Well the fish gods are with us . we caught 4 tuna yesterday and 5 more today. bang bang. just like that. using green zukers and following the birds.( this was taught to us by our Tuna man "Dave" we met in Cresent city! they are about 10 pounds each. we are motor sailing right now as there is just a smalll breeze. our friends are just ahead with their spinaker flying. we almost sunk our boat last night. one of the hoses on the water maker blew off, and the thru hull was still open. took only 15
minutes for us to have water half way up our engine pan in the bilge. quite the scare, thankfully we found the problem quick and pumped it all out - thank god for the manual emergency bilge pump!! and the hose is fixed and the thru hull will be doubley checked that it is closed!
take care all we will be in Mag Bay sometime tomorrow Jan 1 2008
hugs,
Dionne
A happy mom
Dionne and her Mom
A rose between 2 thorns
Dad, Dionne & Steve
Tremblay's are home
Sandra and her family
Canada ! we are home
Sea Turtle
swam with him in Hanauma bay in O'ahu
cuties! Diamond Head day
Jocelyn and Maya - the happy hikers
Boys and guns!!
THANK YOU!
to eveyone who has been following our blog!
Honolulu Airport! Heather and Rachel
Yeah, glead to have them here!
Lolo Harbor Molokai
out in the big blue ocea
before all the storms!
at the dock in Town Basin Whangarei NZ
Orca III - Sunset in Coromandel Harbour
sailling the pacific ocean!!
On the way to FakaravaTuomotus French Polyensia
Orca III sunset in Tonga
the hikers ! Whangerei Falls
and the womens see the moari word
Maori lesson of the day
the boys bathroom,notice the maori word for male
land where the Maori drawings where
quite the dramatic landscape
my flowers again, love it!
walk around lake matheson fox gkacier
Emma and flower her best friend!
Our Emma!
and the other half!
yep 3 orcas just the right view
Maritime Museum
thisis the whale wall, our view out the portside
I took this myself , not bad , eh!
what a beauty
BYE BYE O'VIVE
our last family photo of them on this trip
loved this bull!
Emu
related to the kiwi
at the National Reserve park in front of the generator room
this is the flywheel from there
The Northshore area of Devonport
such beautiful scenery!
at the Opua Cruising Club
Marilyn (tin soldier), John,(meridian) Dionne
The family Emma stayed with on the farm
our new buds and we will go the farm again
3 peas in a pod! These girls are pals man!
Meridian girls Sophie and Mattie with Emma
the moms!!
Marilyn, Dionne, Nancy
do not enter!
View of the stone store and Kemp house from the ancient fishing village
just cause I love flowers
the gardens here are gorgeous
original European gardens at the Kemp Home Keri Keri
Steve and Kyle using a very old hand operated drill press
The Maori culture show
Sally and Glen from Dorothy Marie
our f"amily" here- Sally is like my sister
one of the many cool things in the walls of the toilets
the fufnky door of the funky toilets
the Kawakawa toilet wall
birthday cakes by Dionne
Kyle 14 Maya 12
New Zealand! Bay of Islands
The girls - 3 peas in a pod!
Natalie, Marg, and Dionne - bounty bar Tonga
baby humpback in the wild
once in a life time experience!
Emma the Polynesian Princess
what a beauty
Mermaid - Vava'U Yacht Club
All the boat kids in the anchorage #11
crafts at the tongan feast anchorage #11
lots of baskets , love em
looking up from the cave, we were in the bottom with the dingy
very cool
Kyle and buddies in the Swallows Cave
we took both our dingys plus Ovive and Malachi and we all fit
Neiafu Harbour
The KIngdom of Tonga
our full van - we all pile out for dinner at Fa Fa La Fa's
we had about 20 people in there , on laps and everything
the parents eat out for lunch
Crazy Uga's - name of the cafe
Emilie and Kyle
stuck together like glue
Our dear friends , Crew of O'Vive
Dave, Emilie,Natalie, Alec
The waterfall
this reminded me of your wedding Danny Lou, a sea waterfall
how about those license plates!
what does it say?
one of the many homes destroyed by the hurricane
waves came all the way up here!
Keith, Commodor of the Niue Yacht Club
and our tour guide, hat made by one of the local women
Hey Daggs, can you play golf here
you can't even walk to the first hole
on the way down to the first and only hole of the golf course
Maya, Jocelyn, Jarred , Emma coast of Niue
Raratonga from the top of the hill
Enterance to Raratonga
have to stay far to the port as to not have this happen
Raratonga Harbour
this is where we are, one of those boats
Emma's Tattoo!
big breakfast at the market!
waffles, ice cream and tons for fruit!yummy
Dionne's Tattoo
Mayas Tatoo!
inside Bloody Mary's
just in case you couldn't read the sign in the posting
cool , eh!!
Tiki dude,
the tongue is to scare away the bad spirits
vanilla bean central
check out the prices!!
Kyle and Emilie - yep still an item
those are the vanilla beans
Emma in her snorkle gear
i think she will scare the sharks away!
the funky market huts in Raiatea
Kyle in charge of driving 2nd dingy
on the way to the rays
on the way into the dance competion
the decorations were beautiful!
Yep thats a hot dog stand, never see them here!!
we had one 350 franks each!! thats like $5
Le Truck trip
Malachi and Orca III having way to much fun
Natalie and Dionne
cruising buddies
Emma & Emma
best buds
Natalie OVive grating coconut
boat kids on beach
the black pearls
yep Steve found an old car 1928 Edson
just a little rusty, but he got the hubcap
sunset at kauehi Tuomotus
taken by Marg of Malachi
pearl farm
so cool
Local's home
all are open areas , we guess to let the wind in
Kids hiking down the trail
Beautiful...
the cavern just in front of waterfall,had toswim under that rock to get to the otherside ot the waterfall
Dionne and Steve in their dingy
Kids resting on trail
Dionne and Monette
she was teaching us Marquisan words!!
Bringing home the fruit
Steve repairing chainsaw
Me picking starfruit
thisstuff is great!!
Kyle and Alec ( O'Vive)
our climbers!
Lovely Maya
hiking to the Cascade at Daniels Bay
The restaurant !
very nice place and even a pool ! kids loved that
Futa Hiva
big rock mountains, first land fall
banana tree and flower
cool eh, now what does that look like?
the human sacrifice pillar
heres my head!!
Kyle and Emilie
Two peas in a pod!!
tons of bananas!
now we grate them fry'em and they taste like hashbrowns!!
pompemousse
love this stuff
Can you see the equator - Its right there in front
happy birthday
at the equator
toast to king neptune
crossing the equator
Wing on wing genoa
sent from the ocean!
the bus!!!
our future home??
meican village house
The girls got new dresses!!
Kyle and his new friend
The washboard man!!
mom, is he one of our kin?
Emma at Anna Banana's
kids at Anna Bannana's
Town of Yelappa
via horseback
Entering Yelappa
what a beautiful place- lots of trees
More Jamming!!
this time Philo's bar La Crux
Here's the heron
Ready, aim, catch the fish!!
This is how we store our dingys for the night
one on each side!!
Morning in La Cruz
sun coming up through the rigging
found another sign with "MAYA" on it
this one's for Maya
Annette and my girls
hugs in the cockpit
mom at sea
taken by Maya with her own camera
sunset at sea
taken by Maya with her own camera
Our friends and neighbors
King Orca sure gets around
what a couple !
Had a great day with everyone!!
Grant's Turn with King Orca
bye bfye guys gonna miss ya!!
Orca III social hour with "ORCA 1"
gotta love that whale
Anette and boys on their way back to hotel
Our last visit with them for a long while!!
kids watching for whales
have been seeing lots of them!!!
sunset Isla San Fransisco
Steve working away installing vents
orca III at Isla Pardita
mexican fisherman giving us live bait
for 2 cokes and homemade cookies we got sardines
our treasures
coral, catus dried, pufferfish
Me Jay& Marg ( off Malachi)
my grade 4-5 classmate!!
Finaly starting to see Maya's name everywhere!
Here a Maya there a Maya
Mom's day off!!
out with Noni and Charles
Noni and Charles
Todos Santos
Dionne having way too much fun!!
Jam night
how do you like our eyes?!
Orca III can see where she is going
around the town
the kids looking at cool sculpture
the big one!!
this is the califlower we got from the market
Pelicans!!
they are everywhere just like our seagulls
Steve and his Pal
The Cactus
this is the sign above the kitchen at the restaurant at Los Muertos
gotta love it!!
oh what a beach!!
Los Frailes - Kyle and Maya
Emma and her creation
Dionne and her pal
I just can't seem to get rid of him!!
the empty palapa bar
truely help your self?!
Los Frailes
big rock!!
Kyle and friend Lapita
two 13yr olds
hammock time!!
Maya's turn
Klyes halibut
this is big for here
Maya's beautiful sand castle
Kyle will fish off anything
still in Mangroves
off to the Mangroves!
I got the dingy caught in them - funny!!
Robert and Steve
the fix it duo!!
Panga Ride to San Carlos
Steve loving it!!
our buddies from tillicum and FreeStyle
surf beach landings is how we get to land! very wet
Tuna Time
this is number 2 out of 12
Sand Dunes Turtle Bay
Grocery Store Turtle Bay
Tremblays at Town Square
Trutle Bay
Turtle Bay
beach time
US coast guards have guns on the bow!!!
wow
Our Christms Baking in the new stove
Maya and Emma did the cookies
Photo in the Captain's quarters
those are all men forming the letters
"Midway"
Huge !
mom 's the pilot
go dionne go
Kyle in the steam room
HOT !
In the Brig!!
Cheesecake time !! WE love it!!
Maya and I went together Saturday night
another one for Uncle Wayne -Our Youngest sports player!!
- if we keep this up we'll have a full team
Horned Shark
see the horn on its back has one on its tail too! This one loves to be petted
The Tremblay Girls!!
jsut sit on the beach ..watching the waves come in
Surfes up!!
OUR CHRISTMAS TREE??
maybe, why not!!
touristic must photo
At universal studios!!
Elvis at the Hard Rock Cafe!
This ones for Uncle Wayne!!
I've switched sports
Judy, with my girls- Maya got the manuscript "CALLUMS QUEST"
Little Mexico
this ins only one block long!!
Dionne having fun !!
took this myself , can you tell?
Maya and Emma playing their Littest pet shop game
having a great time!
computer time for Kyle
all in the family
done for the day!!
at the end of the day!!
Tikitik Room
the natives are restless
riding the Carosel
Me and Emma having fun1
the Haunted Mansion
nightmare before christmas!
fishing on the dock Santa Barbara
Kyle and friend Nicholas
Tremblay children at the Zoo
aren't they cute!!?
We hatched a Maya
zoo time fun
How to ride a turtle!!
Yee ha Emma
Our Deck
look how nicely everything is stowed for offshore crossing
leaving San Francisco
the Golden Gate Bridge
the Birthday girl!!
taken by Maya herself!!
Drawing by Maya
Western Meadow Lark
1/2 a van better than no van
this is a real van!!
Pier 39
I like it!!!
solitary confinment
this is what you get for acting up!!
Prison at Alcatraz
The Fake head of one of the last escapees
looks reall,eh?! this his how the escapees fooled the guards that night. they had built fake heads using real hair.
wardens house
all falling apart now but this is where he lived
can you read the signs?
must go here when your there
inside the saloon
way cool- even the bar is slanted
Jack London's slanted Bar
built in 1883 servived 1906 earthquake and still operational
Klye and Lincoln playing gameboay
taken by Maya
Birthday Banner
made with love By Emma
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KYLE
HAPPY BIRTDAY TO YOUUUUU!!
walking around Jack London Square
mother and her chill'ns
Play us a song your the harmonica man
play us the blues tonight!!
hiking around Sausilito
Happy Haloween!!!
Georgeous Piling!!
watch out Spruce Harbour - time for a Piling Painting Party
Sunrise at the Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
San Fransisco
the happy captain!!
A walk in the forest
that's Josh our Kiwi friend from the Vancouver Tuna boat
sittilng on the tuna boat waiting for dinner
Smile!! Dionne & Emma
the Banana Slug
they are everywhere and are great for the forest
Tremblay's in the Redwood Forest
what a group!!!
Mill Creek Redwood Forest
absolutely beautiful
the big one!
thats Kyle Maya Emma and Steve in that tree stump
Tuna Time!!
our felllow Vancouverite ( he's from Kamloops but the boat is in fish docks at Granville Island)
Cape Flattery
we went through inside of Tatoosh Island
Sunset at Sea!
this is one of the best sunsets we'eve ever seen!!
the hatch is finished
Lots of reading goning on
Maya the bookworm
Our new dingy!!
Tremblay girls get a lesson on how to start the outboard Kyle already knows how!!
Sunset at Sea
coming to bottom of Lopez Island San Juan's
OYSTER RUN IN ANNECORTES
there was close to 10,000 bikes
Phil &Diana Wakefield and family with us
with our friends
ORCA ON THE LOOSE
look close - there's an orca in crows nest!!
crows nest with signal flags
here's the alphabet in flag form
Me and my mom
Hey!!
Send off Party
almost ready still need main sail
Before the big changes
she sails so nice
OUT COMES THE MAST
May 10, 2005
UNDER CONSTUCTION
Steve builds the windsheild
About US
- Dionne, Steve, Kyle Maya , Emma
- We are a family of 5 who have lived aboard Orca III for 11yrs. steve has been living on boats for 25+ yrs Dionne for 14yrs and all three kids have only ever been on a boat. Kyle's almost 13, Maya almost 11 and Emma is 7. We have a dog, Lady (15yrs) and cat Maggie (3 1/2 yrs). We are planning to leave for our Big Offshore trip to the South Pacific this August. Watch for our updates during our adventure!!
The Crew
Mast-less in Vancouver, Science World, the only time we could ever fit under the Cambie Bridge
7 comments:
hay what you got there a sunday boat all holy or something i been followig you and ithink i got a pic of your baot at spruce harbor jjust before you guys set sail got to go gong to danny-lou s to nite love you and stick a finger the holes dad is worring now
Happy New Year Orca III!!!
Still lovin' your journal entries and photos - so just how many tuna sandwiches do you plan to eat? Grilled tuna you say? Sounds too fishy - better stick with tuna sandwiches and lotsa mayo!
Wishing you all the very best for the new year, looks like it's off to a good start! A little different from this time last year, eh?!
Big hugs for each of you from all of us,
God Bless and Take Care
Happy New Year Tremblay Adventurers!!!
Wow...huge tunas....boat flooding - what an end to 2007!!! Now, you all can just settle down and try to have at least a FEW uneventful days in 2008, lol.
I will be thinking of you in my dreams at midnight tonight (I'm at work now and YES..I'm working tomorrow at 4am again).
Love and miss you all....ohhhh soooo much!!!!
Auntie Sandy
Happy New Year - thank you for all your updates and emails. Looking forward to seeing the fish pictures when you get internet access.
Cheers, Marc, Teresa, Seth & Rebecca
Hi Everyone...this email came from Dionne...see below:
Hey all, we are just getting ready to pull anchor and leave this beautiful bay. We have listened to the weather and it looks like no wind for the next 4 days. so it's a motoring we are going to be doing. Heading for Bahia Santa Maria for the night and then we will be in Mag Bay by the following afternoon or so. ( unless we decide to stay another day there) Our friends on Free Style are having engine troubles - leaking lots of oil. Steve (and our friend Robert) will be fixing it together. they
have to pull the engine out and replace all the seals/gaskets. they figure 3 days and around $1500 between the two of them. So this is Steve's first big job. that will sure help the cruising kitty.
I am making water right now and I have been keeping a very close eye on the hoses as to not have that lovely scare happen again. We now have ALL manual bilge pumps working and electric ones two. ( probably over kill but I'd rather that) We have 3 manual(they are big!), 3 electric and one machanical off the engine ( this one is almost ready , need to get a belt for it)
I am looking forward to getting to Mag Bay - I want to get fresh mangos, papayas - haven't seen them yet at the small villages. and also go to the markets.
Well take care all,
I can't wait to see the blog!! Happy New Year and hope the weather is getting better for you all.
love
Dionne, and the Crew of Orca III
So...Dana has taken over my job! And here I was feeling so important! That'll teach me, eh? Glad to hear that you guys will be able to read all these wonderful comments, finally! Of course, I did notice that the comments were third in line after papayas and mangos!! We know where we stand...
Loving you all always,
Mom (in-law) & G(Whiz)Ma
PS Poetry comes second nature to me!!
Hi you guys!!
Haven't had a chance to sit down and write for awhile...we've been battling sickness all through Christmas...we had to have our turkey and ham dinner on the 30th. Of course that was after no one showed anymore symptoms for at least 2 days, and then we spent 2 fun-filled days disinfecting every inch of every surface in the house...some holidays! Had to come back to work just to get a break!!! Hope you all are doing well, and are at the beginning of a wonderful new year!!! Got your email, and Merrick got your postcard!! we love to receive these from you. This Sunday will be fun. Going to WeddingFair with Mom, Dana, me , Andrew and Steve. Gonna try and win the $87,000 Dream Wedding!!! That's all for now have to go to work. Wishing you guys a safe and fantastic 2008!!! Loving you tonnes and tonnes,
DannyLou, Andrew and crew. xoxox
P.S. Kyle, Maya & Emma: I take it Santa found you all OK...How could he not with all the latitude, longitude configurations being posted!!!!Love you so much, hug your mom extra big for me!!XOX
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