By Victoria Hardy (ship's cook) The Kingdom of Tonga We passed Tongan islands for days before we reached our destination, Neiafu, the capital of the Vava'u island group. Although the international dateline is technically after Tonga, the…
By Victoria Hardy (ship's cook) Alongside again in sunny Avatiu, Rarotonga, the ship hooked up to shore power, and the crew relishing hot showers in the shore facilities – our first impression of the Cook Islands was a good one. On day o…
By Victoria Hardy Mangareva Three days of sailing west from Pitcairn brought us to the main island of the Gambier Islands group of French Polynesia. To the delight of the crew, upon checking into Mangareva, the local gendarme suggested t…
After clearing out of El Salvador, the crew enjoyed a swim call off the coast of Guatemala before making its first stop in Chiapas, just across the Mexico-Guatemala border. In Chiapas, the crew made a trip inland to San Cristobal where t…