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Lake Livingston, Onalaska, TX
Day 73: Travel Day: Lake Livingston, Onalaska, TX to Choke Canyon, TX
Friday, January 8, 2021 Travel Day | Lake Livingston, Onalaska, TX to Choke Canyon, TX ODOMETER: 82,294 | TODAY'S MILES: 312 | MILES TRAVELED: 4,349 instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantWe had an early start to get across to Three Rivers, TX before dark and...
Day 72: Lake Livingston, Onalaska, TX
Thursday, January 7, 2021Lake Livingston, Onalaska, TXODOMETER: 81,982 | MILES TRAVELED: 4,037instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantThe wind kept waking us up last night, but we remained warm in the RV and took the dogs out early. The wind chill has brought...
Day 71: Lake Livingston, Onalaska, TX
Wednesday, January 6, 2021Lake Livingston, Onalaska, TXODOMETER: 81,982 | MILES TRAVELED: 4,037instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantIt’s supposed to rain today and it is overcast when we get up. We figured we’d use today to catch up on some work and...
Day 70: Lake Livingston, Onalaska, TX
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 Lake Livingston, Onalaska, TX ODOMETER: 81,982 | MILES TRAVELED: 4,037 instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantJack and Ellie have school today and because we’re on Central time, they need to start an hour earlier. Jana and I decide to...
Day 69: Travel Day: Lafayette, LA to Lake Livingston, TX
Monday, January 4, 2021Travel Day: Lafayette, LA to Lake Livingston, Onalaska, TXODOMETER: 81,982 | TODAY'S MILES: 217 | MILES TRAVELED: 4,037instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantWe mobilize with the intention of getting an early start, but as I am attaching...
Choke Canyon, TX
Day 74: Travel Day: Choke Canyon, TX to Rough Canyon, TX
Saturday, January 9, 2021 Travel Day | Choke Canyon, TX to Rough Canyon, TX ODOMETER: 82,505 | TODAY'S MILES: 211 | MILES TRAVELED: 4,560 instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantWe awake to a cacophony of gunshots which continue unabated for hours. It is duck...
Day 73: Travel Day: Lake Livingston, Onalaska, TX to Choke Canyon, TX
Friday, January 8, 2021 Travel Day | Lake Livingston, Onalaska, TX to Choke Canyon, TX ODOMETER: 82,294 | TODAY'S MILES: 312 | MILES TRAVELED: 4,349 instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantWe had an early start to get across to Three Rivers, TX before dark and...
Rough Canyon, TX
Day 75: Travel Day: Rough Canyon, TX to Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TX
Sunday, January 10, 2021Travel Day | Rough Canyon, TX to Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TXODOMETER: 82,789 | TODAY'S MILES: 284 | MILES TRAVELED: 4,844instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantIt rained a little overnight, but the threat of continued rain...
Day 74: Travel Day: Choke Canyon, TX to Rough Canyon, TX
Saturday, January 9, 2021 Travel Day | Choke Canyon, TX to Rough Canyon, TX ODOMETER: 82,505 | TODAY'S MILES: 211 | MILES TRAVELED: 4,560 instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantWe awake to a cacophony of gunshots which continue unabated for hours. It is duck...
Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TX
Day 80: Travel Day: Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TX to Carlsbad, New Mexico
Friday, January 15, 2021Travel Day | Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TX to Carlsbad, NMODOMETER: 83,078 | TODAY'S MILES: 289 | MILES TRAVELED: 5,133instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantWe rose early as we have tended to do throughout the trip and both of...
Day 79: South Rim Loop Hike | Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TX
Thursday, January 14, 2021South Rim Loop Hike | Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TXODOMETER: 82,789 | MILES TRAVELED: 4,844instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantAfter a restless night we got up at 6am, took the puppies out and loaded up the Jeep in...
Day 78: Grant’s Birthday | Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TX
Wednesday, January 13, 2021Grant's Birthday | Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TXODOMETER: 82,789 | MILES TRAVELED: 4,844instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantIt was my birthday, so Jana cooked me breakfast in bed and we enjoyed an easy start to the day. We...
Day 77: Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TX
Tuesday, January 12, 2021Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TXODOMETER: 82,789 | MILES TRAVELED: 4,844instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantWe took the dogs up to Indian Head Road and found a dry creek bed where we let them roam. They ran and frolicked and...
Day 76: Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TX
Monday, January 11, 2021Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TXODOMETER: 82,789 | MILES TRAVELED: 4,844instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantWe woke early and I spent some time trying to work out our WiFi and Cellular issues, without success. We decided we’d...
Day 75: Travel Day: Rough Canyon, TX to Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TX
Sunday, January 10, 2021Travel Day | Rough Canyon, TX to Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TXODOMETER: 82,789 | TODAY'S MILES: 284 | MILES TRAVELED: 4,844instagramfacebookyoutubetwitter by GrantIt rained a little overnight, but the threat of continued rain...
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Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 4: Fiji to Brisbane Passage
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 4: Fiji to Brisbane Passageinstagramfacebookyoutubetwitter A Long-Awaited Departure After having waited in French Polynesia for two and a half months, we excitedly sailed out of Bora Bora around 7:30 am on Saturday, September 4th....
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 3: Bora Bora to Fiji Passage
After having waited in French Polynesia for two and a half months, we excitedly sailed out of Bora Bora around 7:30 am on Saturday, September 4th. Like the rest of French Polynesia, Bora Bora was in COVID lockdown, and we had spent the last week waiting for our departure paperwork to go through all the requisite bureaucratic channels. This required multiple trips to the local gendarmerie (police station), where Grant quickly befriended the two kind and helpful officers, Alex and Bruno.
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 2: Mo’orea to Bora Bora
It took us about 24 hours to get from Mo’orea to Bora Bora on August 28 2021. Like the rest of French Polynesia, Bora Bora was in COVID lockdown, and we spent a week there waiting for our departure paperwork to go through all the requisite bureaucratic channels. This required multiple trips to the local gendarmerie (police station), where Grant quickly befriended the two kind and helpful officers, Alex and Bruno.
We made trips to get water, fuel and provisions, but apart from that we had to stay on the boat. We passed the time snorkeling (saw a giant moray eel!) and inventing new water sports.
Once we received our exit paperwork, we were finally free to leave for Fiji.
Reflections
Reflections
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 4: Fiji to Brisbane Passage
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 4: Fiji to Brisbane Passageinstagramfacebookyoutubetwitter A Long-Awaited Departure After having waited in French Polynesia for two and a half months, we excitedly sailed out of Bora Bora around 7:30 am on Saturday, September 4th....
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 3: Bora Bora to Fiji Passage
After having waited in French Polynesia for two and a half months, we excitedly sailed out of Bora Bora around 7:30 am on Saturday, September 4th. Like the rest of French Polynesia, Bora Bora was in COVID lockdown, and we had spent the last week waiting for our departure paperwork to go through all the requisite bureaucratic channels. This required multiple trips to the local gendarmerie (police station), where Grant quickly befriended the two kind and helpful officers, Alex and Bruno.
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 2: Mo’orea to Bora Bora
It took us about 24 hours to get from Mo’orea to Bora Bora on August 28 2021. Like the rest of French Polynesia, Bora Bora was in COVID lockdown, and we spent a week there waiting for our departure paperwork to go through all the requisite bureaucratic channels. This required multiple trips to the local gendarmerie (police station), where Grant quickly befriended the two kind and helpful officers, Alex and Bruno.
We made trips to get water, fuel and provisions, but apart from that we had to stay on the boat. We passed the time snorkeling (saw a giant moray eel!) and inventing new water sports.
Once we received our exit paperwork, we were finally free to leave for Fiji.
Our favorite secret spot on the Sunshine Coast 💙
We flew to Sydney to see our favorite stand up comedian, Hannah Gadsby’s latest show, “Body of Work,” at the Sydney Opera House. It just so happens that both Hannah and the Opera House were on our bucket list, and the show was being filmed as Hannah’s third Netflix special. If you are not familiar with her work, we highly recommend both “Nanette” and “Douglas,” Hannah’s first two Netflix specials. Then there is “Ten Steps to Nanette,” Hannah’s NYT best-selling book which is one of the most groundbreaking memoirs I’ve ever read. The world needs more Hannahs, period.
A new family adventure: a 6-week pottery workshop. 💙
Fraser Island is the biggest sand island in the world. Its protected wilderness allows you to immerse in pure nature. Fraser's magic is composed of many environments, including the oldest sand dunes in the world, perched dune lakes including both clear "white water" lakes and dark "black water" lakes; banksia woodlands, heath, patterned swampy fens and sheltered mangrove areas. It's the only sand island in the world to have rainforest growing on it, giant trees growing right out of the sand.
Happy Aussie Father’s Day. We love you so, so much. ♥️
TRAVEL WITH US!
We are currently sailing the South Pacific to Australia.
Thank you for joining us, have a great day!