As you can tell from the title of the blog, my humans did another one of their ‘Lets see what is over there’ that turned into a major hike. No great distances this time, but a pretty steep accent. But, I get ahead of myself. Let us start from the […]
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I think the best place to start is to tell you a bit about the bay we are headed for. A BIT ABOUT ANAHO BAY Anaho Bay is located on the north coast of Nuku Hiva. It is a popular destination on the island. Here is a quote directly from […]
TIME TO LEAVE TAIOHAE BAY You really need to time your visit to Taiohae Bay or use a stern anchor. This wonderfully well recessed open bay just funnels any swell from the south right in. I told the humans I was sick of being left on a rolly boat while […]
We are still in the eastern group of islands in French Polynesia called the Marquesas. We left our lovely little island of Tahuata to visit the other islands further north. We heard that very few cruising boats stop into the island of Ua Huka, so we thought we would head there […]
The Marquesas have a long history of tattooing. It played a significant role in their soceity. Both men and women were tattooed. It was done to confer status or mark special events in life. Men were extensivley tattoed using a traditional process. A tattoo comb made of bone attached to […]
BACK GROUND Before we started cruising we had no idea what to expect, as far as fishing went. We tried to read books on the subject, but they all seemed either too ‘vague’ or too ‘technical’. Like most things on the boat, we have learned, the simpler you can make […]