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More Fun in the Abacos

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Frank Taylor

We have been having a blast with our Canadian friends on the boats s/v Salty Ginger, and s/v Gromit. After our first stop and Lanyard Cay we moved up to Tilloo Cay and Tahina anchored in beautiful turquoise waters in … Continue reading →

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Five Years on Tahina

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Frank Taylor

On November 14, 2009 we departed from Carolina Beach, North Carolina beginning our circumnavigation of the Earth which we planned to take about 5.5 years. We are now in South Africa planning to return to the US next year by … Continue reading →

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Moramba Bay

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Frank Taylor

In our last post, we talked about our sailing in late in the day to Moramba Bay. This is a beautiful place with lots of little islands in a big beach-lined bay. We had read there are lemurs near here, … Continue reading →

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Underwater Photos from The Rip

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Frank Taylor

Our favorite snorkeling spot in the Cocos Keeling Islands was right next to Direction Island in a narrow channel known as “The Rip”. The channel allowed waters from the windward side of the island group to enter the lagoon. The … Continue reading →

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Kite Aerial Photos from Cocos Islands

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Frank Taylor

With the weather improved last weekend, I decided to try putting my GoPro Hero 3 on my kite aerial photography remote control rig. I only had to coerce the provided mounting pieces a little bit to get it set up. … Continue reading →

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Good Weather and Fun at Cocos

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Frank Taylor

On Friday the weather finally got much better at Cocos Islands. The winds clocked a bit further to the east, and lessened. And the sun was out more consistently. The weather on the weekend was even better. So, we have … Continue reading →

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Cocos Island Arrival

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Frank Taylor

We had to pay close attention to our sailing today to ensure we maintained more than 8 knots of speed the rest of the day, so we could arrive before dark at Cocos Island. Since we had been maintaining 8 … Continue reading →

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Cruising Fun

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Frank Taylor

Have been having so much fun I’ve been neglecting the blog the last few days. After our arrival at Palau Kappas, I spent one day exploring ashore. The island’s westward side is filled with small little resorts and cafe’s along … Continue reading →

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Remembering Our First Atoll

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Frank Taylor

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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N’Ga Peak 360 Panorama

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Frank Taylor

Yesterday we posted the story of our hike up to N’Ga Peak (or Pic N’Ga in french) here on the Iles des Pins in New Caledonia. While we were up there, I took a 360 panorama at the top. Today … Continue reading →

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