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Tahiti is a very expensive place. At US$1,000 our provisioning bill for 4 weeks was twice as high as it has ever been before. Mind you, Carrefour is as good a supermarket as you could…
Tahiti is a very expensive place. At US$1,000 our provisioning bill for 4 weeks was twice as high as it has ever been before. Mind you, Carrefour is as good a supermarket as you could…
The 100 mile trip up to Raiatea started well. A gorgeous full moon and a fast close fetch. Soon however, black mothers loomed to the north and for 8 hours we met with a succession…
With clear skies and the lightest easterly zephyr we set out for Ta’aa, a forested island 5 miles north of Raiatea inside the lagoon, with a huge bunch of rambutan hanging on the solar panel…
Bora Bora, so-called jewel of French Polynesia, has been grey and miserable. But warm, at least. And seen through the mist, it is a pretty spectacular island, I must say. After sampling various anchorages and…
And then the wind dropped and the skies cleared. We took ourselves ashore for showers, sundowners and an evening meal at Bora Bora Yacht Club. Hang the expense I said. It is one of those…