1999-2004: South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand
Introduction
Introduction
San Francisco. 2. Tuamotu Archipelago 3. Marquesas Islands 4. Society Islands 5. Palmerston Island 6. Samoa 7 Tonga. 8. Fiji 9. Vanuatu 10. New Caledonia 11. Norfolk Island 12. New Zealand 13. Australia 14. Papua New Guinea 15. Wallis and Futuna 16. Tokelau 17. Palmyra Atoll 18. Hawaii
These pages document our 5 1/2 year voyage in the South Pacific aboard our catamaran Rhapsodie. They contain photos, emails sent and received, videos, and commentary.
My apologies for the quality of the videos: I filmed with a cheap camcorder, which was not helped by being in a salty, wet marine environment. And their later transfer from camcorder cassette to DVD to this website caused further quality degradation. C'est la vie!
Preparations: 1997- 1998
The Trip Begins: May 15, 1999
The Marquesas: Jul - Aug 1999
The Tuamotus: Aug 1999
The Society Islands: Aug - Oct 1999
Palmerston Island: Oct 1999
Samoa: Nov 1999
Emails from Palmerston Island, Samoa, and Fiji: Nov 1999
Niuafo'ou (Tin Can Island, Tonga): Nov 1999
Fiji: Dec 1999 - Sep 2000
Vanuatu: Sep - Oct 2000
New Caledonia: Oct - Nov 2000
Norfolk Island: Nov 2000
New Zealand: Nov - Dec 2000
Australia: Aug 2001 - May 2003
South Korea: Dec 2001
Australia: Jun 2003
New Zealand: Jul 2003
Fiji: Jul - Aug 2003
Wallis and Futuna: Oct 2003
Tokelau: Nov 2003
Palmyra Atoll: Nov 2003
Hawaii: Jan - Jun 2004
Hawaii to San Francisco: Jul - Aug 2004