Rebecca and I always wanted to go to Australia. Originally, we hoped to visit there as part of our sea going adventures, but when health concerns changed our plans after we had crossed the Pacific and made Auckland New Zealand, those dreams were amended, and we made the trip to Australia in the conventional way. …
July 8 to 15, 2015: Flight to Fiji and the Westin Denarau Our flight from Lax to Nandi, Fiji was about 11 hours. The Fijian Airline isn’t as fancy as other airlines, but it was adequate. The nice thing is that it leaves LA at 10 PM and arrives in Fiji at 9 AM the …
CAPTAINS LOG JULY 20, 2015 – FIJI #1 BULA! From Fiji. Our last blog was posted from Lake Taupo as we were heading back to Auckland on the last leg of our five week tour of New Zealand. After driving on two lane roads through the beautiful farmland of the central North Island, passing the …
THE SOUTH ISLAND Crossing Cook’s Strait (Jan 20): We left Wellington on the 8:30 AM ferry to Picton, a lovely little port on the north coast of the South Island just 13 miles across Cook’s Strait. It was a clear, sunny day with calm seas (which can get very angry during the winter season) making …
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CAPTAINS LOG – January 22, 2015 New Zealand: Auckland to Wellington We arrived back in New Zealand January 4 after a wonderful two and half months at home. It was a busy time; we started off with a one week trip to New York City for a wonderful visit with our daughter and son-in-law, followed …
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CAPTAIN’S LOG September 21-29, 2014 Encountering a Force Ten Gale At Sea in South Pacific off the coast of New Zealand: Leaving Tongatapu required negotiating the channel between the reefs and Eau Island to the east. The channel was boiling with an inrushing tidal current the severity of which we hadn’t seen since cruising Desolation …
CAPTAIN’S LOG August 21 to September 30, 2014 The Kingdom of Tonga Vava’U – Ha’Apia – Tongatapu Samoa to Vava’U: Our 320 mile trip down to Tonga from Samoa was a rough ride, with swells from the east in the 8-10 foot range. ARGO handles high seas very well, our stabilizers keep her from rolling …
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CAPTAIN’S LOG Samoa August 13 to August 21, 2014 Arrival: We arrived in Apia, Samoa at 21:00 on August 13, 2014, after a lovely six day passage from Bora Bora. Although it was dark when we arrived and we were unfamiliar with the harbor, entry was easy and straightforward. The harbor is broad once inside …
CAPTAIN’S LOG At Sea – Bora Bora to Samoa August 5: Fixing Argo – Bora Bora – Tuesday We began the day by stopping by the Gendarmerie to check out of French Polynesia and obtain our Zarpe or clearance form. The Gendarmes were very courteous and within a few minutes we had filled out their …
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CAPTAIN’S LOG The Society Islands Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora June 29 to August 6, 2014 Preface The September issue of PassageMaker magazine has been published and includes a feature article and pictures of our passage through the Panama Canal. We are very complimented that PassageMaker syndicates our newsletter letter The Argonaut and …
The ARGONAUT June 29 to August 6, 2014 Bora Bora Read More »