S/V L'ORIENT

Defending champs; teams are neighborhood based (looks like everyone in the neighborhood is aboard) We were reintroduced to passage making on our "jaunt" from Bora Bora to Pago Pago. Wind on the stern quarter the whole way with good size waves, meaning a super rolly ride with little sleep and things crashing down below. Eight days of fitful mini-naps with the heel of the boat so violent that Kirstin resorted to sleeping on the cockpit floor. Approaching Pago Pago- had to wait offshore most of the night  because we got here too late Rattled, rolled, but still in one piece Upon arrival, we were subjected to bureaucratic terrorism on a level never seen before. The harbor master told us to anchor in the bay. He then called to ask how our anchoring went. "Fine, sir". "Well, I need you to bring your boat back to the dock". Strange.......but whatever. The dock he made us tie up against was suitable only for large freighters, and had dangerous protrusions which cou

Mooring field perfection in Bora We've arrived at what will be our final stop in French Polynesia, ironically a mooring ball we used for eight weeks in 2021. While conveniently close to nothing, the mooring is equidistant from fuel, groceries, restaurants, immigration officials, and an A+ swimming hole, so it's perfect. As we run our final errands and prepare to sail, Crabby is getting a lot of exercise, as everything is one to two miles away. When last we left you we were working hard in Huahine: Tom... working hard Watching the clown fish and anemones You can't believe these fish are real Who wants to do boat work when you can look at this Leaving Huahine was hard - the last two years have had so many highlights and Huahine was definitely one of them. As they say all good things must come to an end and we had business to attend to in Raiatea. That business was a return of Kirstin's Dad to French Polynesia - this time in a cruise ship cabin. We explored Raiatea togethe