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Category: Pacific Passage Crossing

Pacific Passage Crossing takes you across the world’s largest ocean, scattered with palm-lined islands and coral beaches surrounded by warm, clear water. We experienced the hospitality of subsistence farmers in remote island communities — sometimes in countries I had never heard of — nestled in lush volcanic landscapes, and we swam with penguins, sharks, seals, dolphins, and fish as large as people.

A graphical representation of Paul's trip across the Pacific from Bahamas to French Polynesia
06/08/202606/21/2026 Lorraine Escher

From Boat Kid to Sailor: Paul’s Pacific Crewing Adventure

Paul leaving SV Aphrodite and his family for the first time at the Langkawi International Airport
03/16/202606/10/2026 Lorraine Escher

Paul Leaves SV Aphrodite to Crew from the Bahamas to French Polynesia

Margaret from Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, sitting outdoors with Karen and a local village boy under a large tree
02/04/202401/30/2026 Lorraine Escher

What We Ate Sailing Through Micronesia and Melanesia: Markets, Farming, and Fishing

Karen and Henry inspect the octopus
01/05/202401/29/2026 Lorraine Escher

Reef fish, octopus and sea cucumbers for the dinner plate (Chuuk, Micronesia)

01/02/202405/29/2026 Lorraine Escher

Diesel filling in Micronesia with video, and no police involvement

06/23/202303/19/2026 Lorraine Escher

Live tracker: Where is in the World is SV Aphrodite Right Now?

05/19/202305/05/2026 Lorraine Escher

Sailing at night – New Zealand to Fiji

Spectacular sky underway on SV Aphrodite, a St. Francis 50 catamaran, during Our Pacific Crossing from Panama to New Zealand.
06/18/202205/09/2026 Lorraine Escher

Four Methods We Tried to Manage Sleep Deprivation During Our Pacific Crossing (Galapagos to French Polynesia)

Betty from St Francis 50 catamaran Aphrodite swimming in Chuuk Lagoon.
06/11/202206/25/2026 Lorraine Escher

What Lies Beneath? Barnacle Busting Outside the Galapagos at 2,000 Meters Deep

Color striations on the Sierra Negra volcano hike on Isla Isabela, Galapagos.
06/09/202202/20/2026 Lorraine Escher

Sierra Negra: Hiking in Darwin’s Footsteps on a Galapagos Volcano

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