Tag: Niue

  • Magnificent Niue

    Niue – a place I didn’t know existed.  Once I learned it existed, a place I desperately wanted to go.  Once I learned the weather conditions that needed to be in place to go, a place I thought we’d likely never go.  It is a fair weather stop and many cruisers bypass it due to…

  • Ocean Passage to… Niue!

    Day 5:  Decided to go wing-on-wing (butterfly sailing) through the night with some modifications, overall uneventful watch.  Morning started out great, as sleepy-eyed, not yet fully awake Calder joined us in the cockpit and immediately heard the whir of his fishing rod.  Something hit and hit hard, almost spooled him, arms shaking as he brought…