Last atoll on the trip. The atoll of Fakava is in a rectangular shape but about 60% of it is now under water. These atolls can sink up to a metre a year until eventually they disappear altogether. Fakava to us looks like it will more likely be gone within the next twenty years if … More Fakava – 27th April

Perfect weather today!! Pulled our curtains aside to see us cruising on the ocean side of the Rangiroa Atoll and a scaringly close distance from the beach. The depth of water on the outer of the atolls drops down dramatically so as long as you have the correct pilot on, it is amazing how close … More Rangiroa – 26th April

We spent the night moored up in Tahiti and then left at 5.30am for the island of Moorea which is only 15k away. We were advised to get up early as the sail into Moorea was meant to be worth the early rise.

Very humid – stiflingly so!! Woke up to find that we had moored right in the township of Tahiti which is the biggest island of the French Polynesian Islands. French is the predominant language and then the Tahitian language. Our first chore of the day was to walk into town, a very short distance away, … More Tahiti – 23rd April

Hi all, we are in Tahiti today 23/04/2019, and this is the only internet connection we will have on this whole cruise. The internet is really lousy and have not been able to down load the pictures. Will update it on our return to Calgary. Hope you enjoy what we have written to date. Vava’u, … More 18th April to 22nd April

Well this is it. We officially left New Zealand today but not before getting up to a bit of trouble. After checking out from the hotel, we were going to drive north to meet our cousin again and her husband as he couldn’t come the other night due to supposed chest pain. It turned out … More 14th to 18th April

After a much needed sleep after our late night we headed down to the Quay at the bottom of Queen Street which was an approximate walk of five minutes for our ferry trip to Waiheke Island. Dex and Paula decided not to join us as Paula’s back was giving her some grief and she felt … More Waiheke Island and Back – 13th April 2019

Following on from yesterday, we called Malcolm this morning to see how he was. He was very perky indeed and Paula said she would catch up with him on her return from Auckland. So all that was good news. We are all heading up to Auckland now as we will be spending the next two … More Auckland Bound – 12th April 2019

Today was meant to be one of relaxation as tomorrow we head on up to Auckland. The day certainly started out like that but then went downhill rather quickly. It all started with the umbrella being opened up inside the shopping centre. Let’s rewind here and set the picture for you. We had decided to … More Unexpected Turn in the Day – 11th April 2019