Rachel Moore

One of those magical moments in life I will not soon forget. Last week while drifting through the pass of an uninhabited atoll, riding the incoming flood tide, we had mantas circling on all sides. We were alone in the water with these gentle giants as they fed on plankton in the strong current. As we floated through a conveyer belt of mantas, these two broke away and synced up, doing a seemingly perfect choreographed dance around me. Encounters like this are why I’ve spent my life building a...

What makes you come alive? Is it creating art, cooking, playing music, or spending time with family and friends? Whatever that thing is that fills up your cup, do more of that. So often we spend our days working, scrolling social media, or just being busy that we rarely make time for the one thing that makes us come alive. If you’re feeling tired, run-down, or uninspired, try to find some time to do the thing that brings you life. Sometimes it will feel like more work than it’s worth, sometime...

Back from three weeks of cruising in our favorite remote and uninhabited paradise. So many incredible memories were made and good books read. We really enjoy disconnecting from all our devices and reconnecting with nature, living simply and enjoying the present without so many distractions. Our time spent in this atoll is always such a gift and we are already dreaming of heading back.

This little yellow fish gets so excited whenever @moore_rachel goes diving 😍🐠 (🎥: @moore_rachel and @voyagesofagape)

After a week of incredible dives with hundreds of sharks, it’s time to move on and visit our favorite uninhabited atoll where we spent three months confined during the early days of the pandemic. I can’t wait to show you guys more of this incredible dive site and where we are headed, but it will have to wait until we get back and find some decent internet. Until then, we are looking forward to truly disconnecting over the next few weeks in our isolated paradise. See you guys when we get ba...

Yesterday we celebrated a decade of marriage by renewing our vows in paradise. This time, instead of reciting traditional vows as we did on our wedding day, we decided to write our own. It felt more meaningful now, knowing full well what we are recommitting to. When I met @bylandandsea I was 20 years old, we were young and in love, and over the years we have truly grown up together. We are very different people than we were when we first met and I’m so grateful we have continually chosen to gr...

The greatest desire of every heart is to be fully known and fully loved, and I’m lucky to have found that kind of love this side of heaven. 10 years ago we pledged our love for one another in front of our closest family and friends, and today we plan to renew our vows in one of the wildest and most beautiful places we have ever seen, surrounded by nature. We have spent the last week in one of our favorite locations, diving every day with a few hundred shark friends, reminiscing on all the adve...

Back in my happy place! @voyagesofagape will be spending the next week diving every day with several hundred sharks at one of our all-time favorite dive sites.

After two months of waiting for a weather window, a broken watermaker, two close family members being diagnosed with cancer, and some health issues onboard, we finally made it to the Tuamotus! I am so happy to be back in these gin-clear waters and to have @kelsealoha along for this season’s adventures. We will be revisiting some of our favorite spots and exploring new atolls over the next few months and I can’t wait to show you what we create out here! It’s time to get diving 🙌🏼

Ever since my last encounter I’ve been counting down the days until I get to swim with humpback whales again, as these moments make my heart come alive in ways I’ve never experienced before. Having a 50 foot, 60,000-pound animal swim over, look you in the eye and choose to interact is one of the most incredible things that can happen to you in this life. If you have the privilege of swimming with these magnificent animals one day try to stay still, don’t chase after them. Whales are naturall...

After a month of postponing our departure to the Tuamotus, it looks like we finally have a good weather window to head east. As a La Niña year, we’ve had reinforced easterly trade winds over the last few weeks that have made it virtually impossible to sail into. After patiently waiting, it looks like our Tuamotus sailing season will finally begin and we’ll get to start the season off at our favorite uninhabited atoll! 🏝 We’re returning to the island we were confined to for a quarter of a year d...

Over the last three years I’ve spent more time anchored off this beach than anywhere else in Polynesia. It’s been my home away from home. It’s where I’ve met some of my best friends and created some of my most cherished memories. It’s probably my favorite place on earth and it’s funny how up until now I’ve never had my photo taken here. Thank you @kelsealoha for capturing the joy I feel in this special place.