Tag: tuvalu
Drowning Dinghy
I stood on the deck thanking our lucky stars that the kids and I didn’t go ashore. Slade went up a wave and as if in slow motion the dinghy lifted up the bow got thrown over and Slade was flippe... Read More
Exiting the gnarly reef pass
The hairy reef pass awaits us. The Captain circles around the entrance a few times to make sure we are perfectly lined up in the middle of the pass. I stand on the deck watching for stray waves and ma... Read More
Nanumea entrance
The waves are breaking across the reef pass in to Nanumea. We sail up and down trying to get a good look into the pass. Its narrow very narrow. We call exodus on the radio, Tim is kind enough to come ... Read More
Taking on water
After 12 of the worst days at sea our dramas werent over. When Slade went into the locker to get parts to fix a leak in the kids bed, he noticed the cushions in the quater berth were wet. He un... Read More