Sail across the Pacific West Passage from Bora Bora | Ep 70

[@kristincappelli]

Aww, Davis looks so cool with his new hair cut! Rocking the shorter hair, dude!

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Davis says thank you! He’s finally back to his “normal” look he had before boatlife. He’s learned that long hair and snorkels don’t mix!

[@jamesfinn3930]

​@@SailingParadiseFalls Looking like maybe a growth spurt too? He's looking older and more mature with the new/old haircut, which I'm sure he won't hate to hear, lol. My kid at that age was desperate to be a teenager.

[@thomasbrasse3145]

Good one! Much easier to watch in 30 minutes than it was to sail.

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

You have NO idea!!🤣

[@caromarco6315]

This one was such an interesting one to watch for a non sailor - so much explanation of weather and sails! And sharing even when you are having an emotional moment too - thank you!

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Thank you very much! Trying to show both the sailing aspect as well as the exploring (and everything in between) :)

[@TradeWindgng]

Love it Great video Great sailing and Seamanship You guys rock Keep going and keep them coming please. Ps. You are going to achieve more than what you have expected....wait for it!.

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Thank you SO much!! Almost every passage I am ready to give up but then we arrive in a new amazing place and my head is back in the game. The highs and lows of this life🤣 Thank God Rob was born for this life!

[@jamesfinn3930]

​@@SailingParadiseFallsObviously, you're in control of what we see, but you sure seemed a lot more calm, cool and collected during this difficult passage than during the Pacific crossing. Rob might be born to it, but it looks like you're adapting to it very well!

[@bobcrosby8998]

Can’t wait to see you explorations videos

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

They are epic!!! Niue is AMAZING!!!

[@pamclark4899]

Not sure where I came across your channel but I was intrigued, and I am now going back to the very beginning to watch your journey. It’s so amazing to watch Davis transform into this amazing world child Shannon I am here for you. I am at a type personality at anything that I don’t do well it definitely is a problem, but I’ve learned a lot about myself and it seems you have to so excited to watch you guys. I just wonder what will happen at the end of the circumnavigation Will you decide to go home or is this your new life? Love you guys.

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Thank you SO much for taking the time to write this encouraging commment! I really appreciate it!! This has definitely been a HUGE transition for Davis & I (Rob was made for this). It has come with many tears and fights but we have made huge progress. I am so happy we have persevered! The rewards and benefits hugely outweigh the stress and hard times!

[@pamclark4899]

@@SailingParadiseFalls honestly Shannon I feel you so much with all the challenges but I am in awe how far you have come. I am 68 years old and I am just in love with ❤️🫶🏻 videos. You guys are amazing and I love what you’re doing for Davis because the kids these days need to broaden their horizons and you guys are doing an amazing job.

[@juliazentner681]

Happy it worked out for y'all! Ida been 😢upset too! Your tired, your legs need to rest, and you Paid! Davis face looks so much older w his hair cut! Or at least we see his face! Though I loved the surfer look too. He could pull off any doo!

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Oh, me too!!!! Davis looks like an older version of himself again!!! His hair grows like wildfire so now just to maintain this clean cut look🤣

[@larryrichards9418]

Wow. Am I really first? Anyway, very interesting about your arrival in Niue. What a roll of the dice.

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Congrats!!!! Yes, quite the risk but SO worth it!!!!

[@SailingBlownAway]

How is your French Poly flag soooo perfect? Ours is half gone!! HA! Wow, I don't look forward to that passage out of Bora...I am SOOOO sorry about Tahiti Sails didn't fix what they were supposed to. That's really frustrating. The same thing happened to friends of ours. Great job on the vid!!

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Ours was only up for 87 days 🤣 You know, some passages are better than others! Thanks for watching!!! Miss y’all!!

[@jeffcrandall]

Hi guys. Curious, what is your blue light on your stbd hull bow?

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

It’s just a dawn to dusk solar light to help us find our boat in crowded anchorages.

[@jeffclarke1540]

Need some more competition in the satellite Internet to push the prices down

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Absolutely! Just had a $150 increase in price 😩

[@oldmancarvings]

Watch out for sea snakes in Nuie water

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Um, you’ll see those next week!!

[@greenstaraz]

explain this Free Starlink ?

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

It’s not free, the Starlink mobile priority plan $250/mo with 50gb priority data per month then unlimited standard data. This can only be used near land. If offshore it’s all mobile priority data at $2/gb.

[@greenstaraz]

@@SailingParadiseFalls $2 /gb Is a bit much, wow

[@believeinyourspouse]

When yall go to Fiji, be careful as there has recently been a really bad meth problem. Look into it before yall go. My wife and I went on our honeymoon to Fiji back in 2018 and loved it.

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

We are here and haven’t had any issues. Most of the issues are in Suva, so we have stayed away and enjoyed all the rest. The friendliest people we have ever met!!

[@pauls3075]

The mooring buoy you paid for in advance is occupied. 35:59 The "I want to speak to the manager" expression. 😊 Don't worry worse things happen at sea ... oh wait a minute. Overall the good times out way the bad. 👍

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Yes, much worse things happen. It was a vulnerable moment and I was exhausted. Glad it only took a few hours for a solution without having to carry onward to Tonga!

[@dantheman164]

Wwwaaaahhhhhhhh! I can’t moor my giant yacht on a ball. Wwwaaahhhhhh.

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

When you have just been at sea for 9 days and have a reservation that has been PAID for, you expect to have a place to safely keep your boat.

[@jeffclarke1540]

Sadly, Elon Musk has the monopoly on the Internet via satellite and he is now exploiting that it’s my understanding is double the price of access and usage for Starlink apparently not in Europe though so if you can get an address in Europe and connect via that it’s half the price

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Rob is looking at our options as there may be work arounds 😉