Thanks everyone for your love, support and well wishes over the past few weeks. We don’t receive blog comments at sea but we had a total blast reading them all last night once we were connected to wifi.
Don’t miss the video at the bottom…. More footage to follow in the coming weeks.
Captain crazy? Land Ho after 19 days at sea!
B & K on watch
Another Sunrise
Ben et Katy…
Departing Punta Mita… bye bye Mexico
Sunset #4… or maybe #5 or #6
Catching up on blog comments (we don’t get them at sea!)
Saiing along. We saw approx 5 freighters in the first two days
Do you see the faces?
More rain gear
Equator proposal!!!
Group shot
Look the equator!
Sweet camera. Thanks Mum & Dad!
Majestic Nuku Hiva
So excited
S&W
B & K again!
Ben disposes of it
Large wine servings at dinner
Captain and his boat. Nice job, girl!
Refilling the fuel tank. Not a fun job
B & K
Finally… land on the chart plotter!
Easter loot
Ben and Katy… departure sunset
Gold coins to Netpure
Laundry Day
Squalls rolling in
Squall coming up
Family shower time!
So close
Our paradise for today. INCREDIBLE!!!
Sarah
Another chick pea salad coming up
Curry boys
Land Ho!…. Morning of Day 19
Fuzzy GPS coordinates
Ben
Best pizza in Banderas Bay!
Calling home post proposal
Muffin madness… what happens when it takes 2 hrs to make 6 muffins
Shower time for Sarah
Katy cooking in the galley
Navigating into the bay to join 20 other boats anchored… ALL European
Can’t beat these smiles
Ben and a pig
So happy
The ring
Champagne!
Will et Sarah
Mita’z pizza in Punta Mita – night before we left
Pineapple upside down cake
Way too happy after finding fish in bed
Katy taking pic of flying fish that jumped down the hatch
ITCZ reality – bikini and rain jacket
Bad Alfie
Sunrise
Equator party
Captain and Hydrovane
Ben tethered in
S & W
Sarah and Will get in on the sat phone call
Tiki
On shore for the first time in 19 days. Ben holding all the plastic from the trip.
Sunset and swim trunks
Will sleeping
Katy
Sarah’s B-day… attempt #1
Friendship bracelets
Anchor down…. Beers!
Sleeping under the dodger
Real B-day… gross chocolate brownies
FIRST STEPS BACK ON LAND FOR TEAM HYDROQUEST (low res due to wifi connection limitations…):
svkaiquest.com 
Sarah, thanks for sharing your pics and journey – looks like an amazing time. Sarah you are a wonderful writer – good style and voice. You have many followers who will miss the daily posts.
Thanks for keeping us all connected. Enjoy the rest of your trip. Hugs Jean (Katy’s Mom)
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Thanks Jean! The pictures make it look like so much fun…. which I guess some parts were 😉 At first I didn’t think daily posts would be a good idea but the reality was that it made us feel a bit more safe and secure to be ‘checking in’ with so many people each day. We are having a blast on Nuku Hiva now!!
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“GREAT PIC’s”…thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Jim, I’m glad we took enough pictures to really capture the adventure!
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Can someone bring me that cute little pig!!!! Xo
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I’ll bring you back a pig, a goat, and a little kitten!!! xox
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Thank you very much for your posts and allowing to come along with you on this adventure. Your writing and your pictures are a wonderful combination. My daughter and I met you both at the Seattle Boat Show. It’s nice to have a connection. My wife and I live aboard our boat and have been following your blog. Best of luck and congratulations!!
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Hi Greg,
Thanks for following; we really appreciate it. Best of luck with your new blog site as well… I never thought I’d be into it either but it gets addictive. Cheers!
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Glad you are safe on terra firma! Great pictures! Now for the really important stuff, we need better pictures of the ring, Katy.
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Awesome, guys!!!
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