Since the only constant in life is change, and because whenever you make a plan you have to always be ready to throw it out the window, well… our plan is changing.

It turns out that I (DD) need to get shoulder surgery. Wishful thinking thought we’d be able to put it off until after sailing “around” the world, but alas this is not the case. Sooner is better than later. So we will be back in San Francisco by late September. We are not disappointed – just ready to embrace the new plan – as we know that we will definitely (!) go cruising again and pick up where we left off.

The new rough itinerary is as follows:

April 3 – depart La Paz, Mexico
April 20-24 – arrive Marquesas
May 1-9 cruise Tuamotu Islands
May 11 – arrive Papeete, Tahiti
May 21-June 6 cruise Society Islands (Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Bora Bora)
June 10 – arrive Raratonga (Cook Islands)
June 19 – arrive Suwarrow Island
June 28 – arrive Niue Island
July 4 – arrive American Samoa (Pago Pago)
July 14 – depart Pago Pago
July 24 – arrive Line Islands (maybe)
August 1 – arrive Hawaii (big island)
August – cruise Hawaiian Islands
Early Sept – depart Kauai
Late Sept – arrive San Francisco