Sailing the Pacific

29 June 2024 | Huahine Island
22 June 2024 | Moorea
21 June 2024 | Moorea, Cook Bay
09 June 2024 | Fakarava South Pass
05 June 2024 | Tahanea Atoll
28 May 2024 | Makemo Atoll, East
23 May 2024 | Makemo Atoll
17 May 2024 | Controllers Bay, Nuku,Hiva
08 May 2024 | Anaho Bay
29 April 2024 | Taiohae Bay
21 April 2024 | Controllers Bay, Nuku,Hiva
15 April 2024 | Tahuata Island, Hanatefau Bay
09 April 2024 | Hiva Oa, Atuona Bay
08 April 2024 | 100 miles Northeast of Hiva Oa
07 April 2024 | 235 NM ENE of Hiva Oa
06 April 2024 | 380 miles Northeast of Hiva Oa
05 April 2024 | South Pacific
04 April 2024 | South Pacific
03 April 2024 | South Pacific

Last Day in Moorea

22 June 2024 | Moorea
Kirk Groehnert | Sunny and Beautiful
Although we wanted to stay longer in Moorea, it was time to think about leaving for the next destination, Huahine Island. Wind was going to be very strong soon but we had a weather window for a smooth ride. We would leave at night which would give us a chance to swim with the stingrays in the morning.

So, in the morning, we took our dinghy over to the area where the tour boats go and an area where the stingrays are known to hangout. We went early in the morning to avoid the tour boats. This place was amazing! As soon as we got there, we saw the big UFO looking shadows going by under the dinghy.

That wasn't all though there were black tip reef sharks as well. These guys were a little more shy than the stingrays.




On the way back to our boat we stopped to snorkel on the underwater tiki's. This was no big deal; more of tourist thing.


After a morning doing those fun things, we went back to the boat to prepare for the overnight trip to Huahine. We will miss Moorea. Sadly, we have to push on with our visa time running short.
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Vessel Name: Crystal Seas
Vessel Make/Model: Taswell 43
Hailing Port: Lewes, DE
Crew: Kirk and Crystal
About:
We met in 2014 and have a common love of exploring the world. Both of us have traveled quite a lot but vacations don't really give the opportunity to get to know a place and the people. That's why we thought it would be better to sell everything and live on a boat! And that's what we did... [...]
Extra:
We live this lifestyle not because we are adrenaline junkies wanting to climb mountains or some other extreme activities. Surely there are people like that in this sport and we have nothing against that. It's just not us and it's not what motivates us to deal with the compromises, uncomfortable [...]
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