We are at anchor at a motu on the outer reef at the moment, where locals regularly swing by to forage, but the birds, fishies, shells, snails and crabs have nothing to fear from us–we only hunt for pics. Our daily menus consist of the local veg and fruit that are readily available: papaya, bananas and (still) breadfruit). We creatively cook around the world with… Continue reading »
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2020
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Apr
2020
23
Apr
Article on our eastward trip from Tonga to Tahiti
Christian Feldbauer, Birgit Hackl: The “right” wrong way, Cruising World, April 2020, p. 59–62.
2020
22
Apr
Restrictions are eased on outer islands
Tahiti and Moorea (where 56 cases of covid-19 have been recorded so far, with only very few severe cases) are still in lock-down until the end of April, but the outer covid-free islands have been allowed to ease the restrictions. Now alcohol is sold again (only wine and beer in limited amounts though) and people are officially able to do ‘water activities’ again. Only large… Continue reading »
2020
04
Apr
So far so good in the Gambier
We have tried a few different sailmail and winlink stations and have found some reliable connections to get weather, emails and even the bbc and reuters newsfeed. Additionally we informed boats over in the main village that the mobile phone network was down–maybe that helped or it was just a coincidence, but the network’s back up! That’s nice for us, but vital for the handful… Continue reading »