Primitive Pacific
CLICK this link: https://www.oceansfive.net/vanuatu to see the active Volcano - On to Vanuatu We depart from Musket Cove, Fiji, on...
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jolie655
- Aug 9
- 26 min
Fiji - Finally
Fiji Finally! Pics and video @ https://www.oceansfive.net/fiji This blog may seem longer than usual, because (yikes!) it is! We arrived...
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jolie655
- Jul 8
- 10 min
Kingdom of Tonga
To the Kingdom of Tonga we go…. https://www.oceansfive.net/tonga For the eight day journey we’re facing, we know ahead of time to expect...
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jolie655
- Jun 28
- 15 min
Pearls of the Pacific
The other Society Islands. https://www.oceansfive.net/societyislands We sail into Huahine on Monday morning, around 9am and set anchor...
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jolie655
- Jun 14
- 9 min
Big Waves, Happy Faces
The Society Islands Part 1- Tahiti, Moorea https://www.oceansfive.net/societyislands On our way to Tahiti, we are told there’s no space...
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jolie655
- Jun 3
- 11 min
Circles in the Sea
The coral atolls of the Tuomotus. Check out the location page https://www.oceansfive.net/tuamotus. Another blah blah blah blog. I don’t...
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jolie655
- Apr 27
- 13 min
Let's Get Vertical - Marquesas
The Marquesas…htg https://www.oceansfive.net/marquesas Anchoring at a small island across from Hiva Oa, as the total eclipse continues to...
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jolie655
- Apr 12
- 8 min
The Long Haul to Marquesas
You may have received an email the other day of Rob’s post of our crossing. Here is mine. As you can see, it’s much longer (Sorry! As I...
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jolie655
- Apr 11
- 3 min
18 Days
Well. 17 days and 18 hours. The Pacific Crossing. It's a blur. Rob blog. :-) The Earth is an ocean dotted with land. Sixteen days into...
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jolie655
- Mar 26
- 11 min
Monsters are Real!
Galapagos: The Second Half Currently, we’ve begun our three week sail to the Marquesas. I haven’t written a single letter of the blog...
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jolie655
- Mar 16
- 4 min
Onward to the Galapagos….
Sunday, March 3rd, as we begin our journey to Galapagos, we find ourselves in summertime, lake-like seas; waves and swells are...
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jolie655
- Mar 11
- 1 min
Galapagos, so far
Life astounds us with the sights, sounds, smells and constant movement of the Galapagos. Birds soaring in the air and in the water....
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jolie655
- Mar 3
- 8 min
Sloths and Crocodiles, oh, and sailing..
We sure spent a lot of time at docks recently. Docked at Shelter Bay waiting to pass through the Canal and now docked at La Playita...
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jolie655
- Feb 24
- 4 min
The Shortcut
4am Entrance to Panama Canal The afternoon of Sunday, February 18th, after permission from the Panama Canal Authority, we moved Jolie out...
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jolie655
- Feb 22
- 5 min
Change of Scenery
San Blas to Shelter Bay Friday, February 9-14 Sadly, we wave farewell to the San Blas Islands and sail a beautiful beam to broad reach to...
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jolie655
- Feb 13
- 8 min
Time Machine
Guna Yala (San Blas Islands, Panama). Disclaimer: This is more of a journal than a blog, so it is a bit long. I may have too much time on...
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jolie655
- Feb 3
- 1 min
Sea means Power
Open ocean sailing has taught us that S-E-A means P-O-W-E-R. Jolie is a decent size, but we are constantly reminded that we’re a mere...
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jolie655
- Jan 28
- 1 min
What is Cruising?
Almost without exception, everyone we've met on the rally is unique and very interesting and entertaining in his/her own way. Bonaire...
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jolie655
- Jan 20
- 1 min
Windy Passage to Bonaire
The week of high winds finally relaxed this morning as we left Les Saintes for Bonaire. It is a 460NM trip heading 255 deg across the...
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