Taiohae Bay, Nuku HivaJanuary 24, 2014Taiohae Harbor, Ua Huka (Marquesas)S 08°55 – W 140.06Our guests are long gone, back to their home in Papeete, ready for the next opportunity to meet us again. During the last 3 weeks, we’ve explored the…
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Xmas in Ua Pou
Hakahau Horbor, Ua Pou December 25, 2013Hakahau Harbor, Ua Pou (Marquesas)09 °21.5S – 140 °02.8WTina Lei, Vatea, Caro, JP, Rasta, Keihi & William: a nice catch on the way When some of the performers at the Matava in Ua Huka learned that …
Matava in Ua Huka
December 20th, 2013Hane Bay – Ua Huka (Marquesas)08°55 84S – 139°31 05WHane Bay. Never had tehy seen so many boats here!“MATAVA” – Oh, please, do not call this event “Festival” for it is not a show for the tourist. What we …
TAHUATA
S/Y “IMAGINE” cruises by Hapatoni and decides there is not enough room for both of uDec. 7th, 2013Vaitahu Bay, Tahuata (Marquesas)09°56.207S – 139°06.712W(more pix coming as soon as my other computer decides to unlock itself and get to work again!…
HIVA OA
DOMINO in Hiva OaHIVA OADecember 9, 2013Atuona, Hiva Oa (Marquesas)09°48.2 S – 139°01.6WA volcanic crest etched against the azure sky; a verdant valley flanked by deep-green wooded slopes; a calm harbor concealed behind a “motu” (rock): Traitor
Fatu Hiva
Cruising the West coast of Fatu HivaNov 20th, 2013Hanavave Bay – Fatu Hiva, Marquesas10°27.9 S – 138°40WIles Marquises… land of legends, where the wind that barrels through the valleys still remembers the warriors’ Haka and carries on its sc…
TRANSPAC!
DOMINO cruises effortlessly into the big PacificNovember 19, 2013 Fatu Hiva, MarquesasAnother milestone: our first trans-oceanic passage. From the Galapagos Achipelago to the southern-most island in the Marquesas (French Polynesia) this was ess…
DOMINO 20 2013-11-04 09:35:00
El Garrapatero Adios GalapagosNovember 4, 2013Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, GalapagosIf we had not lost our alternators two weeks ago, we would not have had to return to Santa Cruz, we would not have met Claudio Silva and his family, and that w…
DOMINO 20 2013-11-04 09:35:00
El Garrapatero Adios GalapagosNovember 4, 2013Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, GalapagosIf we had not lost our alternators two weeks ago, we would not have had to return to Santa Cruz, we would not have met Claudio Silva and his family, and that w…
False Start
October 23, 2013Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, GalapagosOf course I’ll blame it on the bananas! We didn’t leave on a Friday, so it had to be the green bananas. Not that we didn’t argue over the banana issue: should we or should we not…
