September 19, 2024

There's our pretty lady! Off the shores of Belfast.

No, I have not missed her inaugural sail! Hopefully, I will be on board for that next week! We are sooo close! Don't want to speak to soon, but today VVR did private testing to make sure all systems are working as they should, and they did!! Thanks be to God! Tomorrow the ship will be loading with fuel, and four containers of provisions, medical equipment, coffee makers, supplies and parts. Then Friday, we have our hopefully final SEA TRIAL with the testing agency, DNV to get our final compliance certificate to SAIL! Then we need insurance and department of health sign offs Monday and hopefully by Tuesday, we have the green light to live on the ship and sail away!! We are supposed to then head to the Azores, then Bermuda and then down to Nassau, Bahamas, where we will rejoin our planned third segment in the Caribbean. Once we set sail and they post the revised itinerary, I will let you all know so we can make some plans to hook up. So, I am going to enjoy my last few days here in Philly with some more pool & friend time and a little work too!

PAPEETE - NIGHT LIFE- BACHLORETTE PARTY

By Patricia Patrick • January 19, 2026
I threw together an impromptu Bachelorette party for Angie tonight! Angie and Gian are getting married for a third time in Hawaii next week.They will be alone this time and it turns out she never had a Shower or Bachelorette to celebrate her first 2 marriages on the Ship, last May! Our girl deserved a fun night to celebrate her! So we took over a section the outdoor seating at Les 3 Brassuers, and their great band had us all up dancing! It's amazing what you can do with a bunch of WhatsApp messages to fellow ladies, some tulle, sparkles and always handy flower lei's ! One of the ladies even went and bought her some lingerie! I love our supportive community!

PAPEETE, FRENCH POLYNESIA

By Patricia Patrick • January 19, 2026
I got to go Sailing Again! We were supposed to head to the COOK ISLANDS after the lovely Rangiroa and the Tuamotu Archipelago, but due to stormy weather there, with all unprotected tender ports, they made the decision to head us southwest, back to the protected port in Papeeta (Tahiti). We got lucky and Holly ( pictured below) found us a sailboat available for charter.

RANGIROA, FRENCH POLYNESIA - Drone Shots

By Patricia Patrick • January 14, 2026
Since Janette Emerich is generous enough to share her drone photos with all of us on board the Ship, I have to share them with you all. This beauty is why I said we felt like we were in a screen saver the whole day in Rangiroa! I love the height perspective in the photos it really captures so much more. Blue Lagoon below: