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! 
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 […]
Entries Tagged as 'Our Route'
The Honeyimnekkid Anchorage (Hanamenoa, Tahuata May 25-30)
June 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Beautiful, French Polynesia, Marquesas, Our Route
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
WE DID IT!!! We are in the Marquesas!
May 9th, 2010 · 14 Comments · Famous Firsts, First Mates, Our Route, Pacific Crossing, Passages
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! WE MADE IT!!!!!!! we are in the south pacific and holy smokes, i can’t believe we’re really here. After 25 days at sea. Lord have mercy, I am really really really really really glad to not be moving anymore! I’ve wondered for days now how to write this post. Honestly, I wish that I […]
Tags: accomplishments·Faith·happiness·Introspection·Marquesas·Marriage·Nuku Hiva·Pacific Crossing·South Pacific·thankful·Woman on a Boat
This is it! We’re crossing the Pacific…
April 13th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Famous Firsts, Our Route, Pacific Crossing, Passages
(Of course, I can’t post without writing something….) For more information on the “Spot” thing I’m talking about and how you can check and see where we are/were, check out Matt’s blog. I am really horrible with “goodbyes” and this isn’t even really a “goodbye!” (um, did anyone notice how I *almost* started to cry […]
Tags: accomplishments·Faith·fear·Pacific Crossing·Woman on a Boat
And on the fourth day, she rested.
March 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · First Mates, Funny, Mexico, Our Route
Today was the first day since we arrived in La Cruz that we had no plans, decided to do NO WORK on the boat, and had no reason to be anywhere other than where we were at the moment. And oh, it was BLISS. We left the boat around 11 and headed straight to the […]
Tags: happiness·La Cruz·relaxation
Wind and waves and …. remind me again why we’re doing this??!?!
March 15th, 2010 · 7 Comments · First Mates, Introspection, Learning to Sail, Life on the Boat, Mexico, Our Route, Passages, The beginning
Matt and I have read books and articles about cruising and have tried to talk to those who have gone before us. I have searched the web for cruising blogs and forums and Matt has consulted various websites on his own. Not one of the resources we’ve come across has ever mentioned how horribly uncomfortable […]
Tags: accomplishments·Introspection·who i am·Woman on a Boat
Shelter Island, San Diego – The Friendliest Place on Earth… well, within walking distance)
February 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Life on the Boat, Our Route, The beginning
We arrived in San Diego too early on Monday morning for us to appreciate its beauty or anything else in life. After spending the pre-daylight hours on a quarantine buoy, we were able to move to the “Cop Dock,” a municipal dock facility offered to transients for a mere $10.50/night. After checking in, we walked […]
Tags: San Diego·Woman on a Boat
The Honeymoon Begins!
February 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Famous Firsts, First Mates, Introspection, Life on the Boat, Our Route, The beginning
Matt and I were married in October and even though we had a fun road-trip from CA to NJ and then had a nice relaxing three days at a beach spa/resort (thanks again Aunt Arlene & Tom!), we didn’t have a “real” honeymoon. Those other get-aways were somewhat negated by the stress and craziness of […]
Tags: Introspection·Marriage·passion & purpose·soul-searching·who i am·Woman on a Boat