Can’t get enough of this guy! Best first mate out on the market! He cleans and cooks and has stoped being sea sick! He will even swim like a dolphin! Hint hint hint on what is to come! ~ thanks cousin!
#cousin #firstmate #divingpolynesia #rangiroa #velellavoyages #divedive #divingpacificocean
Raivavae
Due to “suzie” the inboard Diesel engine deciding to embark on vow of silence. I’ve taken shelter within the reef protecting the island of Raivavae. During the winter months of the South Pacific it is rarely this calm, so I embraced the pease and quite for a few moments of sunset!
#sunpiper #velellavoyages #polynesie #polynesiefrancaise #sunset #breakbettweenstorms
But how far will she go? Sunpiper and I got very intimate lately. After months (14) in the Archipelago of the Gambier we set sail to Rapa Iti. It was a sail that put skipper and boat to the test. Our arrival in this Pirates paradise was met with embraces and welcoming smiles. Everything was done to repair the damages of the beat up boat and crew. Out in the middle of the South Pacific all things seem a little bit more wild, bringing everyone a little closer!
#rapaiti
#southpacific
#sunpiper
The underwater waltz of the White-cheek Surgeonfish.
-enjoy
#whitecheeksurgeonfish
#velellavoyages
#fishdance
#fish
“Time goes by slowly,
storms roar and pour down quickly,
In wonder with friends”
Bottlenose dolphins sharing the road with us. A meeting with no land marks. Thanks for the visit friends.
#bottlenosedolphin #velellavoyages #pacificocean
A passing cloud of Blacknosed butterflyfish or Barberfish. In deeper water with reduced light these lively fish keep their vibrant colour and stand out in their environment.
#barberfish #blacknosebutterflyfish #butterflyfish #velellavoyages #schoolingfish #diving
🔊🔊🔊Turn up the sound! .... if you want to hear laughter and Leo cackles!
Sibling are the best adventure partners. I had not been able to see this footage due to my computer going for a swim. Re discovering it was a like discovering a little lost treasure! Happy Sunday!
#cliffjump #cackle #laughter #boats #boatlife #velellvoyages #siblings
Sometimes you loose your dive buddy behind a wall of Yellow Snappers. Once you are re united a Silvertip shark come to see what all the bubbles are about.
#yellowsnapper
#yellowsnapperschoolingfishes
#dive #silvertip #velellavoyages
#familyadventure
This shot was taken by @carlosjuliann. Letting the fish discover the camera sitting at the bottom, and letting light shine through their fins! ..... until he waved and the fish dedicated... slowly trying to up our videography skills
Well hello there California Spiny Lobster! Just saying hello friend!
Here is a little clip of great times spent with my friend Carlos! I met Carlos and we set off across the sea of Cortez to explore some islands. Along the way we ate like kings witnessed the wilderness of Sonora, Baja and the sea they share. This was a year ago, as I was doing a last round of the Mexican coast before going into the greater Pacific. Thank you so much Carlos for your friendship, your cooking and your laughter!
🎥Carlos & Leo
#sailbud #seaofcortez #seaofcortezsailing #hughes40 #northstar80/20 #velellvoyages #divingmexico
Scalloped Hammerheads, a white tip, and my sister.
#missingyoursiblings
#scallopedhammerhead
#whitetip
#sharks