Aranui 3 Day 8: The Wettest History Lesson in Hiva Oa
Day 8 · Hiva Oa: Puamau and Hanaiapa · 14 April 2007 There are shore landings, and then there are shore landings where parents quietly calculate how many children they…
Aranui 3 Day 7: The Hike Across Fatu Hiva That Earned Its View
Day 7 · Fatu Hiva: Omoa and Hanavave · 13 April 2007 Some views should not be reachable by car. They should require sweat, questionable decisions, and at least one…
Aranui 3 Day 6: The Artist, the Soccer Game, and Gauguin’s Copies
Day 6 · Tahuata and Hiva Oa: Vaitahu and Atuona · 12 April 2007 There is something wonderfully strange about watching your son sit beside a professional artist in a…
Aranui 3 Day 5: Nuku Hiva Gave Us History, Horses, and a Tractor Rescue
Day 5 · Nuku Hiva: Taiohae and Taipivai · 11 April 2007 Some days begin with a cathedral and end with your boat being pushed off a beach by a…
Aranui 3 Day 4: The Taxi Driver, the New Car, and the Tire That Gave Up
Day 4 · Ua Pou: Hakahau and Hakahetau · 10 April 2007 There are moments in travel when you think your taxi driver has forgotten you. Sometimes he has not.…
Aranui 3 Day 3: The Day at Sea Where the Food Became a Threat
Day 3 · At Sea · 9 April 2007 A day at sea sounds restful until someone keeps feeding you. Then it becomes a test of character. After our first…
Aranui 3 Day 2: Easter Sunday, Tahitian Time, and a Four-Year-Old Betrayal
Day 2 · Fakarava, Tuamotu Islands · 8 April 2007 The first thing we learned in Fakarava was that being carried by a stranger down the side of a cargo…
Aranui 3 Day 1: The Day the Aranui Turned Our Cabin Into a Washing Machine
Day 1 · Papeete and the Aranui 3 · 7 April 2007 There is a dangerous moment at the beginning of every voyage when everyone is still awake enough to…