, Tuamotus, Florida, US, NYC and a pair from Hawaii at the dinner table. The meal was awesome, baked lobster, BBQ lobster, coconut bread, coconut rice and poisson crue (raw fish, in lime and coconut milk) and finally coconut cake. There were hula lessons and some great music till 10 PM, which in cruiser world is really, really late. There were, in addition to Valentine and Gaston, four other locals who made up the band, playing guitar, ukulele and spoons.
We just arrived back on North Star after our first dive here. (wind has been north-northeast with large breakers on the dive areas) We dove a site called Yellow Dog and it was awesome. A little rough still with the waves, but once in the water we were on a wall that we're told goes over 400 feet straight down. Loren (sp?) dove with Kim and I and he drifted off to around 150 feet. I stayed above 100 feet with Kim holding higher. The visibility was probably 150 feet. Amazing considering the wave action of the last few days. We saw our first large anemone with it's 2 resident clownfish swimming in and out of the tentacles. Myriads of other fish. Kim had a snapper take a little nibble on her. Upon surfacing Kim said well, happy birthday to me, that was an awesome dive. (Note to Sherry and Dave on Soggy Paws, the buoys on all the dive sites are now gone and moorings are now 700 francs instead of 500. Your compendiums have been such a help and the coordinates dead on)
Here at Anse Amyot, there is no internet. So this is coming via SSB radio link to Hawaii then via regular internet from there. There is no television here either. There is a phone booth, but it hasn't worked in quite a while they say, so they are borrowing the solar power from it. Even missing all those really important things, we had a great time eating, singing and dancing last night. Followed by a perfect dive today. Not a bad birthday as Kim said. We are probably going to leave on Saturday for Apataki if we get some wind as forecast. There we're told we'll have some internet and a couple of magasins (stores).
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| Vessel Name: | North Star |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Tayana 52, Center Cockpit |
| Hailing Port: | Clearwater, Florida |
| Crew: | Steve and Kim |
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| Extra: | North Star is a 1988 Tayana 52, center cockpit, a Robert Perry design. |
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Dive Sites Eagle Rock, The Zoo and the Great White Wall
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Created 2 July 2019
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Created 29 March 2018
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Curio Bay and Yellow eyed penguins.
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Created 18 March 2018
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O'nou Tahiti Graffiti Contest, Michael tattoo, roulottes
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Created 2 June 2015
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Panama Canal Crossing and Shelter Bay Marina
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Created 1 January 2013
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Back to the marina we go. The damage done by the lightning strike.
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Created 7 May 2012
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Caouan, Tobago Cayes, Union Island, Mayreau
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Created 25 May 2010
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Trip from Jolly Harbour north to Deep Bay
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Created 16 March 2010
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old photos from Virginia to USVI'S
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Created 12 March 2010
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additional photos from earlier in trip some of BVI's to St Kitts
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Created 7 March 2010
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Port: Clearwater, Florida
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