We are going to spend 8 weeks traveling across the Pacific, with stops in Tahiti, Ra’iatea, the Marquesas, the Tuamotu Archipelago, Tonga, Hawai’i, New Zealand, and Vanuatu.
The itinerary is designed to take us to:
- two points of the Polynesian triangle (Hawai’i and New Zealand);
- a center of ancient Polynesian culture (Tahiti, Ra’iatea);
- one of the earliest Polynesian settlements (Tonga);
- and the most famous Lapita cemetery in the Western Pacific (Vanuatu).
We will also be getting a feel for the geology of the Pacific by visiting volcanic or high islands (Tahiti, Hawai’i, Vanuatu); a makatea island of uplifted coral (Tonga); continental islands (New Zealand); and, most excitingly for me, a low island, or atoll (Rangiroa).
The party consists of me, my husband, Seven, and our three sons: Abraham, Matiu, and Dani. We will be leaving Boston at the end of June and will be posting stories and pictures as we go. Check in with us periodically to see how it’s going!
Um, we’re not actually sailing…
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