Hello Learjet Readers: Jody writing. Oyeux anniversaire a moi. Happy birhday to me. Didn't even know until Glenn started to spank me. Is that really any way to...
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May 4, 2005 5:36 pm
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Hello Learjet Readers: Glenn writing. We are leaving the Tuamotus with little time to spare. Conor (Jody's oldest son) is arriving Fakarava the morning of the...
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May 5, 2005 3:26 pm
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Hello Learjet Readers: Glenn writing. As of 510 local time, 0310 GMT, we are S 09 42.6 W 140 52. Full main and jib. 11 knots of wind. Close reach. Averaging...
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May 7, 2005 4:32 pm
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Hullo Shoresiders, We survived. If you thought "Squall" was a thriller, you're in for a real ride with the details to follow in the next journal entry. Rock n'...
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May 9, 2005 3:08 pm
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The Orange County boy "neglected" to mention that we visited one of the largest "crucifixes" on the islands. It was actually originally a phallis.L All of the...
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May 12, 2005 8:45 pm
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Hello Learjet Readers, Jody writing. The journey from the Nuka Hiva in the Marquesas to Fakarava in the Tuamotus was a passage of about 550 miles. It was just...
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May 13, 2005 10:53 pm
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Dear Learjet Journal Readers: Aaah, the village of Tetamanu. Occupied by two families and a dive center at the South end of the island of Fakarava in the...
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May 17, 2005 2:55 pm
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Dear Learjet Readers: Currently on passage from Taou in the Tuamotu Archipelago to Moorea, near Tahiti, in the Society Islands. Departed Taou this evening....
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May 19, 2005 4:14 pm
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Hello Learjet Readers, Present position at 1400 local time (Hawaii time zone) is S 16 45.3 W 148 18.9. We anticipate arriving Moorea early tomorrow morning. ...
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May 20, 2005 5:03 am
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Readers, We arrived safely in Cook's Bay, Moorea, Society Islands, early this morning around 400 am. After anchoring and all, ready for sleep around 530. Tired...
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May 21, 2005 2:56 pm
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May 21, 2005 7:04 pm
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Hello Learjet Journal Readers: This is the saga of the dinghy. Jody and Conor are off to Tahiti for Conor to catch his flight home. In my experience, the...
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Jun 3, 2005 5:44 am
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Good Day Readers, This piece is about the "Hookah Experience". Our underwater sports activities basically happen one of three ways. 1. Snorkeling: Here you...
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Jun 3, 2005 5:44 am
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Hello All, Departed Moorea just after dark. On an overnight passage to Huahine. Present time is 2300pm, 0900 UTC. Position is S 17 12.27, W 150 13.62. Winds...
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Jun 17, 2005 2:12 am
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Hello All, Arrived safe and sound at Huahine Island this morning. Anchored near the town of Fare. All is well. Glenn, Jody, Eddie ...
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Jun 17, 2005 5:07 pm
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Recall from an earlier posting to the journal that "Hooka" is a brand name for a surface supply diving apparatus. We don't have that brand, but that's what we...
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Jun 20, 2005 1:40 am
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I recently met the famous John Neil. He and his previous wife wrote the book Mahina Taina (spelling?). He owns a Halburg Rassey 46 (or about that size). He has...
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Jun 21, 2005 3:40 pm
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Marina Taina, lovely harbor near to Papeete, Tahiti was our anchorage for this tale. No traffic, congestion and relative pollution associated with large-ish...
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Jun 29, 2005 4:08 am
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When one travels on the water as we do, you have to have a way to keep stuff dry. Cameras, wallets, clothes, etc. will get soaked in dink rides to shore from...
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Jun 30, 2005 4:57 pm
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Days are warm. Most often, but not always, evenings are cool and breezy on the hook (anchor). Visitors of the insect variety are rare, but when they are here...
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Jun 30, 2005 4:59 pm
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A response from one of our readers: Glenn, forget the fly swatters, insecticide, voodoo...here is the best solution and it works....I did it in South America...
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Jul 2, 2005 4:43 pm
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Hello Learjet Readers, Our (very) tentative plan is shaping up like this: Leave here (Bora Bora) in the next couple days (weather permitting). Next destination...
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Jul 6, 2005 4:29 am
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This is a flashback to our Safari tour across the interior of the island of Tahiti. Kanahau, Tahiti Man of the Year, some years past, was our guide on a 4x4 ...
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Jul 7, 2005 4:57 am
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Howdy, The weather en route to and at the Southern Cooks is not conducive to leaving Bora Bora right now. We need reasonable weather for the passage. In...
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Jul 7, 2005 11:34 pm
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Dear Learjet Readers: I got about a half dozen responses to my enquiry about Beveridge Reef. It is clearly worth going there. I just have to figure out how! ...
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Jul 8, 2005 12:48 am
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Hello Learjet Journal Readers, There is a collection of photo journals available now. They cover the San Diego to Marquesas passage and most of the time in the...
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Jul 8, 2005 5:55 am
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Hello Readers, Thank you all so much for sending information about Beveridge Reef. Elan wins the pool for best research. [Did he win the most pools on the ...
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Jul 9, 2005 5:26 am
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Hello, We have a weather window for Raratonga. It is a 3 day passage to Raratonga in the Southern Cooks. Weather for sailing looks pretty reasonable. We will ...
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Jul 11, 2005 1:26 pm
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Good day mates, Enroute to Raratonga. Present position S 17 25.2 W 153 32.1, on 7/12, at 0100 Hawaii time. roughly 100 mi SW of Bora Bora. We left Bora Bora...
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Jul 12, 2005 3:37 pm
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Fast passage. First two days were 200 mile days. Slowed the boat down all night so as to not arrive too much before dawn. Arrived Raratonga this morning a bit...