Different Waters of the World

Steve and Dorothy Darden, who lived in Tiburon for a number of years, aren’t kids, but that hasn’t stopped them from being very active cruisers in the 10 years since they had their Morelli & Melvin 52 cat built in New Zealand. Soon after launching, they fell in love with Tasmania, of all places, so they didn’t come north of the equator until ’04. When they did, they were on their way from Tahiti to Hawaii to Alaska. After several seasons in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, they sailed back to the South Pacific and, if we’re not mistaken, now have their boat in a berth at the yacht club they belong to in Hobart, Tasmania.

Steve says they both have full-time jobs. "We have to get up every morning to go to the ‘office’ to work on choosing our next adventure!" We check out their blog from time to time because Steve has become both a talented nature photographer and the couple have developed an enviable knowledge of wildlife.

Anyway, here are two of their photographs that we thought captured two very different experiences one can have on the water. This first is of Ouvea, one of the northernmost of New Caledonia’s Loyalty Islands. Some say it’s the nicest atoll in the South Pacific. Steve says the only footprints on the beach were put there by him and Dorothy.

The second photograph is of Steve on the bow of a friend’s canal boat in France as they pass through one of the tunnels on the Saone River. For a better idea of all there is to see on the waters of the world, visit the Darden’s website at www.adagiojournal.com.