Land Beautiful Land We are now anchored in Nuka Hiva. This is a small island in the Marquesas, a blip in a very large ocean. When we arrived to Fatu Hiva from our 23 day, 22 night passage all we could think about was sleep. The smell of earth wafted off of the land and […]
April 4: Day 23 We arrived. I could smell the dirt on the air and saw volcanic peaks that came out of a dream. Fruit and flowers everywhere!.
April 3: Day 22 Today has been filled with anticipation. We can’t stop looking at the chart plotter. We will arrive tomorow. After talking to some other cruisers we are going to start at Fatu Hiva. It is a small island that is to the south-east of the Marquesas Islands cluster.We have heard it is […]
April 2, Day 21 Another record breaking day. One hundred eighty seven miles in twenty four hours! Its like Fearless is the horse that has seen the barn and is going full tilt. Galloping. Pushing on with all she’s got. And the women’s curse is here. Why could that not wait until landfall? So tired […]
April 1: Day 20 At 3:45PM yesterday the wind started building and it did not stop. We have had a steady pace which has resulted in our biggest day so far: one hundred and sixty miles in one day. We have been keeping track of the other boats that are crossing at the same time […]
March 31: Day 19 The Doldrums Well, we have had our share of light wind but last night took the cake. The winds died down by the begining of my 9PM watch. We were able to make some pathetic headway: 1.5-2 knotts. So we perserveared. By the time that Brett came up at Midnight even […]
March 30: Day 18 Crossing the Equator The wind had been fairly steady but light so we crossed our fingers when we approached it the day before, hoping we would cross in daylight hours so that we could swim across. Although the wind was light it got us there just on time at 2:15PM, just […]
March 29: Day 17 Doing laundry by hand is a drag. Brett can’t help because of his hand so it was all me. I managed to two loads, ran out of life-line space for hanging clothes and had to stop. My arms and stomach are sore from wringing and churning the laundry by hand, but […]
March 28: Day 16 Best Day Ever Yesterday the sun came out and we celebrated one thousand miles to go. Almost there. I did not realize how much I missed the sunshine. We celebreated by having a glass of wine (second on this passage), opening the cockpit to the welcome sun and blasting all of […]
March 27: Day 15 Well as the day has gone on we have been picking up speed and are now cruising along at 7 knotts in a stiff breeze. Last night was moonless and the coulds parted for me to get a view of the stars unobstructed by city lights. I was disappointed. It seems […]