We sail to experience the wonderment over the horizon.

Author Kim Stephens

Chapter 176: Fiberglass, swearing, and more….

We have been in Whangarei for nine days now.  My No Foreign Land app keeps messaging me that the boat hasn’t moved in 9 days like they are surprised too that we are finally stationary!!  We have had a good… Continue Reading →

Chapter 173: Weather windows and passage anxiety…

We started our week in windy Port Denerau! On Monday, we went ashore to do some provisioning, dispose of oil from our oil change, and of course, eat some more Indian food! It was fairly calm in the morning when… Continue Reading →

Chapter 171: Windy reef entrances and back to civilization…

We started last week on Beqa in Vaga Bay.  We had a few quiet days there waiting for a good window to head back towards the main island of Viti Levu.  We got to have a good paddle in the… Continue Reading →

Chapter 169: Jungle trails and hidden caves…

We left Mana island for Kaduvu on Monday morning. It was a bright sunny morning without a lot of wind so we had to motor for the first couple of hours. On our way to the Navula pass, we could… Continue Reading →

Chapter 167: Bula from Fiji!

We departed from Tonga on Saturday the 9th with sunny skies and a bit of wind.  On the way out from Neiafu,  we had a final whale sighting in the distance to say goodbye! We were a bit nervous about… Continue Reading →

Chapter 164: The Kingdom of Tonga!

We left Niue a week ago Saturday and we both were so sad to leave but excited for our next destination, the Kingdom of Tonga.  The trip from Niue to Tonga was around 240 nautical miles,  or about a 1.5… Continue Reading →

Chapter 162: Goodbye to Meela and off to Niue!

Good evening from night watch on the Pacific!  After two full weeks, we finally got a weather window to be able to leave Maupiha’a! While it was a beautiful place to be “stuck”, we were ready to move west. We… Continue Reading →

Chapter 161: Week 2 of a weather pause, sobering South Pacific sailing incidents, and flooding in Texas…

We are now into week two of our lovely visit to Maupihaʻa. This stunning atoll has been a great spot for natural beauty as well as protection from some nasty lows that have moved through the area. As we shared… Continue Reading →

Chapter 159: Waiting on the Weather …

We arrived in Bora Bora on Father’s Day after a nice overnight sail from Tahiti.  The pass into Bora Bora was calm and we easily navigated to the mooring field at the Bora Bora Yacht Club.  In Bora Bora, there… Continue Reading →

Chapter 157: Still waiting, the plank of doom, and mooring mishaps…

Ia ora na from Tahiti where we are still waiting for the arrival of our new mainsail. I know,  I know – there are worse places to be waiting 😂 but we are on a final countdown to when we must… Continue Reading →

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