Simon Ahearn

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Simon Ahearn manages the Copra Shed Marina in Savu Savu. He is a friendly guy and runs a great haven for cruising yachts in Fiji

Sally and Maree

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Sally and Maree, new friends of ours in Savu Savu, visit Wings. Sally's husband, Simon Ahearn, was the manager of The Copra Shed Marina in Savu Savu, a luxurious and quiet haven for yachts in NE Fiji.

Savu Savu Town

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Savu Savu is a sleepy Indian town in Fiji. Here we wandered through shops and became used to hearing Indian music and smelling curries for the first time.

Dear Friend Carol

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Carol Noel met us in Savu Savu for a heart warming reunion. She and husband Bob Ely sailed Elyxir around in the South Pacific the year ahead of us.

Arrived in Fiji

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Once Wings is safely tied up, our first order of business is a cool drink on the deck of the Copra Shed Marina, in Savu Savu, Fiji.

Main Street, Fa'Aotaota-Pago Pago

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Main Street, Fa'Aotaota.

Bus Stop, Pago Pago

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Transport in Samoa is colorful, but the space inside the buses is a bit snug for some of the occupants.

Fa'Aotaota-Pago Pago

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Fa'Aotaota, the main town in American Samoa. This view makes it look pretty good. The canoe in the picture is typical of the traditional war canoes used by Samoans.

Pago Pago Customs Wharf

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The Customs Wharf in Pago Pago. Nice place, eh? Blackie's boat is the one with the mermaid.

Pago Pago

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Pago Pago: Windy, choppy, stinky. The best harbor in the Pacific?

Nine knots in 23 knots of wind, good going!

If the waves are big enough, and if you get lucky, you can see speeds into the nine knot range when the wind is down below 25 knots. Here's proof!
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Dash to Samoa

Rockin on towards Samoa, good wind, big waves, 200 mile days.
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Farewell

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We bid farewell to French Polynesia as Bora Bora receeds behinds us, the tradewinds will soon carry us to a new place and new adventures

Bora Bora Peak

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In the lee of Bora Bora's mighty peak, the water of the main bay was protected from the wind, but it was over 100ft deep here, and few boats wanted to anchor in such depths.

What we did want was to go around to the windward side to the huge lagoon, famous for underwater beauty, but the strong winds kept us away.

Bora Bora Calling

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On the last night at Tahaa, we anchored in the lagoon on the west side of the island. We could see Bora Bora in the distance, and could feel it calling to us from across the channel.

Tahaa Scene

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Motoring slowly along Tahaa's shoreline, the jungle behind is seen to be dense, but along the shore itself, a road runs, and quiet scenes with homes like this were common.

Carenage Raiatea

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Near the marina on Raiatea we found this carenage, boatyard. It was filled with cruising boats left by their owners, many had been damaged by a recent Cyclone.

Resort, Off the Beaten Path

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A resort is located on Huahini at the end of the road, which is also the end of the island.

We visited this quiet place by dingy, had a drink, & relaxed for a while.

See the surf crashing on the reef in the distance, past the green shallows?

Its thunder remained constant in the background.

Huahini Paradise

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A paradise setting on Huahini Island, French Polynesia

Walking on Moorea

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We found the diving to be unattractive in Moorea, so we spent our time ashore, and walked on these park-like roads.

Robinson's Cove

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Anchored with Annapurna in Robinson's Cove, Opunoho Bay, Moorea.

Moorea

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Mount Tohiea rising behind Opunoho Bay, Moorea. We made our arrival in late afternoon to this stunning view, and felt like we were in a movie set. We were.