Cruise of the Ladybug

Well - we did not sail as planned. The window for departure closed, with south east winds making a southerly passage potentially unpleasant....

To try to better capture what it is like here, I will write a little about a few experiences we had in the first couple of days. On Sunda...

Our check in with customs, immigration, and quarantine was a bit of a debacle. We initially anchored at the wharf, but the officials did no...

Niuatoputapu is a fascinating place - hard to describe in a few words. We are anchored in a somewhat protected bay off the 3rd village on th...

Correction to the previous post - the busy port alluded to should have been Apia, not Atuona. Chris has been reading Robert L. Stevenson...

We are now in Tonga, after a 38 hour, 200 mile crossing to Niautoputapu, an island in the northern-most group of Tongan islands. This is a s...

The following pictures are from our car trip around Upolu - the Samoan island where Apia is located and where we are currently moored. We r...

We are still having fun here in Samoa and yesterday went on a car tour around the island (40 dollars for a day with unlimited mileage). We...

The Robert Louis Stevenson museum is a must-see if you are in Apia, Samoa. The house is lovely, the tour guides are knowledgeable, and the ...

A few pictures from Apia, plus a nice one of Rani conning Ladybug through some coral patches. Ladybug in the Tuamotus - Rani is watch...