georgebackhus on July 30th, 1999

We arrived in Rarotonga on Tuesday, July 20, shortly after first light, after a very rough 535-mile, 70-hour passage. This is the beginning of Leg Two of the “Coconut Milk Run” for us, leaving the Society Islands of French Polynesia and entering the Southern Cook Islands, along our westward journey to Tonga. Steep 10-foot south [...]

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georgebackhus on July 26th, 1999

 

Ancient fish traps (still used) on Huahini.
 

Thanks to all of you who have stayed in touch. We thought we would give your email (and our fingers) a bit of a rest while we did some cruising and exploring in the Society Islands.
We left off in Papeete, Tahiti, just as Auckland-to-Tahiti MooCrew Phyllis, Steve and Dale [...]

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