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