We were glad that Simon and Katharine were keen to do an overnight sail on their vacation since it’s important to us to keep moving. We left Moorea in the late afternoon and were well on our way by the time the sun went down with 14 knots on the beam. If there were any … Continue reading Huahine and Cruising Lessons
Our send-off from Tahiti was special. Our friend Heiata and her family came to the dock to say goodbye and adorn us with shell necklaces. Flowers are for arrival, shells are for departure. We met Heiata a couple of weeks ago while looking for the Ace Hardware. We’d taken a different route and ended up … Continue reading We heart Moorea
A storm track in the SW Pacific Ocean during the past week resulted in another huge SSW ocean swell that hit Tahiti over the weekend. We knew the swell was coming; On Friday night we felt it. Huge waves were crashing over the protective reef on Tahiti’s west coast turning the normally flat calm anchorage/mooring area into … Continue reading Teahupo’o – big swell day
Last night we slept like rocks. We were pulled out of our lethargy at 8am by sounds we haven’t heard in two months: the hum of city traffic, the creaking of a dock, and the chatter of runners on a boardwalk. Our 35 hour passage from Toau was a cake walk. The seas were friendly, … Continue reading Papeete
Check out the new menu on the sidebar of our blog. I’ve just added the links to photos from: Marquesas, Fakarava (South and North), and Toau. Enjoy!
I don’t like long blog posts, but lot has happened since my last one so I’m packing it all in here. Please try to consider these as SEPARATE so as not to get too bored reading such a long essay! Our satellite phone minutes have been used up at an alarming pace (only 16 minutes … Continue reading Tuamotu Catch Up
It’s been growing wild for months with the goal of being long enough for a ponytail by the time we made landfall. I think it's safe to say that he achieved his goal. I was also able to french braid it which looked very pretty but it reached a point a few days ago where it … Continue reading Will’s hair
We didn’t see the 200 sharks that I talked up in my last post. It turns out that the ‘wall of sharks’ is deep in the trough of the pass and so not visible to our surface eyes. But they’re all down there and are what make this pass so famous for scuba diving. We … Continue reading Pizza au poisson
We arrived in the Tuamotus (Dangerous Archipelago) yesterday. Paradise found. After waiting outside Fakarava's south pass for about an hour we put out a general hail on the VHF, channel 16. “This is sailing vessel Hydroquest, Hydroquest. Is there anyone who can tell us how the pass is for entering?” Another cruiser answered us and … Continue reading Fakarava South and the shark comfort curve
Position at time of writing: 10 58S 141 14W Heading 200T Speed avg 6.0 knots Wind 12-18 knots from ESE Squalls everywhere (gusts to 30) Nuku Hiva’s Taiohae Bay was our home for one week. The setting is beautiful with jungle-filled hillsides, craggy peaks, and palm, pamplemoose, and breadfruit trees lining the bay. The water … Continue reading Farewell Marquises
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