Hiva Oa is another one of the larger islands in the Marquesas group. WHile there are various areas to explore including isolated bays on the northern coast, we limited our visitation to the main town of Atuona. The following are … Continue readin…
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Nuka HIva Part 3
Nuka Hiva Part 2 was our post about Vaipo Falls and Daniel’s Bay. Part 3 is about some miscellaneous things but mostly about the ride to the airport. First, this large Manta Ray that spent some hours swimming close to … Continue reading …
Daniel’s Bay – Vaipo Falls
Daniel’s Bay is a short hop form Taiohae Bay and has two separate arms. One is best for anchoring as the other is subject to considerable surge (and problems landing the dink). The entrance to the bays is spectacular with … Continue reading…
Iron Lady’s Helm Station Revisited
For reasons unknown, I seem to be getting a lot of traffic on a post I did quite awhile ago on Iron Lady’s helm station. Since them, some things have changed so I thought it would be worth mentioning for … Continue reading →
Nuka Hiva Part 1
Nuka Hiva is roughly 130 square miles in size and is the largest island in the Marquesas. The current population is approximately 2600 people. The principle town is Taiohae on the southern coast which was our port of entry. It … Continue reading …
Marquesas
After Gel and George left us in Fakarava in the Tuamotus, it was time for us to head off to the Marquesas. The following will put the geographic equation in perspective. On this map, you can see Papeete – our … Continue reading →
Pittsburgh
No – we didn’t fall off the face of the earth but internet service (even in Hawaii) has been pretty tough to come by. Now I understand why the harbor master at Ko Olina warned me that Hawaii is really … Continue reading →
Equator
On August 20th at 2210 hours, some 5545 nautical miles after leaving New Zealand in mid May, Iron Lady crossed the Equator at 151 degrees 41 minutes West. Sorry – no pictures this time, too slow a connection. Weather conditions … Continue r…
Update
We have now been in the Marquesas since George and Gel left us in the Tuamotus. Deb and our friends Lisa and Dan just departed from Nuka Hiva for Pittsburgh. Steve and I are aboard and we are being joined … Continue reading →
Fakarava Part 5
Next night was pizza night at the local wood fired pizza place. It took a bit of negotiating as the owner normally only opens for 6 people or more so the 5 of us said we would buy enough for … Continue reading →
