Hiking with Kyle in Viti Levu

Hiking with Kyle in Viti Levu

Last Updated on November 18, 2019 by Amy Suva is very different from anywhere we’ve been before. This city is extremely industrial. Sailing into Suva There are only a few sailboats here and cruising is a little challenging. We anchored off the Royal Suva Yacht Club, which is about a 10-minute drive from downtown. The…

Jailbreak in Tonga

Last Updated on November 18, 2019 by Amy In July, a boat named Sea Oak was anchored in Neiafu Harbor. The couple onboard were prone to yelling (I heard this first hand from other boats in the harbor) and physically fighting. One morning, the woman, a Canadian, wouldn’t wake up – and her husband was…

Vava’u, Tonga: Neiafu

Vava’u, Tonga: Neiafu

Last Updated on May 15, 2021 by Amy Through our years of travel on our sailboat, Starry Horizons, Tonga has been one of our favorite stops.  We spent a month in Vava’u in 2016 and liked it so much we came back in 2017 for another month. What’s So Great About Tonga? Tonga is undeveloped…

Niue: The Rock of Polynesia

Niue: The Rock of Polynesia

Last Updated on May 14, 2021 by Amy Since first reading about Niue (probably in a cruising blog), it’s always fascinated me for some reason, perhaps because so few people have ever heard of it. About Niue One of the smallest countries in the world, Niue is one giant coral rock sitting in the Pacific…

Top 10 Experiences Sailing French Polynesia

Top 10 Experiences Sailing French Polynesia

Last Updated on December 1, 2021 by Amy We LOVED sailing French Polynesia. It is, hands-down, my favorite country we’ve been to, although David wavers between Nova Scotia (Canada) and French Polynesia (which are so different it’s like apple to oranges). It amazes me that it’s the longest we’ve been in one country but we didn’t even…