Turtlebones has left the marina!

When we were tied up in Puerta Vallarta and walking back to the boat at night, there were a couple of stretches of dock where there was an “oily” scum on the water but at night it became a small field of stars with purple/blue dots of light. Last night after dark (maybe 9pm), I…

On Day 22 after leaving the dock in Puerto Vallarta MX, we threaded Turtlebones into the magical archipelago of islands that comprise the Marquesas – one of the most remote outposts in the world. Upon arrival, we were immediately struck by the raw beauty of these towering volcanic islands, their peeks shrouded in dense clouds….

Last week we bid adieu to the Tuamotus.  Gaston and Valentina never returned, and we never did share a lobster dinner with them – malheureusement!  But no need to worry about them – we know that in these parts it sometimes takes a little longer to get the stuff you need … After a calm…

Since leaving Huahine five days ago, we’d been alone. An endless horizon without a boat in sight. No humans for god-knows how many miles. Not even any dolphins. The only other life forms being a few curious sea birds who occasioned by. Oh, and the stiff semi-dehydrated flying fish we discovered on the foredeck the…

We arrived in New Zealand with two goals; get Turtlebones ready for another South Pacific cruising season, and explore this beautiful country by land and by sea. After five weeks of living in a boatyard – more on that topic later – attending to what seems like a never-ending list of boat projects, Sharon and…