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                    <title>UPDATE</title>
                    <description>I am writing about these last few days of my adventure while sitting at my desk at home looking through the forest out over the marine park islands just north of Orcas Island with Georgia Strait just beyond and Vancouver and the coastal mountains of Canada 40 miles in the distance. The temperature is cool and for the first time in 80 days I am not sweating Its fun to relive the experiences </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/blog-713327.html</link>
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                    <title>April 18 2012  Departure Day</title>
                    <description>In the morning we rent a car for the day. We set out for a circumnavigation of Tahiiti Nui the main part of the island with a detour to Tahiti Iti the small part of the island connected by an isthmus. Along the way we stop at a beautiful park with grottos ferns and lots of tropical plants. Theres another place with a fresh water swimming hole where the spring just bubbles up constantly. Th</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Tahiti/blog-713326.html</link>
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                    <title>April 17 2012</title>
                    <description>Today we all go into Papeete to see what its all about. There are lots of shops expensive ones and a great town market with tons of fresh fruits and vegetables if only this wasnt the end of the trip plus good fresh feed. We have lunch here. Papeete has some beautiful parks with streams fish and tropical flowers. The waterfront is a nice park but the view is ruined with a very industr</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Tahiti/Papeete/blog-713325.html</link>
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                    <title>April 16 2012</title>
                    <description>We hang around the marina enjoying the benefits of civilization. . .showers  standing up and with unlimited fresh water  lunch out you wont believe it but we actually ate at McDonalds Im embarrassed to admit happy hour then dinner at the marina restaurant.</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-713324.html</link>
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                    <title>April 15 2012</title>
                    <description>Last nights restaurant looked like it has good snorkeling all around so we dinghy over and snorkel for over an hour. The water is clear and there is a vertical reef with caves and literally thousands of fish. I spot a sea turtle one of the few we see in French Polynesia. This is some of the best diving weve done have I said something like before. After our dive we head to the Bali Ha</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-713323.html</link>
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                    <title>April 14 2012</title>
                    <description>This is a leisurely day. In the morning we drove back to a beach wed seen yesterday. It has a nice grassy shore with coconut palms. The water was clear the coral colorful and there were lots of interesting fish. We have a nice cocktail hour and dinner at a restaurant with a deck out over the water.</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-713322.html</link>
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                    <title>April 13 2012</title>
                    <description>We arrive near Moorea an hour or so early. From several miles out we smell the sweet fragrance of frangipani. Its dangerous to go through the pass into the lagoon in anything less than good daylight so we hang offshore for an hour before motoring into Cooks Bay. The mountains are very jagged and lush. We anchor in 50 of water. This location is the essence of the South Sea paradise. Pict</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-713321.html</link>
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                    <title>April 12 2012</title>
                    <description>Not much to write today.  It is just a pleasant broad reach sail all day long under mostly cloudy skies so not too hot.  We have happy hour and finish watching last nights movie then settle in for the night still with great conditions.  You can see the glow of lights on the horizon from Tahiti.  We should arrive first thing in the morning at Moorea our immediate destination just 10 miles w</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-710362.html</link>
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                    <title>April 11 2012</title>
                    <description>Jeff goes back to shore for two fivegallon bottles of water and a couple more provisions. Were out of garlic We have croissants with apricot jam and cheese juice and coffee for breakfast. Then a snorkel through this second pass. It is nice but not as impressive as Manihi so we return to the boat and at 215 pm depart headed for MooreaTahiti. We have appetizers and drinks for happy hour </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-710361.html</link>
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                    <title>April 10 2012</title>
                    <description>We head to a resort with huts over the water similar to the one on Manihi.  This one has a buffet breakfast for 35.  We are able to indulge in many foods of which weve been deprived during the past couple months.  We have lots of fresh fruit French pastries French scrambled eggs orange juice good coffee gourmet cheeses etc.  Then we go for a dip in the pool.  We were going to ask permiss</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-710360.html</link>
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                    <title>April 9 2012</title>
                    <description>We arrived at Rangiroa.  This is the largest and most populous atoll in the Tuamotus.  Unfortuantely it has nothing more to offer than Manihi so could easily have been skipped.  There are two passes here and we decide to float the one nearby since Ashleigh missed the float in Manihi.  This one was a disappointment.  The coral was all covered with sand so it lacked the color.  There were fewer fi</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-710359.html</link>
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                    <title>April 8 2012</title>
                    <description>We head back over to the resort for a leisurely swim in the infinity pool. Its our last bit of civilization before heading out into the thunderheads and rain that wait off shore. The entire overnight passage is directly into the wind which means we must motor. There are hundreds of lightning strikes around and constant rain.</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-710358.html</link>
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                    <title>April 7 2012</title>
                    <description>After a night of upwind sailing in the rain we approach Manihi. Again the wind and seas are blowing directly into the passage making it more dangerous than usual. We safely enter and anchor just off town with one other boat. Walking around town we search for the elusive shop with ice cream. While Im chatting with an American family I see Jeff walking around with an ice cream bar. . .ye</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-710357.html</link>
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                    <title>April 6 2012</title>
                    <description>We decide to go for a dinghy ride to see what lies on shore around some of the lagoon. This particular lagoon is about 15 miles wide by 25 miles long. We approach a building that looks more like a shack but which is built out over the water. When we get close someone within motions for us to tie up to the dock and come in. It is a pearl farm. We re taken to the owner who speaks good English. H</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-710355.html</link>
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                    <title>April 1 2012</title>
                    <description>We row over for one more final goodbye to the Ocean Lady folks. We have coffee and talk about future travels and invite each other to visit our homes like we havent done this with each goodbyeHugs and waves then they depart for another bay where theyll spend the afternoon before departing for Oa Pao at dusk. I mentioned that this is one of the most beautiful bays. Having been told tha</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-704194.html</link>
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                    <title>March 30 2012</title>
                    <description>This was a day of preparation for the next leg of our adventure. Water is available from a spigot next to the dinghy dock so we go back and forth filling 5 gallon jugs about 15 with water then emptying them into the water tanks on the boat. The water is of questionable quality and is the color of weak tea. But were told the locals drink it so how bad can it be right so we decide that wi</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-704193.html</link>
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                    <title>March 30 2012</title>
                    <description>The next morning we walked into town and checked out the few shops had lunch at a caf and were able to connect to the internet for our one and only time while in the Marquesas. Internet was 7 per hour which I would gladly pay if it were just reliable. But we had great difficulty getting from one web page to another answering emails or trying to book my flight home. It is very frustrating havi</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-704192.html</link>
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                    <title>March 29 2012</title>
                    <description>We had a beautiful reach from Fatu Hiva to Hiva Oa with winds 15k  18k. It was perfect conditions. Even so we pulled into the harbor just before dark. As soon as we had our bow and sterns anchors set we tood the dinghy ashore and began the two mile hike into town. Fortunately a local stopped and offered us a ride. His family owns a restaurant that specializes in pizza and we believe he had j</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-704190.html</link>
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                    <title>March 28 2012 In the Marquesas</title>
                    <description>With the crew of Seazen we go on what I mistakenly thought was a short hike to a waterfall. After an hour and a half of uphill hiking through mud and brush climbing over and under tree branches fighting off nine very aggressive dogs and being soaked through with sweat we finally arrived. It was a rather classical picture of a waterfall in paradise but it was spoiled by being told not to put ou</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-704187.html</link>
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                    <title>March 27 2012</title>
                    <description>March 27th at 1130 am we sight the faint outline of Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas. After 22 days of nothing more than sea and sky it is a welcome sight. Six hours later at 530 pm we anchor in a beautiful bay with 8 other sailboats. If the San Blas Islands were paradise I dont know how to describe this. These are volcanic rather than coral islands so they have the drama of sheer cliffs stream</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-704184.html</link>
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