Fatu Hiva

Posted on May 6, 2010September 2, 2016 by Ross Gerber

Ross 06 May 2010 For the past few days, we’ve been running around Fatu Hiva getting as much done as possible. On Friday morning, we headed up to a big waterfall just outside of the little town we are anchored at. After a little hike through the forest, we made it to what must have[…]

Tahuata

Posted on May 6, 2010September 2, 2016 by Ross Gerber

Ross 06 May 2010 We picked up anchor and headed for Tahuata where there is supposed to be a great beach. We pulled in just after 3am and then woke up early to check out the island. The town had a nice looking church and a shop with ice cream…but without any money, we had[…]

Hiva Oa

Posted on May 15, 2010September 2, 2016 by Ross Gerber

Ross 15 May 2010 | Hiva Oa On Wednesday, we pulled into the anchorage and Atuono on Hiva Oa. Atuono is a fairly large city compared to what we’ve seen. They actually have wifi in the anchorage, but it’s $5 per hour, so we passed on it. The anchorage was pretty crowded and due to[…]

Ua Pou

Posted on May 18, 2010September 2, 2016 by Ross Gerber

Ross 18 May 2010 | Ua Pou We woke up to the sights of the jagged peaks of Ua Pou. The spires are the remains of ancient volcanoes and create quite a dramatic scene for a sunrise. We anchored in front of a little village that was nestled in a valley on the northwest side[…]

Nuku Hiva

Posted on May 18, 2010September 2, 2016 by Ross Gerber

Ross 18 May 2010 | Nuku Hiva On the sail from Ua Pou to Nuku Hiva, we were able to successfully use the windvane which is the mechanical autopilot that steers the boat without any electrical power. This means that we can turn off the hydraulic autopilot to save as a backup and also to[…]

Nuku Hiva to Takaroa – Day 1

Posted on May 21, 2010September 2, 2016 by Ross Gerber

Ross 21 May 2010 | Between the French Marqueses and Tuomotus We were able to get all of our supplies and picked up anchor at 4:30 for Takaroa in the Tuomotus. There are five groups of islands in French Polynesia: Marqueses (which we just left), Tuomotus (next group we’ll visit), Gambiers (southeastern islands that we[…]

Nuku Hiva to Takaroa – Days 2 and 3

Posted on May 23, 2010September 2, 2016 by Ross Gerber

Ross 23 May 2010 | Between the French Marqueses and Tuomotus Friday and Saturday were pretty similar days, covering 114 and 113 miles, respectively. Just under the 5 knot average that we were shooting for. Both days, light winds warranted the use of the spinnaker to help us along and when the wind got really[…]

Takaroa

Posted on May 27, 2010September 2, 2016 by Ross Gerber

Ross 27 May 2010 | Takaroa We spotted Takaroa just after 9am on Sunday and as expected, it wasn’t much higher than the tallest palm trees on the flat beaches. Prior to GPS, these were extremely dangerous islands to navigate and we saw evidence in three shipwrecks on the way to the little village on[…]

Fakarava and Apataki

Posted on May 31, 2010September 5, 2016 by Ross Gerber

Ross 31 May 2010 | Tuomotus We checked out the little village on Fakarava and found out that although it is more well-known and therefore a bit more touristy, is actually smaller than Takaroa. After cruising the main drag, we walked to the ocean side of the atoll. Most of the land on the atolls[…]

Apataki

Posted on June 4, 2010September 2, 2016 by Ross Gerber

Ross 04 June 2010 | Tuomotus Our first day on the north side of Apataki, we picked up the guys on Delos and went to the ocean side of motu (the little island that makes up the atoll). Most of the motus are pretty narrow, but this one was pretty wide and thick with vegetation.[…]

Chasing Bubbles

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