Hiva Oa – Marquesas
Atuona is the main city on Hiva Oa which is well known for being the home to the Paul Gauguin museum as well as the cemetery for Paul Gauguin and…
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…
Stopping to Swim
This afternoon the water was calm and the sun was out. There was no wind to move us in any direction without motoring so what else can one do…
Magic and Mishaps on the Water
Today we had more good and not as good news. One reason will be that this blog will be very short. For starters, our solar panels are not keeping up,…
Watching a Big Storm
Last night we all decided to take a bit of an early break to watch a movie together. Our boat was not moving anywhere so we felt safe taking a…