Last Updated on November 13, 2021 by Amy In 2016 and 2017, we spent a total of four and a half months in the Pacific Island nation of Fiji. Fiji is a wonderful place that we loved, with a strong, unique culture and stunning natural beauty. Fiji is modern, with amazing hospitality and nature, which…
Last Updated on November 28, 2019 by Amy We have met tons of cruising families while out chasing stars, and it’s obvious that a lot of their time and schedule revolves around homeschooling. Talking to (usually) cruising moms about how they structure classes and spend time teaching their kids got me thinking about how much…
Last Updated on May 15, 2021 by Amy A big, exciting thing for us this year is that we are planning on spending cyclone season in Australia! Normally we don’t have too much work to do to visit a country, but since we are staying so long in Australia, we’ve got our work cut out…
Last Updated on September 3, 2019 by Amy We’ve been full-time traveling around the world since October 2014. Tonga was our 21st country/territory to visit on our boat, Starry Horizons, and it’s definitely on my Top 5 list – because of the Ha’apai group. About the Ha’apai Group Tonga is divided up into five island…
Last Updated on November 4, 2020 by Amy When we decided to spend this extra year in the South Pacific, we wanted to find quiet places similar to the Tuamotus group of French Polynesia, where we were for two weeks in 2016. Two of the main island groups we missed that are less-traveled are the…
Last Updated on January 18, 2023 by Amy We absolutely love cruising remote destinations. There’s a beautiful feeling about being all alone in nature. But, just because boats have sailed the oceans since the dawn of man doesn’t mean that our charts are accurate. And here’s where SAS Planet comes in. Why You Need to…
Last Updated on November 9, 2020 by Amy My friend Mary Grace from Let It Be posed a question a few months ago; if you had to choose between a bigger boat, or a faster boat, relative to your current boat, what would you go with? Of course, going bigger inherently gives you a bit…
Last Updated on November 27, 2019 by Amy Tonga is one of our favorite cruising grounds in the world! It’s underdeveloped compared to many other places we’ve been to. Its people are friendly, and it holds onto its culture. Plus, Tonga is where humpback whales come to give birth and raise their young every year….