Thank you all for the comments on our last post. They mean so much to us! We've recovered from the experience of getting here, and since arriving in Niue we've had good times and more frustrating times.... Our first meal ashore was at Gill's Indian Restaurant. I cried as I had my first bite of … Continue reading The Rock

The first thing Will said when we saw Bora Bora’s iconic peaks from a distance was, “Let’s hike those!”.  And so it would be. We arrived in Bora Bora a week ago and started asking around for directions to the start of the trail. All was got back were warnings of “Don’t do the hike … Continue reading Crawling up Bora Bora

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

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 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