Coral reefs suffer worldwide due to climate change and pollution–during our 6 years in the Pacific we’ve had to watch many reefs die… Here in the Gambier we’ve also witnessed some damage, but there are still areas with 100 % healthy coral and especially this year we see young coral that prove that nature is still fighting and trying to recover. The water temperature is… Continue reading »
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2020
22
Feb
2020
15
Feb
Geckos everywhere!
Each time we bring a banana-stack aboard a few blind passengers come with it. This way we ‘imported’ some geckos years ago who thrived in the smurfy environment. By now their great-grandchildren roam Pitufa. We don’t know how many we have, but we regularly see small ones in the garden under the sprayhood and adults everywhere inside and outside. Yesterday evening a seriously big and… Continue reading »
2020
10
Feb
Article in All-at-Sea Magazine February 2020
Birgit Hackl: The Little Things That Matter, All At Sea Caribbean, February 2020, p. 50–54. Free download from allatsea.net.
2020
05
Feb
Back in the Gambier Islands
We arrived in the Gambier two days ago after a swift 5-day passage from Raroia. It’s our seventh time here and the islands are as pretty as always, but full of bittersweet memories–my mom visited twice here…
2020
02
Feb
Tack?
After a bumpy, swift ride the wind has calmed down a bit. Unfortunately it has also turned east, making it more difficult for us to reach Gambier. Let’s see if we need to tack on the last 93 nm.