Tuesday, June 21st

Kaoha, all-

Okay, so a few days have lapsed. I admit that I just finished the ‘June
16th’ entry today. It’s been perking in my brain all of this time &
finally emerged. There’s something about being ‘out at sea’ that
inspires the writing. (I think it’s called ‘captivity’ We left the
Marquesas for the Tuomotus mid-day on the 17th & arrived at Katiu at
daybreak this AM. The first part of this leg of our journey was rough,
then it calmed considerably for several hours, then became REALLY rough.
There have been some squalls in the area, beginning a few hours before
reaching Katiu. Unfortunately, we could not land on Katiu, as the
current was too strong. After navigating through a rough, narrow channel
of huge, standing waves, we simply could not move forward because of the
strong current. We promptly turned around & headed back out to sea. We
are going to try Fakarava next & should be able to make that island with
no problem, according to our reference book. Will try to keep you more
closely informed of our adventures from now on.

Love you all!
Darla

Hello to all

We missed Katiu due a more than 6 knot current against us through the
pass after we got through the jumble of six foot standing waves tossing
the boat around. When your sailing the Gods of the Sea will always
remind you who’s really in charge. Oh well, that’s what happens when you
get your hopes on getting somewhere in particular. We’re off on our next
adventure.

Love
Jim