Land Ho! Hiva Oa, Marquesas, French Polynesia
After a very long day we finally arrived at Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands! Because we had not be turning our clocks back at all during our trip we…
Day 21 Ready for Landfall and Breaking up the Monotony
After cleaning out Eli and Orin's room yesterday we discovered a few items we forgot that we had included with our pre-sailing purchases. Among our discoveries were a variety of…
Deep Clean and Rocky Haircuts
We have been on such a good and steady course that seems to be zipping us along to the Marquesas that we have not wanted to change anything. The sails…
20 Stinky Fish
Last night as I was on watch I had the most busy flying fish evening ever. I think we must have sailed through a flying fish factory or something because…
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…
Mermaid Call and Pirate Flag
This morning we were all so excited to cross the equator around 8am that we slept through the momentous occasion. I think it was due to the fact that few of us…
Sleeping with a Fish
Just the other day in my blog I talked about the dilemma of sleeping with the hatch of my room open to help cool me off in the unbearably hot…
200 Gallons of Glorious Water
The day started out as a rather calm day. Through the night we made some good headway South but by the morning, the winds had all but died down. We…
To Leave the Hatch Open or Not Open? That is the Question!
One thing I deliberate over constantly is, should I leave my bedroom hatch open or not. Should I leave the top hatch open, side hatch, head (toilet) hatch? Some of…
Halfway There Celebration Dinner – April 30, 2013
Here is our Halfway there celebration Spaghetti dinner! 13 days down a bunch more to go! Oh the movies and photos we have to share! Miss you all! Click here…