by Calvin Sun | Apr 30, 2022 | April 2022: French Polynesia, Crisis, French Polynesia, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
Today from Bora Bora we set sail back to the main islands at 10am. And for 3 hours we braved the rocky seas as I watched the whole boat except me and our skipper Borna fall like flies. I hope my Disney and 90s throwback music helped. Hakuna Matata. ...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 28, 2022 | April 2022: French Polynesia, Crisis, Fit for Foodies, French Polynesia, How's the weather?, Serendipitous!, What Dreams May Come
After an epic regatta run, we made sure to stay up on deck to take in the view of our approach to the legendary and iconic island of Bora Bora. After all, a warm welcome from the dolphins at the reef pass is more than enough of a reason to stay outdoors. ...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 26, 2022 | April 2022: French Polynesia, French Polynesia, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
Today we headed back from Huahine on a 4 hour sail for the two main islands for another free day. By 1pm we reached Taha’a island where life slows down; this charmingly quiet island sweeps you deep into the typical Polynesians’ easygoing...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 25, 2022 | April 2022: French Polynesia, Fit for Foodies, French Polynesia, The Nightlife
What I woke up to today: While some of us stayed on our yacht, others headed for 8am yoga back at our private beach before reuniting for breakfast at 9am. We then raised our anchors to slowly drift into the main settlement at Huahine...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 24, 2022 | April 2022: French Polynesia, Fit for Foodies, French Polynesia
Believe it or not, we worked in a solid night of sleep before waking up the next morning to another Polynesian sunrise. While I personally had expected to wake up again to footsteps of our crew getting underway for our 4 hour sail from Raiatea...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 24, 2022 | April 2022: French Polynesia, Fit for Foodies, French Polynesia
We’re now a far cry from Iraq a month ago: I finally journey westwards to the French Polynesia this week for our next monsoon with 13 other beautiful people. Along the way I took advantage of well timed omakase at Sushi Kashiba in Seattle...
