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underwater Pacific

underwater caribbean

birds of the US & Bahamas

birds of the Caribbean

birds of Central America

birds of South America

butterflies/moths

travel photography

Map

Lightroom Albums

s/v Reach 2008-2018

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underwater Pacific

underwater caribbean

birds of the US & Bahamas

birds of the Caribbean

birds of Central America

birds of South America

butterflies/moths

travel photography

Map

Lightroom Albums

s/v Reach 2008-2018

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Spring has arrived in the southern hemisphere. After what seemed like going all year with no rain, that all changed this week.

Today it is pouring buckets, so perhaps an official start of rainy season. On the plus side we're getting a boat wash and

Glad that I went in the water yesterday ~ always something interesting to find even with low visibility 🔍

#nudibranch #inaturalist #underwatermacro #freediving #tuamotus

A view to starboard & to port this evening ~ blustery, unsettled weather & even a bit chilly 💜🩵

#sunset #windy #atanchor #pano #tuamotus

I actually remembered our boat’versary... This is the date that we sold up and sailed away all those years ago ⛵️

Celebrating with French Polynesia finds ~ seared duck breast, French cut green beans and a nice St Emillion 🍷

#gastromony #stem

A peek above the water while checking out a new reef 🤿

#coralreef #blacknoddy #channelmarker #snorkel #tuamotus

Almost full moon rise 🤍 🩷🩵

#fullmoon #moonrise #venusbelt #atanchor #tuamotus

I've visited this coral marbled shrimp (aka eyespot shrimp) several times this week ~ it lives on a coral head right next to us.

It is very skittish, so I only get one or two photos each day!

I love taking the time to get to know who lives in the

We had a reef manta ray visit the anchorage yesterday 🤩

It was feeding right next to the boat so I joined it for a swim... sooo majestic!

#reefmantaray #filterfeeding #wideangle #underwaterphotography #tuamotus

Mark loves his coconut 🥥🌴

He takes over the galley to make his cocadas & coconut custard pie 🥧

#cocoadas #panela #coconutcustardpie #sweettooth #cookingonaboat

Anchored on a lee shore tonight before an expected wind shift. All snuggled into a shallow, clear sand patch with 360 degree swing room in 7' and no bommies ~ a luxury!

#leeshore #allclear #atanchor #sailcatamaran #tuamotus

Blenny fix yesterday😍
(okay... one is a dwarfgoby)

#iloveblennies #inaturalist #underwatermacro #freediving #tuamotus

A short downwind hop to the next atoll... The timing to leave and enter the cuts worked out in our favor! 😬

#atollcut #screecher #sailcatamaran #dolphin460 #tuamotus

Fish portraits from the new anchorage 🐟😄

#fishportrait #reeffish #underwaterphotography #toau #tuamotus

Made a game attempt at New Orleans gumbo last night... traditional okra missing (nor filé), unfortuately.

I used chorizo (sub for andouille) and canned muscles (sub for shrimp). The the roux and the trinity made this still a great dish. Ser

Clear skies for last night's sunset 🌅

Fortunately we found some tonic soda so we can enjoy sundowner G&Ts just a while longer 🍹

#gnt #sundowner #sunset #boatlife #tuamotus

Reef scenes & cool fish on the stunning coral wall of the south cut in Fakarava 🪸🐠🦈

#reefscenes #coralwall #underwaterphotograghy #freediving #tuamotus