Monthly Archives: December 2010

Still Visiting USA

As we approach the end of the year, Karen and I are still in the USA visiting family and friends. We will be in Houston, Texas until we leave in about two weeks to return to New Zealand. Tahina is … Continue reading

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360 Panorama in Hao Preparing for Eclipse

Back in July we sailed 850 miles upwind to go see a total eclipse of the sun on July 11, 2010. We went from Tahiti to Hao – a Tuamotus Atoll which just happened to be in the path of … Continue reading

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A White Christmas with Family

Karen and I had a fantastic Christmas – a white one even! For the first time in decades, there was a white Christmas across most of North Carolina. We had about 6 inches fall on Christmas afternoon. It was wonderful, … Continue reading

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More Photos from Aitutaki

Aitutaki is one of the most interesting and beautiful islands in the Cook Islands (see map). We had a fantastic time visiting there (read about it here and here) and also experienced a bit of an adventure one night when … Continue reading

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Video from Tahiti-Moorea Race

Our friends on the catamaran s/v Endless Summer have created a cool video about the Tahiti Moorea Race 2010. You may remember that on Tahina we were thinking we were comfortably in the lead with about 5 miles to go … Continue reading

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More Warm Photos: Tobago Cays

It’s snowy and icy here in Raleigh, North Carolina as we visit family and friends for the holidays. In order to help keep my thoughts warm, I’ve been diving into our huge archive of photos that never made it into … Continue reading

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Popular Tahina Post

Now that we have had a chance to visit with some of our friends, it’s interesting to hear which of our stories and adventures our friends have enjoyed from this blog the most. It appears that so far one of … Continue reading

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More Photos from Vava’u Island Group in Tonga

I was reviewing photos I had published while in Tonga. It turns out, mostly due to the slow Internet connection there, I had missed publishing MANY photos while we spent a month in Vava’u. Some of the photos appeared as … Continue reading

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Missing Tahina Already

I was thrilled to be coming home to see family and friends here in the US. It’s been a blast so far, and I still have many friends and family yet to see. But, already (after just two weeks) I … Continue reading

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A Nice Warm Winter Thought

It has been REALLY COLD since we got back to the states. I’ve been in North Carolina, and it even SNOWED this weekend. After a year sailing in the tropics, my poor body isn’t used to this! For some reason, … Continue reading

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