June 11th-Fata- Hiva to Ua-Pou Hello everyone- This morning we went ashore to do some trading/purchasing of tapa cloth, wood carvings, fruit & fish & to say goodbye to our new Marquesan friends. They are such sweet, open, beautiful people. Fatu-Hiva is the most pristine village I’ve ever been to & nearly the most primitive. […]

June 10th – Fata Hiva Hello to all Two days ago we anchored at a secluded bay and began by swimming into the yellow sand beach and diving around the boat at Tauahata. Yesterday Paul and I found the problem with the voltage regulator, a ground wire connection. When we finished it was after noon […]

Tuesday June 7th Hello all- We’re getting ready to set sail from Hiva Oa in the morning for a short jaunt to Tahuata, where we’ll do some snorkeling & exploring. Paul Elliott has joined us for a week and a half & will fly out of Nuku Hiva after we explore sevaral islands along the […]

Day 24-Saturday June 4th–LAND HO ! Hi everyone- We are ALMOST there & MAN, are we excited!! John & I are thinking we can make out Hiva Oa at times. It’s hard to tell, as the horizon is shrouded by clouds. First thing I’m gonna do is to jump in the ocean. It’s been such […]

Day 23 -Friday June 3rd Aloha everyone- We’re getting close now (less than 200 miles away!) and needless to say, VERY excited. We’ve been blessed with good winds still, most of the time. Today Jim & I were sitting in the cockpit during a squall in the early afternoon. I was writing & trying to […]

Day 22- Thursday June 2nd Hi everyone- Another day of good winds, although it’s dropping off a bit right now at 5PM. We averaged apprx. 7 knots most of yesterday & last night. The strong current here wants to take us to Tahiti instead of our first destination, Hiva Oa, the Marquesas. The strong winds […]