Aug 26th – getting to and exploring Mopeti Hello The motor through the Mopeti pass was not a problem with John in the rigging looking out for coral heads and shallow spots. The wind was down for two days so the current against us at the pass was not more than 3 Knots. The wind […]

Aug. 21st – Had a fabulious local cultural experience today Hello to everyone John has been sick with the flu and sleeping all day and all night and seems better today. Yesterday we were bobbing up an down at anchor in Bora Bora hunkered down because the wind is blowing from the southeast at 15 […]

Aug. 18th – Sailing to Bora Bora Hi to everyone Had great winds for a exciting day’s sailing directly down wind with INTENTION rolling like crazy 30 degrees from side to side and the seas pushing from astern going from Raiatea to Bora Bora today. John is sick with a cold and diarrhea so I […]

Aug. 15th – Up the river in Raiatea Hello to everyone John and I are still in Raiatea moored in Faaroa Bay off a red dock owned by a friendly American archeologist, Bill, who gave a very informative 3 hour tour of the sacred Polynesian Maraes a little further south. Yesterday we had an adventure […]

Aug. 14th – Back to sailing and exploring Hi all I am currently anchored at the end of a deep bay on the Island of Raiatea in the Society Islands. John and I are planning to travel by dingy about a mile up the river feeding the bay to explore what’s there this morning. Sorry […]

Monday, July 18 June 30th We sailing along using Jib and Stailsail and are about 30 miles from the entrance to Papette. Another night harbor entrance and if I didn’t know the entrance and the harbor from having been here before I wouldn’t dream of entering as it would be too dangerous and wouldn’t do […]

6/30 — Papette Hi We’ve arrived in Papette, Tahiti and are busy exploring the big city. The reception with sail mail was very poor this morning but I will try again. Love to all Jim

Monday June 27th Aloha all- We anchored yesterday evening just inside the south end of the lagoon (still on Fakarava Island). The village here is Tetamanu. We anchored a few hundred yards from a huge yacht from Australia. The people came over to say ‘hello’ & Jim asked them if we could join them in […]

June 26th – Sailing through life Hi everyone I hope your days have been joyous peaceful and extraordinarily beautiful as that is the way it is here. We crew and INTENTION are sailing directly downwind under an asymmetrical spinnaker on the starboard and a poled out jib on the port doing about 4.5 knots through […]

Sunday – June 26th – more Fakarava It’s early morning. I’m sitting in the cockpit typing this as the sun is slowly rising over palm trees and a quaint Catholic Church off the port bow. The crew is fast asleep below after a late night dinner and revelry at at a villager’s house, Pourini, last […]