Archives for the '2007 - Panama and Pacific Ocean' Category
Fiji to New Zealand - November 2007
As our time in Fiji went on we organised a passport for George, and Elaine sewed up lee cloths and a modified carrycot so that George and Lisa would be safe at sea. We knew the journey of 1050 nautical miles to New Zealand could include gales and we needed to prepare for that, which […]
Suva, Fiji - August to November 2007
As time ticked on we left for Fiji, again we had good winds but there were many islands to negotiate during this 3-day leg. We arrived at our home for the next 11 weeks, Suva harbour. An extension to our home was Suva Yacht Club, a rather run down version of a once thriving club, […]
New baby! in Suva, Fiji - September 5th 2007
Hello all,
Please see the gallery for photos of our new baby, George Stephen Loller and family. George was born at Suva Private Hospital, Fiji, Pacific Islands at 8:10 p.m. Fiji time (GMT+12) on Wednesday 5th September 2007. This equates to 9:10 a.m. BST on 5th September in England.
George weighed in at 3.47 kg, or 7lbs10oz […]
Vava’u, Tonga - August 2007
We had some great winds from Bora Bora to Tonga, and reached Tonga in 10 days (some 1200 nautical miles), allowing us a breather.
We stayed in Vava’u, Tonga for a week enjoying the slower and cheaper life here among the Tongans, islets and anchorages and - Moorings charter yachts! This is an area with many […]
Society Islands, Bora Bora - July 2007
We pressed on directly to Bora Bora, the island almost at the far end of the Society Islands chain, known for its spectacular scenery and substantial lagoon within its fringing reef. Yachts often leave French Polynesia from here. Our journey had some wind but we did end up motoring quite a lot. We passed the […]
Society Islands, Moorea - Jul 2007
After finishing our jobs in Tahiti and spending too much money, we decided to give ourselves and our bank account a rest in neighbouring Moorea. We motored to Papeete again to get water and a couple of last-minute items from the shops, then motored away at about 2pm. We soon had a lovely wind which […]
Society Islands, Tahiti - Jun/Jul 2007
The trip from Rangiroa to Tahiti was a close reach in 15-25 kt winds, a change from the broad reaches and runs we are used to now. Instead of things lazily sliding off shelves and tables, they throw themselves off with intent! We had an exhilarating 36 hour sail averaging 6 kts, with boisterous 1.5-3m […]
Tuamotus, Rangiroa - Jun 2007
The sail from Ahé to Rangiroa was some 90 nm, we left Ahé in the afternoon and sailed slowly for half the way before the wind abandoned us completely! Being stubborn we waited for wind for a day, but then resigned ourselves to the use of diesel, so we got to Rangiroa after two days. […]
Tuamotus, Ahé - Jun 2007
We had reasonable winds from Nuku Hiva to Ahé and took the predicted five days for the journey.
We slowed our arrival at Ahé down so that we would have daylight for the approach to the only deep pass, which is on the north-west corner of the atoll. We kept a few miles off until after […]
The Tuamotu Atolls
Between the Marquesan high islands and the Society Islands with their fringing reefs, lie an area of ring-like atolls. These were notoriously dangerous to shipping in the past as they are so low-lying, but now with GPS it is easier to visit these islands.
An atoll is the remains of a long-gone volcano. The original volcano […]