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.
Ben and Katy… departure sunset
Captain crazy? Land Ho after 19 days at sea!
Another chick pea salad coming up
Ben
S & W
Sunset #4… or maybe #5 or #6
Look the equator!
Ben disposes of it
Sarah
Group shot
Saiing along. We saw approx 5 freighters in the first two days
Sarah’s B-day… attempt #1
B & K on watch
Mita’z pizza in Punta Mita – night before we left
B & K again!
Sunset and swim trunks
S&W
Katy
Muffin madness… what happens when it takes 2 hrs to make 6 muffins
Curry boys
Bad Alfie
ITCZ reality – bikini and rain jacket
Laundry Day
Squall coming up
Sweet camera. Thanks Mum & Dad!
B & K
Equator party
Gold coins to Netpure
Best pizza in Banderas Bay!
Calling home post proposal
More rain gear
Family shower time!
Can’t beat these smiles
Our paradise for today. INCREDIBLE!!!
So close
Shower time for Sarah
Navigating into the bay to join 20 other boats anchored… ALL European
Equator proposal!!!
Finally… land on the chart plotter!
Another Sunrise
Sarah and Will get in on the sat phone call
Katy taking pic of flying fish that jumped down the hatch
Large wine servings at dinner
Way too happy after finding fish in bed
So excited
Anchor down…. Beers!
Will sleeping
Captain and his boat. Nice job, girl!
Easter loot
Katy cooking in the galley
So happy
Tiki
Ben and a pig
Ben tethered in
Captain and Hydrovane
Squalls rolling in
Friendship bracelets
Sleeping under the dodger
Refilling the fuel tank. Not a fun job
Sunrise
Champagne!
Land Ho!…. Morning of Day 19
Fuzzy GPS coordinates
Will et Sarah
Pineapple upside down cake
Real B-day… gross chocolate brownies
Departing Punta Mita… bye bye Mexico
Do you see the faces?
On shore for the first time in 19 days. Ben holding all the plastic from the trip.
Majestic Nuku Hiva
The ring
Catching up on blog comments (we don’t get them at sea!)
Ben et Katy…
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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