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Author Archives: Frank Taylor
Division of Crew
We were literally within minutes of departing for the airport in Raleigh (just 10 minutes after the post I made about our luggage), when Karen got a text from her sister in Houston. Her sister was having more complications from … Continue reading
Heading Back Down Under
We are leaving this afternoon to begin our long trip back to Australia. It was great getting to see so many of our friends and family! And, this time we will only be gone a few months before we are … Continue reading
Happy Graduation Weekend
The primary purpose of our trip home was to attend the graduations of our two daughters. Their graduations coincidentally happened on the same day and time in two different cities. Karen and I had to split up and each attend … Continue reading
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Remembering Our First Atoll
For many years I had been reading about sailors crossing the Pacific Ocean. One of the my favorite topics was about the experiences of visiting the Tuamotus atolls in French Polynesia. Atolls are actually ancient volcanic islands which over the … Continue reading
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Looking Forward to Diving
Our daughters graduate in a few days, and later this month we will be back in Australia heading towards the Great Barrier Reef. We have been busy not only visiting friends and family, but also buying lots of boat parts, … Continue reading
Boat Parts and Supplies
You would think that the cruising life allows you complete freedom to take your boat to any place you want and spend as long as you like. To a certain extent this is true, but in practice there are some … Continue reading
Sunset Tonga
We watched this beautiful sunset from Tahina while anchored off the island of Nukunamo (mosquito island) in the Ha’apai group of islands in the Kingdom of Tonga. This was in October of 2010. The cone-shaped “mountain” is a volcano on … Continue reading
Back to the USA
After weeks of work on the boat, with a few breaks here and there, mostly drinking sundowners with our boating friends, we are finally ready to leave for our trip back to the USA. Tomorrow we take a train to … Continue reading
Spinnaker Entry to Australia Story
Those of you following us closely know that we had a frustrating time trying to get our spinnaker delivered while we were in Brisbane. Despite the fact that I ordered the sail from Quantum Sails in Capetown back in February, … Continue reading
Lots of Friends
We’ve been working hard the past month both in moving the boat up from Port Stephens, and performing maintenance and cleaning all over Tahina (to prepare her for our season on the Great Barrier Reef). But, a nice balance to … Continue reading
