Arriving at Ahe
Saying goodbye to our dear friends in Nuku Hiva was harder than we anticipated. I knew this part of our journey would be difficult but somehow I did not expect…
A birthday in the tropics for Dailin
Last night was Dailin's birthday and we celebrated with a few of the families we love from this beautiful island of Nuku Hiva. Dailin asked if I could prepare our…
Many colors and flavors of the South Pacific
Monday morning the missionaries on the island met us and asked if we would like to do laundry at the place where we met the day before for services. Alyssa, Zak…
Welcome to the savage island of Nuku Hiva
Today like so many days since our journey I am in awe of the beauties and gifts life has to offer. Before we came to this lush savage land of…
An Idyllic Island Escape
Just as the sun was breaking through the morning rain clouds our friend Pifa, was calling from the shore. We had arrived in his little village a day earlier and…
Dolphins welcome us across the equator
As I step into the cock pit I smile at my days work flapping wildly on the clothes lines. Funny how simple things like seeing the whites all pinned up…
Scary Dreams and Flying Fish
After a few days of very calm balmy air our weather changed. We knew it would and we needed it to. We were starting to go a little stir crazy…
Meeting Dear Friends from the Past
As we traveled down the coast I looked to San Diego as a final destination to prepare any last minute items or and to complete tasks off our to do list. I…
Stories of Dark Caves and Cannibal Pits
Twenty five years ago my dad took his family on an adventure that would define the rest of our lives. I was only fifteen when we said good bye to…
Final Preparations and our First Coastal Sail
As we were set to leave on this Thursday our Wed. was super busy. All our projects lately meant that I needed to clean the boat thoroughly before we could…