Pacific Crossing 2010-11
 

September Pictures

 

 

 

 

Our last view of Bora Bora. Off to Suwarrow, Cook Islands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was good to be sailing again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All off wind in light air

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entering the lagoon at Suwarrow, two young whales greeted us

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the highlights of our trip so far

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John, one of the two rangers.  They were just great people

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John was the gardening and fishing guru

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The anchorage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like the Tuamotus, sharks and other fish were always circling the boats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the ocean side the sharks got everyone's food scraps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They liked it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shango and Pyewacket side by side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very sad to leave as Amy checked out with the Boss, James. A wonderful host.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off to Rose Atoll with Soggy Paws

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arrived in time for a squall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave caught a tuna on the way in the pass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rose Atoll is a wildlife preserve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birds everywhere

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soggy Paws and Shango

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before                                                                        After

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everywhere we went birds were nesting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and just hanging out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reef side of the island

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rose colored coral probably gave the atoll its name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little guy in the nest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

getting the hang of the upright position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This mom was very protective of her baby behind her

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After 3 days we left the birds in peace and were off to American Samoa for watermaker parts and provisioning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Samoa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very protected harbor not helped by StarKist's tuna canning factory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off on a hike with Soggy Paws and Challenger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Park Service guys planting 5000 trees take time out for pic w/Amy and Sherry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Views on the way up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Island interior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The harbor's small boat anchorage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave                                                                                Yours truly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Sherry and Jerry all happy to be at the top

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entrance to the harbor with tuna boat coming in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ropes helped us down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bird's nest fern?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back in time for a rainstorm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fueling up where the big guys go

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An ocean fishing trawler will leave the fuel dock after putting aboard $1,000,000 worth of diesel!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boats big and small get samples of their fuel. Dave was satisfied

 

 

 

 

 

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