There to Here - Across the Pacific - Part 2

There to Here - Across the Pacific - Part 2

Believe it or not, though crossing the South Pacific seems idyllic, it has its good days and its bad. The weather can be unpredictable with local squalls, big wind bursts and heavy downpours. Our ~600nm sail from Bora Bora to Penrhyn, the northernmost of the Cook Islands, was bumpy, but fast.

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Carolina Carnivores - Yikes

Carolina Carnivores - Yikes

Where the heck is the Green Swamp Preserve? Is it far? Are there really lots of carnivorous plants there? What else is there to do around there? After all, we’re pretty close to the North Carolina border, maybe this is a day-off activity for the captain and me.

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