Suwarrow Atoll (part of the Northern Cook Islands) – At the nesting sites the birds are unafraid of humans.
Suwarrow Atoll – a real Pacific gem, only accessible by yachts…
…with a very scary entrance pass!
A trip to the outer islands with John & Veronica, the temporary resident caretakers.
The caretaker family gets dropped off at the beginning of the sailing season and only have this tinny for transport…
John climbs a coconut tree for evening meal…
The young sons show how easy it is to open them for the flesh…
And Veronica uses the palm fronds to weave a basket to carry the harvest!
Snorkelling over a ‘hole’ in the coral reef.
Looking down at Poco Andante from the top of our mast (Keith was repairing our masthead light).
Rob & Gem from Orinoco Flow – Keith’s dive buddies.
Fabulous pot luck BBQ’s with John & Veronica.
Fabulous pot luck BBQ’s with John & Veronica.
John & Veronica’s home – with a ‘pot luck’ BBQ in the rain!
Chris from Magic Carpet teaches the boys a new song.
Henrietta from the Norwegian yacht Uterus
The boys have a huge coconut crab as a pet!
The boys have a huge coconut crab as a pet!
Lucy and Jamie from Savoir Vivre raise their dinghy.
After bad weather, the anchor chains had wrapped around the coral bombies…
… and Keith spent 4 hours in the water helping them untangle them!
On the passage to Tonga we had a colourful sailplan – storm trysail followed by light-wind spinnaker!
The beautiful islands of Vava’u, Tonga – perfect cruising grounds.
The beautiful islands of Vava’u, Tonga – perfect cruising grounds.
And the charter yachts offer great holiday opportunities.
The Full Moon party – held on an uninhabited island – including valet dinghy parking…
… and local entertainment!
Whale breaching (seen by us while we were at anchor!) Photo courtesy of Stuart Inglis
The King of Tonga died while we were there – and the locals adopted mourning dress.
The local market place…
… and growing taro for the market.
Swallow’s Cave – famous for it’s remarkable blue water…
… lit by sun shining through a hole in the high roof.
Mexican Night on board Savoir Vivre with Jamie & Lucy and Rob & Gemma (Orinoco Flow!
