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Passage from French Polynesia to New Zealand

Posted on 1 November, 202021 March, 2021by Bianca Kindler
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Updates From the Captain’s Log We left the island of Huahine in French Polynesia for Opua, New Zealand, on October 16, 2020. Below are the daily updates that Max sent to family and friends via satellite, and had posted on our Facebook page. Departure from Fare, Huahine We’re off… Settling into the passage. Calm weather, […]

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Huahine – Last Days Before Heading off…

Posted on 10 October, 202016 June, 2025by Bianca Kindler

We spent a lovely couple of days on Huahine with our friends on Patea and Windchase. Milly the boat dog joined us for dinner. I’m excited to go to New Zealand. I remember being in Opua in 2016, and looking at the boats in the marina with Max, wondering who had crossed the Pacific, who […]

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Tahiti & Moorea

Posted on 6 October, 202016 June, 2025by Bianca Kindler

We said goodbye to Fakarava and Luca, and sailed to Tahiti. We are anchored in a bay in Papeete near the airport. It’s strange to be near a city again! We did a bit of sightseeing, and some practical shopping – boat parts. We even went to McDonalds… Sometimes that’s just what you want, or […]

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Zoe’s Story

Posted on 25 September, 202016 June, 2025by Bianca Kindler

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Our first Polynesian atoll – Fakarava

Posted on 20 September, 202016 June, 2025by Bianca Kindler

We left Nuku Hiva and headed to Fakarava in the Tuamotos. According to Max, I got my dream come true as we’ve picked up an lovely young Italian guy hitchhiking his way across the Pacific. Luca sailed with us to Fakarava, stayed on board with us for a while there, and then moved onto find […]

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Exploring Nuku Hiva

Posted on 28 August, 202016 June, 2025by Bianca Kindler

We sailed around the island of Nuku Hiva. It was so fun! We spent time on deserted beaches, playing in the sand and sea. We went on walks through small villages. We spent hours on a beach, shelling coconuts. We bumped into another boating family with kids and went on a hike together. The kids […]

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Nuku Hiva – Taiohae

Posted on 28 July, 202016 June, 2025by Bianca Kindler

We are just loving using our legs again… We have been enjoying fresh food – tropical fruits and other Polynesian food combined with French baking! We have been exploring Taiohae, reconnected with friends, made new friends and were invited to a birthday party on the beach. Bianca Kindler

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Spacegrazer is in Nuku Hiva

Posted on 21 July, 202016 June, 2025by Bianca Kindler

Yay, we got notification that our quarantine is over as they counted our sea time. So after 31 days we set foot on land again… First impressions It’s very relaxed here. We went to get some money from the ATM but it had no cash left. Then later at the snack bar we could only […]

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Passage from Panama to Nuku Hiva

Posted on 20 July, 202016 June, 2025by Bianca Kindler

Updates from the Captain’s Log So we are on our way! We set off 3 hours ago and are super excited. We are headed across the Pacific from Panama to the Marquesas. We imagine it’ll take us between 4 and 6 weeks. Day 1 We started with something that has never happened to us before. […]

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Las Perlas

Posted on 7 June, 202016 June, 2025by Bianca Kindler
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Beau turned 9 yesterday. We had fun having a BBQ on the beach with an overcast full moon. Fun fact: this is a desert island where a season of Survivor has been recorded… Bianca Kindler

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Spacegrazer Transits the Panama Canal

Posted on 30 May, 202023 March, 2021by Bianca Kindler
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We finally decided to take the plunge and go through the Panama Canal, and head for the Pacific! Our canal date was postponed a few times. First by us, then by the authorities, who temporarily closed the canal for small vessels due to Covid 19. Now that the canal is open again, and French Polynesia […]

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Shelter Bay

Posted on 27 May, 202016 June, 2025by Bianca Kindler

Getting ready to leave. Provisioning and home schooling… Bianca Kindler

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Spacegrazer in Lockdown in Panama

Posted on 31 March, 202031 March, 2020by Bianca Kindler
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We are in Shelter Bay Marina in Panama, on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal. Panama is in lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Our plan before recent events was to go through the canal and sail to New Zealand. We would spend about 6 months sailing the South Pacific on our way there, […]

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Stingray City – Grand Cayman

Posted on 27 January, 202018 February, 2020by Bianca Kindler
Stingray City - Grand Cayman

Today was so much fun! We went on a dinghy ride around Grand Cayman’s North Sound to visit Stingray City and Starfish Point. First up was Stingray City. We had been looking forward to this ever since we anchored in Governor’s Creek. Up until now, it had been too windy for us to make this […]

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Frolicking at Seven Mile Beach

Posted on 20 January, 202025 January, 2020by Bianca Kindler
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We are really enjoying the beautiful, long stretch of beach here. It is called Seven Mile Beach, but is ¨only¨5 miles long. Well, that is enough for us! Bianca Kindler

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A New View – Grand Cayman

Posted on 17 January, 202025 January, 2020by Bianca Kindler
Hello 2020 - Cayman Islands

We are still in Grand Cayman – The Cayman Islands´ main island – but we moved from Georgetown to Governors Creek. We had enough of cruise ships blaring their horns – although one ship tooted the tune of the Love Boat, which was good fun, once. Plus, there were high winds in the forecast and […]

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Hello 2020 – Cayman Islands

Posted on 13 January, 202025 January, 2020by Bianca Kindler
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We have been in the Cayman Islands for a few weeks now. On December 31, we arrived in the main town of Georgetown to check into the country. Since it was New Year´s Eve, and nearly the end of the working day, the staff was keen to check us in quickly and get out of […]

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Cienfuegos Cuba – So Far So Interesting

Posted on 20 December, 201924 February, 2020by Bianca Kindler
Cienfuegos Cuba  - So Far So Interesting

We have been in Cienfuegos for a while now. Spacegrazer is anchored just outside the marina. It´s lovely here. The bay is very sheltered, so no rolling around, and safe to jump off for a swim. The town is friendly and relaxed, much more so than Havana. The water is not super clean, but well […]

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Havana to Cienfuegos – Not Our Favourite Trip Ever

Posted on 15 December, 201923 February, 2020by Bianca Kindler
Havana to Cienfuegos - Not Our Favourite Trip Ever

We have arrived in Cienfuegos after a long trip from Havana, around the western tip of Cuba. We made two stops along the way – one at Cabo San Antonio, the cape at the westernmost point of the island. The second stop we made at Maria la Gorda, just around the corner on the south […]

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Short Stop in Maria la Gorda

Posted on 13 December, 20191 January, 2020by Bianca Kindler
Short Stop in Maria la Gorda

On our way from Havana to Cuba’s south coast, we are making a short stop in Maria la Gorda (fat Maria). It’s looking pretty relaxed here. Bianca Kindler

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