The Pool is Closed, Cyclone Season has come to the South Pacific
What are you doing for Cyclone Season? is a subject of every conversation we had with other cruisers in September and October in Fiji....
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mstirrat
- Oct 23
- 1 min
Drift Snorkel Photos :: Mantaray Bay
The black creature is a Feather Star, cousin of the starfish...quite glorious and grabby
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mstirrat
- Oct 17
- 4 min
We Hauled Out Again
Wait? Didn’t we spend 7 months on the hard just last year? Yes we did, but we had a swim ladder to fix and a propeller to replace. The...
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mstirrat
- Sep 19
- 1 min
Dreaming of Paradise by Channing Stirrat
Back in the US for a week now, I am not convinced I actually went to Fiji. It feels like a dream; too good to be true. I’m eternally...
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mstirrat
- Aug 27
- 2 min
Unexpected Paradise
I feel a wave of emotion as the tiny plane takes off from Savusavu, leaving lush paradise, clear turquoise waters, and wonderful people...
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mstirrat
- Aug 22
- 4 min
SAMOA(s)
What a delightful world to itself! It is less traveled for cruisers compared to other islands to the south. Weather dictates timing,...
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mstirrat
- Jul 31
- 3 min
Being Flexible While Traveling from Bora Bora to Fiji
From Bora Bora we planned to visit Maupiha'a, Aitutaki, Palmerston, Beveridge Reef, Niue, and Vava'u on the way to Fiji where we will...
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mstirrat
- Jul 12
- 1 min
Bora Bora :: HEiVA 2023, sharks and a sea turtle
No one was disappointed with this mythic place: the constant breeze at anchorage, security of mooring (made possible by the amazing...
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mstirrat
- Jul 10
- 2 min
Time with Tanner and Tahiti
It is a gift to have loved ones join us on this adventure. We are very grateful. Tanner's journey included some work time at both ends of...
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mstirrat
- Jun 26
- 2 min
One more Tuamoto stop: Toau
After Fakarava we started the sailing calculus involving variables of time (our son, Tanner, was arriving in Tahiti on 11 June) pass...
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mstirrat
- Jun 26
- 1 min
Mothers Day gift that keeps giving (photo share)
The kids gave me a microscope attachment for my computer that I can get an up-close look AND use to take photos of stuff I look at. Well,...
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mstirrat
- May 25
- 3 min
Hurry Up and Wait
So usually this is an optional thing. My Grandpa used to to say this when I would race to the next stoplight. Full speed ahead for what?...
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mstirrat
- May 9
- 3 min
This is the BEST place
Each place you go, you think this is the best! and it is each time and every time. When you are talking to other cruisers about their...
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mstirrat
- May 9
- 4 min
Chocolate, Waterfalls, and Organics in the Marquesas
We spent almost a month in the Marquesas exploring the anchorages on the islands of Nuku Hiva and Ua Pou. Each of the 3 archipelagos in...
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mstirrat
- May 1
- 7 min
Type Two Fun
Dave indicated there are different types of fun. My take-away distilled to the following :: type three, you " send it" then realize you...
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mstirrat
- Mar 1
- 4 min
Are You There Yet?
Honest to goodness... isn't that the question of the day? I laughed out loud when I was on the phone with my mom and her question "where...
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mstirrat
- Jan 18
- 3 min
Dispatches from the Boatyard #9 (Home Stretch!)
One of the highlights of the last few weeks was finding the baby Jesus in the rosca de reyes, a traditional Mexican Epiphany cake! The...
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mstirrat
- Dec 31, 2022
- 3 min
Bring in the NEW (Year)
Saying Goodbye to 2022 is complex. Last day of this year and Mike is paying bills while I'm reflecting on the status of land-loving...
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mstirrat
- Dec 8, 2022
- 3 min
Notes from the Farm #2 (#yardlife)
Life in the yard means I get to enjoy other folks' dogs. It would seem to be a small thing, but critter comfort and companionship is...
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mstirrat
- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
Dispatches from the Boatyard #8 (Tucson again)
A little over a week ago, on Sunday morning, we arose in anticipation of starting the 6-day process to finally paint the deck, cockpit,...
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