Arrival in Fatu Hiva

Lovesail
Fri 3 Apr 2015 20:00
10:27.9S 138:40.1W
3 April 2015. 2100 UTC
For our final approach, we had to motor sail for 24 hours in order to
maintain speed and ensure a landfall in daylight. We were counting down
the hours, one by one, as the distance to waypoint clicked slowly down towards
zero. In the early morning Good Friday, we sighted land – and what a sight
it was.
![]() ![]() ![]() As we approached the island, we could see the jagged ridge with impossible,
knife edge peaks, and deep ravines running down to sheer cliffs.
![]() Then we rounded the southern end of the island and turned towards the bay
of Hanavave. Our excitement mounted as we passed more fantastical scenery
until the bay hove into sight and soon we had our anchor down. We looked at each
other and thought “We made it! We’ve arrived in the Marquesas.”
![]() ![]() ![]() And what a place in which to arrive. Jaw dropping in its
majesty. Exotic and alien in appearance. Polynesia!
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