Monthly Archives: May 2010

Baie d’Anaho, Nuku-Hiva

We left Taiohae fairly early and once outside of the bay found ourselves in northeasterly winds. This enabled us to sail eastwards a little more efficiently but didn’t bode too well for heading up the east side of the island. … Continue reading

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Taiohae, Nuku-Hiva

Not a lot to report this time. We went ashore to buy provisions, including fresh vegetables, and had a crepe each by the dinghy dock. We spent the rest of the day wrestling with the local internet connections and finished … Continue reading

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Nuku Hiva

We left Ou Pou around 6:30 waving goodbye (au revoir) to Dianne and Gerald and motored out into slack wind. The wind remained around 8-10 knots for most of the day resulting in slow progress towards Nuku Hiva. The winds … Continue reading

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Hakamaii / Baie de Vaiehu

The previous evening we’d agreed to meet Etienne at 7:30 to take us down the coast to the town of Hakamaii to visit the local Marquesan tatooist who lived in that village. We filled his truck with 5 gallons of … Continue reading

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Baie d’Hakahetou, Ua-Pou, day 2

We had agreed to meet Gerald and Dianne ashore at 9 O’Clock. We had arrived a little early and were hanging around a map of the area. There were two waterfalls shown on the map. I asked a local sitting … Continue reading

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