Gryphon II

Date: 19 Aug 2010 09:36:32

Title: French Polynesia - Islands of Plenty

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Flowers and fruits of the Marquesas, Tuamotus and Society Islands which gave us the bounty of flavours, colour and scents of the islands.

Here are just a few.

Plants grow just about anywhere.

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Diary Entries

2013
- May 2013
  - Sun 05 May
    - Position Update: N01 23 75 E104 06 25
- Apr 2013
  - Mon 29 Apr
    - Position Update: N01 28 E103 43
  - Sun 28 Apr
    - Position Update: N01 27 80 E 103 16 01
  - Sat 27 Apr
    - Position Update: N02 06 704 E102 20 291
  - Mon 22 Apr
    - China 6 - Suzhou and Kunshan
  - Sun 21 Apr
    - China 5 - Arriving in Suzhou
  - Sat 20 Apr
    - China 4 - Shanghai
  - Wed 17 Apr
    - China 3 - Guilin
  - Mon 15 Apr
    - China 2 - Xi'an
  - Thu 11 Apr
    - China 1 - Beijing
  - Wed 03 Apr
    - Land Travel - Melaka
- Mar 2013
  - Sat 30 Mar
    - Land Travel in The Cameron Highlands
  - Sat 23 Mar
    - Klang and Kuala Lumpur
    - Position Update: N02 28 7 E101 50 4
  - Wed 20 Mar
    - Down to Klang, Malaysia 03 00N 101 23 5E
  - Mon 18 Mar
    - Malacca Strait N03 49 E100 47
- Feb 2013
  - Wed 27 Feb
    - Shit Happens N08 11 E98 36
  - Tue 26 Feb
    - A visitor for Chinese New Year N07 35 E99 10
  - Tue 12 Feb
    - Boat Works
  - Sun 03 Feb
    - Koh Racha Yai and Ao Chalong Check In N07 47 E98 21
    - Koh Rok Nok N07 12 E99 03
- Jan 2013
  - Thu 24 Jan
    - Back Up North N06 29 E99 18
  - Mon 14 Jan
    - Comedy Fruit N06 17 E099 41
  - Mon 07 Jan
    - New Year in Tarutao N06 38 E099 10
  - Sat 05 Jan
    - A Happy Christmas N07 48 E098 21
2012
- Dec 2012
  - Fri 21 Dec
    - The Sound of Kuah N 6 19 E 99 51
  - Thu 13 Dec
    - Water Maker Fun - Errr..............................................No!
- Nov 2012
  - Mon 26 Nov
    - Surviving the Heat in Pangkor and Catching Up with Old Friends
  - Wed 21 Nov
    - Return to Asia
- Oct 2012
  - Tue 09 Oct
    - UK 2012
- Jan 2012
  - Sun 15 Jan
    - Farewell Thailand, back to Pangkor, Malaysia
    - Thai Christmas
2011
- Dec 2011
  - Thu 22 Dec
    - Langkawi to Phuket 08 11 44N 098 21 331E
  - Mon 19 Dec
    - Penang N5 25 E100 21
- Nov 2011
  - Tue 22 Nov
    - Out and About at Pangkor Island
  - Sun 20 Nov
    - Work and Play at Pangkor Marina Island
  - Tue 15 Nov
    - From the rubbish of Klang to the peace of Pangkor N04 12 620 E100 32 997
  - Mon 07 Nov
    - Klang and Port Klang N03 00 235 E101 23 307
  - Tue 01 Nov
    - Admiral Marina Port Dickson and a tour of Kuala Lumpur N02 28.7 E101 50.4
- Oct 2011
  - Wed 26 Oct
    - Arriving in Malaysia N 1 28 E 103 44
  - Thu 20 Oct
    - Singapore N01 20.5 E103 38.20
  - Mon 17 Oct
    - Crossing the Line N0 00 E 104 49
  - Sat 08 Oct
    - Belitung S2 33 E 107 40
  - Thu 06 Oct
    - People of the Forest
  - Wed 05 Oct
    - Kalimantan, Borneo S02 44 471 E111 43 935
  - Mon 03 Oct
- Sep 2011
  - Sun 18 Sep
    - Royal Bali Yacht Club, Serangan, South Bali S08 43 123 E115 14 473
  - Thu 15 Sep
    - Lombok Island S08 21 728 E116 07 724
  - Tue 06 Sep
    - Here Be Dragons S08 39 110 E119 42 805
- Aug 2011
  - Sun 28 Aug
    - Labuan Bajo S08 30.952 E119 46.549
  - Thu 25 Aug
    - Position Update S08 21.481 E119 59.739
  - Tue 23 Aug
    - Position Update S08 14.561 E120 35.705
  - Mon 22 Aug
    - Position Update S08 14.561 E120 35.705
  - Fri 19 Aug
    - Maumere and Riung S08 36.742 E122 13.157
  - Wed 17 Aug
    - Along the Coast of Flores S08 26 73 E122 24 53
  - Tue 16 Aug
    - Larantuka S08 04 639 E122 50 731
  - Mon 15 Aug
    - Indonesian Water World
  - Sun 14 Aug
    - Bats and Islands S 8 15 E 123 20
  - Tue 09 Aug
    - Lembata
  - Thu 04 Aug
    - Islands and Volcanoes S8 14 E123 19
  - Wed 03 Aug
    - Hattie's Birthday S08 14 E123 19
  - Tue 02 Aug
    - Visiting the Orphanage
  - Mon 01 Aug
    - Villages of West Timor
    - Kupang, West Timor S10 09 E123 34
- Jul 2011
  - Sun 03 Jul
    - Fannie Bay 12 26 S 130 49 E
    - Darwin
- Jun 2011
  - Tue 21 Jun
    - Port Darwin Position Update 12 25S 130 47E
    - Clarence Strait Position Update 12 06S 130 57E
  - Mon 20 Jun
    - Van Diemen Gulf and on to Darwin 12 06S 131 15E
  - Sun 19 Jun
    - Dundas Strait Position Update 11 08S 131 38E
    - The Arafura Sea and Gulf of Carpentaria 10 54S 133 04E
  - Tue 14 Jun
    - Torres Strait 10 35S 142 14E
  - Mon 13 Jun
    - Cape York Position Update 10 44S 142 35E
  - Sat 11 Jun
    - Rounding Queensland 10 35S 142 14 E
  - Tue 07 Jun
    - Aboriginal Experience
  - Sun 05 Jun
    - Cooktown 15 27S 145 40E
  - Fri 03 Jun
    - Culture (and Climate) Shock
  - Thu 02 Jun
    - Crossing The Coral Sea S16 53 E145 47
  - Wed 01 Jun
    - Position Update S16 40 E146 14
- May 2011
  - Tue 31 May
    - Position Update S16 23 E150 15
  - Sun 22 May
    - Not Enough Time 15 31S 167 09E
  - Fri 20 May
    - Baptism of Fire 16 35S 168 09E
  - Thu 19 May
    - Vanuatu
  - Sun 15 May
    - Arrived in Vanuatu 17 44S 168 19E
  - Sat 14 May
    - Fiji's Gone
  - Fri 13 May
    - Fiji - The Yasawa Islands
  - Sat 07 May
    - Vanua Levu
- Apr 2011
  - Fri 29 Apr
    - Fiji Arrival 16 46S 179 20E
  - Mon 25 Apr
    - Happy Easter from the Coral Sea and the Tropic of Capricorn S21 46 E178 05
  - Sun 24 Apr
    - Onwards to Fiji S25 19 E177 26
  - Fri 22 Apr
    - Goodbye New Zealand, 19 April 2011 S33 29 E174 41
  - Thu 21 Apr
    - Decision Time
  - Wed 13 Apr
    - Back to Opua S35 18 E174 07
  - Mon 11 Apr
    - More Cruising with Visitors
- Mar 2011
  - Tue 15 Mar
    - Cruising with Visitors
  - Mon 14 Mar
    - Exploring New Zealand 3 Abel Tasman to Auckland
  - Sun 13 Mar
    - Akaroa to the West Coast
- Feb 2011
  - Mon 28 Feb
    - Auckland to Christchurch
  - Thu 24 Feb
    - New Zealand Update
  - Fri 11 Feb
    - Leaving the Tropics S35 19 E174 07
2010
- Nov 2010
  - Wed 10 Nov
    - Goodbye Tonga S21 08 W175 09
- Oct 2010
  - Thu 28 Oct
    - Whales!
    - Tonga S18 42 W 174 02
  - Thu 21 Oct
    - Tonga Update S18 42 174 02 W
  - Sun 10 Oct
    - We Have Just Lost Thursday S18 39 W173 58
  - Mon 04 Oct
    - Niue S18 37 W174 00
    - Going to Niue
  - Fri 01 Oct
- Sep 2010
  - Mon 27 Sep
    - Position update for Rarotonga 21 13S 159 45W
  - Tue 21 Sep
    - Maupihaa or Mopelia - Population 10 S16 50 W153 55
  - Wed 08 Sep
  - Sun 05 Sep
    - Raiatea and Tahaa S16 38 W151 26
- Aug 2010
  - Thu 19 Aug
    - Huahine S16 43 W151 02
    - French Polynesia - Islands of Plenty
  - Wed 11 Aug
    - Position Update Huahine S16 43 W151 02
  - Tue 10 Aug
    - Moorea S17 29 W149 53
  - Fri 06 Aug
    - The Society Islands - Tahiti S17 30 W148 30
- Jul 2010
  - Sun 25 Jul
    - Position Update, Papeete, Tahiti S17 31 W149 32
  - Sat 24 Jul
  - Tue 20 Jul
    - Nuku Hiva Trip
    - Pictures of Daniel's Bay
  - Tue 06 Jul
    - The Tuamotus S15 50 W145 10
- Jun 2010
  - Tue 29 Jun
    - The Last of the Marquesas, Nuku Hiva and Ua Pou S08 54 W140 10
  - Fri 18 Jun
  - Sat 12 Jun
    - Fatu Hiva S10 27 W138 40
  - Fri 11 Jun
    - Tahuata S9 54 W139 06
  - Thu 10 Jun
    - Hiva Oa
  - Thu 03 Jun
    - Made It! S9 48 W 139 02
  - Tue 01 Jun
    - Blood Bath! S 9 02 W 134 43
- May 2010
  - Tue 25 May
    - Rolling Along S 6 55 W 122 58
  - Sat 22 May
    - A Change of Nature S05 32 W114 40
  - Fri 21 May
    - The Chaotic S5 35 W112 13
  - Sat 15 May
    - There She Blows S3 19 W095 18
  - Tue 11 May
    - Galapagos Tour
  - Mon 03 May
    - Christobal, Galapagos S 00 53 W 89 36
- Apr 2010
  - Mon 26 Apr
    - Galapagos Tomorrow N00 51 W88 01
  - Tue 13 Apr
    - Through the Canal N 8 54 W 079 31
- Mar 2010
  - Thu 18 Mar
    - Heading for the Panama Canal N9 22 W79 57
  - Wed 17 Mar
    - San Blas N9 26 W78 51
  - Mon 15 Mar
    - Leaving Cartagena and on to Islas de Rosario N10 10 W75 45
  - Mon 01 Mar
    - Cartagena
- Feb 2010
  - Thu 25 Feb
    - Pooped and Dieseled N10 24 W75 33
  - Sat 20 Feb
    - Alphabet Sea N12 26 W71 49
  - Fri 19 Feb
    - Uneplored Waters N13 16 W67 55
  - Tue 02 Feb
    - St Lucia N13 50 W61 05
- Jan 2010
  - Sat 30 Jan
    - Changing Plans
  - Fri 29 Jan
    - Petit Nevis and Bequia N13 00 W61 15
  - Wed 20 Jan
    - Tobago Cays 12 38N 61 28W
  - Mon 18 Jan
    - Union Island
  - Wed 06 Jan
    - The Grenadines N12 35 W61 22
2009
- Dec 2009
  - Wed 09 Dec
    - Prickly Bay and True Blue Bay Grenada N 12 00 W 61 45
  - Tue 08 Dec
    - Egret and other Pics
  - Sun 06 Dec
    - Barbados Visit N13 16 W59 39
  - Thu 03 Dec
    - Barbados N 13 06 W 58 50
  - Tue 01 Dec
    - Changes 13 20N 55 57W
- Nov 2009
  - Mon 30 Nov
    - After the Storm 13 32N 52 48W
    - Gybe Oh 13 36N 51 30W
  - Sat 28 Nov
    - Stormy Day 14 41N 46 39W
    - An Unusual Visitor 14 55N 43 17W
  - Wed 25 Nov
    - Half Way to Barbados 14 52N 42 12W
  - Tue 24 Nov
    - Atlantic Ups and Downs 15 03N 40 32W
  - Mon 23 Nov
    - Water Making 15 21N 38 00 W
  - Sun 22 Nov
    - Star Gazing 15 34N 35 08W
    - Crossing the Atlantic 15 40N 35 38W
  - Thu 19 Nov
    - Starting the Crossing 16 25N 29 00W
  - Mon 16 Nov
    - Cape Verdes 16 53N 25 00W
  - Thu 05 Nov
    - Entering the Tropics 16.53.00N 25.00.00W
  - Tue 03 Nov
    - Canary Island to the Cape Verdes 16.53.00N 25.00.00W
  - Sun 01 Nov
    - La Palma to El Hierro, Canary Islands
- Oct 2009
  - Sat 31 Oct
    - Lanzarote to La Palma N28 41 W17 46
  - Mon 05 Oct
    - A Flying Visit Home from Marina Rubicon
  - Thu 01 Oct
    - Marina Rubicon N28 51 W13 49
- Sep 2009
  - Wed 30 Sep
    - Graciosa to Lanzarote N28 57 W13 32
  - Sun 27 Sep
    - Graciosa N29 13 W13 30
  - Fri 25 Sep
    - Salvagem Grande N30 08 W15 52
  - Wed 23 Sep
    - Ilhas Desertas N32 31 W 16 30
  - Fri 18 Sep
    - Madeira N 32 38 W 16 54
  - Tue 08 Sep
    - Porto Santo to Madeira N32 45 W16 42
  - Sat 05 Sep
    - Porto Santo A33 04 N 16 20 W
  - Fri 04 Sep
    - Fw: N 36 47 W 12 00
  - Wed 02 Sep
    - 2nd Night Watch En Route to the Madeiran Archipelago N36 04.704 W13 03.342
- Aug 2009
  - Sun 30 Aug
    - Cascais to Lisbon and return
  - Tue 25 Aug
    - Nazre to Cascais N 38 41 W 9 24
  - Fri 21 Aug
    - Figuera da Foz to Nazare N 39 35 W 9 04
  - Thu 20 Aug
    - Povoa da Vazim to Figuera da Foz N40 08 W 8 55
  - Wed 19 Aug
    - Viano de Castelo to Povoa do Vazim (and Porto). N41 22 W 8 46
  - Sun 16 Aug
    - Bayona to Viano do Castelo, PORTUGAL! N 41 41 W 8 49
    - Islas Cies to Vigo and Bayona N 42 08 W 08 50
  - Fri 14 Aug
    - Combarro to Isla Cies N42 14 W8 54
  - Tue 11 Aug
    - Ria de Pontevedra & Combarro N42 26 W8 42
    - Muros to Ria de Pontevedra N42 26 W8 42
  - Thu 06 Aug
    - Finisterre to Ria de Muros
    - Muxia to Finisterre N42 56 W9 15
  - Tue 04 Aug
    - Camarinas and Muxia 43 06N 9 13W
    - Leaving Coruna for the Coast of Death 43 15N 8 58W
- Jul 2009
  - Sun 26 Jul
    - Coruna 43 22N 8 24W
    - El Ferrol 43 28N 8 15W
  - Tue 21 Jul
  - Sun 12 Jul
    - Ribadeo Again
    - Ribadeo N43 23 W7 02
  - Sat 04 Jul
    - Audierne
  - Wed 01 Jul
    - Audierne N48 00.5 W4 32
- Jun 2009
  - Tue 30 Jun
    - Molene N48 24 W4 30.5
  - Mon 29 Jun
    - LAbrewrac'h and LAberbenoit N48 34 W4 36
  - Mon 22 Jun
    - Ploumanarc'h & Les Sept Isles 48 50N 3 29.5W
  - Sat 20 Jun
    - Treguier N48 47 W3 13
  - Fri 19 Jun
    - St Peter Port N 49 27 W2 32
  - Wed 17 Jun
    - Herm N49 28 W2 27
  - Mon 15 Jun
    - Sark N 49 25.5 W 2 21
  - Sat 13 Jun
    - Alderney N49 40 W2 12
  - Wed 10 Jun
- May 2009
  - Tue 19 May
    - Leaving Suffolk - Southward to Cherbourg
2008
- Oct 2008
  - Fri 24 Oct
    - Last Post Harwich N51 57 E1 17
  - Fri 17 Oct
  - Fri 03 Oct
- Sep 2008
  - Mon 22 Sep
    - Isles Chausey 48 52N 1 49W
    - Granville 48 50N 1 36 W
  - Tue 16 Sep
    - Jersey 49 10 N 002 12 W
  - Thu 11 Sep
    - Guernsey 49 27N 2 31W
    - Alderney 49 43.0N 2 12.0W
  - Fri 05 Sep
    - Postponement
- Aug 2008
  - Fri 22 Aug
    - Lymington 50 45.5N 001 32W
  - Tue 12 Aug
    - Dover
    - N51 07, 1 18 E
  - Wed 06 Aug
    - London
- Jul 2008
  - Wed 30 Jul
    - Lowestoft preparations
  - Fri 25 Jul
    - Southwold
  - Mon 07 Jul
    - Gryphon Preparations