We left San Francisco on February 10, 2010 with a plan to head south to Mexico and then make the innocently named "puddle jump" to the South Pacific (!!) this spring. From there, who knows?!?!?!? Maybe Fiji? Australia? New Zealand? For now, we're just thrilled to finally be out at sea! 
After several days spent snorkeling and enjoying the crystal clear blue waters of Hanamenoa, we decided it was time to move on to Fatu Hiva, our last stop in the Marquesas. To time our arrival at the Bay of Virgins for early morning, we left Hanamenoa just before sunset and headed out into fluky winds. […]
Entries Tagged as 'Marquesas'
Hanavave, Fatu Hiva – The famous Bay of Virgins (May 31-June 4)
June 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Beautiful, French Polynesia, Marquesas, Our Route, Shore Excursions
The Honeyimnekkid Anchorage (Hanamenoa, Tahuata May 25-30)
June 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Beautiful, French Polynesia, Marquesas, Our Route
Let me tell you, nothing inspires you to get nekkid as much as sitting on a sailboat, on a beautiful warm sunny day, anchored in water so blue you can see the ripples in the sandy bottom thirty feet below. So, guess what we did as soon as we pulled into Hanamenoa Bay, Tahuata?!?! We […]
Tags: Tahuata
Not quite filet mignon… (Hanamenu, Hiva Oa May 23-25)
June 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · French Polynesia, Marquesas, Our Route
We couldn’t see them, but we heard their plaintive cries early in the morning and each evening. Goats, which have taken over several of the Marquesas Islands (seriously, the guidebooks say stuff like “the anchorage is satisfactory, but there is no town and no facilities… the island is overpopulated with goats and pigs and is […]
Tags: Hiva Oa
On to bluer waters…
May 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · French Polynesia, Marquesas, Nuku Hiva, Our Route
While Nuku Hiva is lovely, we’ve been hearing all about the other islands from fellow cruisers – Islands that have crystal clear blue water, awesome snorkeling, beautiful white beaches, lush jungle vegetation…. And we’ve started to wonder why we are still sitting here, in a murky brownish-green bay that you don’t really even want to […]
Tags: Nuku Hiva·Taiohae Bay
A Visit to Hakatea (“Daniel’s Bay”) (May 13-16)
May 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Cruising with Friends, Fellow Cruisers, French Polynesia, Marquesas, Nuku Hiva, Our Route, shoe-cruising, Shore Excursions
Five miles west of Taiohae Bay, there’s Hakatea, nicknamed Daniel’s Bay because of some European who used to live there. Although Mike and Hyo of IO had already explored the area, they readily accepted our invitation to ditch their boat in Taiohae and come with us back over to Daniel’s Bay for a weekend. Daniel’s […]
Tags: friendships·Fruit Finds·Hakatea Bay·Hiking·Nuku Hiva·Shore Excursions
Making Landfall (May 8, 2010)
May 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Famous Firsts, French Polynesia, Marquesas, Nuku Hiva, Pacific Crossing
In the dark, the island was a foreboding dark mass on the horizon, a threatening black image on the radar screen. After being at sea for so long, seeing nothing for weeks, and falling into a pleasant state of not worrying about running into anything, it felt strangely scary to suddenly be within three miles […]
Tags: accomplishments·happiness·Nuku Hiva·Pacific Crossing·Taiohae Bay·thankful·Woman on a Boat
Paradise
May 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Beautiful, French Polynesia, Life on the Boat, Marquesas, Nuku Hiva
I would write more, but right now there is a beautiful loaf of freshly made french bread calling my name, along with a huge chunk of butter, delicious jam and honey, multiple pamplemousse,* and some ridiculously fragrant limes just screaming to be sliced and diced into a margarita. Life in paradise is rough. More updates […]
Making “French Toasts”
May 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Cheers!!, Debauchery, French Polynesia, Funny, Marquesas, Nuku Hiva
As you can imagine, after 25 days on a little boat out in the ocean, we were quite ready to get OFF the boat and get our feet on solid ground. So, our first day in Nuku Hiva, Matt put the dinghy together and we went into town to get some dinner. After getting some […]
Tags: En Francais·Nuku Hiva