"Cool Change" is a hit song by Australian rock group Little River Band written by lead singer Glenn Shorrock. No mountains here, just … The Kingdom of Tonga is made up of three island groups totaling 169 Polynesian islands in the South Pacific, about 1300 miles north of New Zealand and 2300 miles east of Australia.
Released in August 1979, "Cool Change" did not reach the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart top 50. Some of those overnight passages were idyllic, while others were … What have we been doing since I last updated our blog on April 10? … These three islands, all within less than a day’s sail from each other, represented the end of the rainbow for our sailing season this year.
I know that it's time for a cool change Well, I was born in the sign of water And it's there that I feel my best The albatross and the whales They are my brothers It's kind of a special feeling When you're out on the sea alone Staring at the full moon like a lover Time for a cool change I know that it's time for a cool change Now that my life is so prearranged
Having left behind the steep volcanic mountains of the Society Islands of French Polynesia for the 1400 mile westward sail to Tonga, we were startled to find that the islands of Tonga were completely geologically different. Specifically, Bora Bora, the furthest northwest we would be heading, was our Bali Hai. We have temporary tenants living in our house. Celebrating the evolution of LRB,with the hits of Axiom, Zoot, Mississippi,... Jump to This all happened at the last minute. … Continue reading →
Unfortunately, … Here it is, May 26, our wedding anniversary. Good question! It … The sail from Moorea to Huahine was to be our final overnight voyage in a season that claimed more nights at sea than all of our other sailing seasons combined. Sitting inside our boat cabin being gently rolled on our mooring ball on Bora Bora by the unsettled weather … Greetings from Taha’a, the “vanilla island.” Our Return Journey We closed up and left our home in California on March 19. They moved in … Have you ever wondered what life is like, day to day, on a month-long, open-ocean crossing?
Where there is absolutely no option available to pull over to make a repair, to buy fuel or food, or just to take a … On October 14, 2018, Rick and I left Cool Change in Raiatea, French Polynesia and flew to New Zealand for a two week driving tour around the North Island, followed by a two week Royal Caribbean cruise around both islands. On October 14, 2018, Rick and I left Cool Change in Raiatea, French Polynesia and flew to New Zealand for a two week driving tour around the North Island, followed by a two week Royal Caribbean cruise around both islands. It was released in the United States in 1979 on the Capitol Records label and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 … It was the second single from their sixth album, First Under the Wire. 716 talking about this. Not to be confused with The Conga, a … BORA BORA TO PALMERSTON: 736 miles We were warned that the sea state and winds would become more challenging as one headed west across the Pacific, and our first six day crossing from Bora Bora to Palmerston proved that warning to be … We are always reluctant to leave Rick’s favorite island, Bora Bora, but we had deliveries awaiting in Raiatea, so off we went on May 3o to Apooiti in Raiatea, motor sailing most of the way because it was upwind.