American Samoa to Tonga

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American Samoa has not really felt much like a tropical paradise. Since we’ve gotten here we’ve had almost nothing but high winds and rain. We are soooo over it at this point. Every dinghy ride to the town dock ends with salt-spray soaked clothes. This particular storm got frisky enough … Read More

Chaos

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Lowe is loving the strong winds. He pushes off the stays on one side of the boat and flies effortlessly around the back and over to the other side. He can do it with no wind, but with big winds it’s just so much more fun. I was talking with … Read More

Rainbows and Rubbish

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It rains in Pago Pago every day at some point. One of the peaks surrounding the harbor is even called Rainmaker Mountain. Usually, it’s a quick drizzle that passes before we even need to close the hatches. And quite often the result is a rainbow, or two, like this. Goofing … Read More

Pago Pago

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We got anchored and were ready to finally get some rest, but then realized that we needed to contact Port Authority and let them know we were here. They told us we’d have to come on over to the dock to get cleared in. In most countries, we arrive, fly … Read More

Bumfuzzle’s 20-Year Anniversary

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Twenty years ago today I wrote Bumfuzzle’s first blog post. I hit publish, and immediately four parents and maybe a sibling or two could follow us around the world. Remember the internet twenty years ago? I remember teaching myself how to use Microsoft FrontPage 2000 in order to design and … Read More