July 15, 2013 So here it is Monday afternoon, and no sign of our missing part in Papeete. Coralie, our agent, has the freight forwarder looking for it, and they think it’s in, but no definitive word yet. In any event, our weather window has fallen apart, so we are back to the waiting game……Waiting … Read More →
[hoops name=”break”]July 11, 2013 Yesterday I got a haircut. In my other life, it would have been a momentary pleasure of a fresh ‘do’ with clean ends and an hour or two of me-time. Not in this life…Not out here. Instead, it was an Event….A day of celebration and victory….Yyyesss!!! Successful parsing of a person … Read More →
[hoops name=”break”]July 2, 2013 2:00 am: We left Cook’s Bay on Moorea around midnight. Another boat (from Oregon of all places) had anchored a little too close and we were concerned they were over our anchor. We had gone over to introduce ourselves and let them know we would be leaving at midnight. They said … Read More →
[hoops name=”break”]2:00 am Saturday, 6/8: We did it, we finally did it….we left Toau for Tahiti. We stayed 9 days in Toau, 4 days longer than planned. We were pinned down by weather – 20-35 kts winds, 10-15′ seas……ugh!!!! We left at 6:30 am on Friday and so far the passage has been ok. The … Read More →
[hoops name=”break”]It is Tuesday 4/9 and we are on passage to Fatu Hiva…..a 45 nm run with trawler weather….on a course of 141M, calm East wind and seas. It seems many boats went to Fatu Hiva first with no issues…..not saying there will be none, but we have not heard of any issues so far. … Read More →