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Just to be cliche, our story doesn’t end here, a new one is starting. With my mother and I hopping onto a plane to take us from Tahiti to Seattle, where we’d house hunt in a new part of the state. Dad and the cats would arrive later, and we were busy, busy, busy. Our…

We end our story in Tahiti, since we actually had a few “minor” plan changes. We arrived in Tahiti in a mild state of shock. It was huge and we definitely weren’t expecting the size we discovered. Papeete was bustling and loud, everyone was honking and shouting in a mix of Polynesian and French. Tahiti…

We left Fakarava for the little atoll of Toau, where we were to have such an incredible experience… The passage to Toau was six hours, which felt so long at the time, since we’d already gotten used to 2-4 hour baby trips on Fakarava. When we arrived in Toau, the first thing I noticed was…

No one on boats enjoy passages, they’re uncomfortable, slow, and kinda dull. And most of the animals are smart enough to stay permanently on their islands, so no birdies. And we hadn’t seen dolphins in a long while, too. But anyways, there we were. On a five day passage to the Tuamotus, which – although…

Sorry, I’m so sorry. Photos won’t be in this one – even though I have really good ones for this. ARG! Ah. Ua Pou. Home to the Choco-man. Manfred. When we arrived after the short day trip to Ua Pou we noticed instantly how vibrant it was; streamers, games and music. Kids were leaping off…

When we hit land in Nuku Hiva, the first thing we noticed was the rocking. It was incessant and very pronounced and I was legitimately thrown from my room into the galley. Thrown. We had anchored in the most populated anchorage there, the least rocking of them, because it was nearest to the big bay…