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Hiva Oa

Mon 25 Mar 2024 18:25

Monday 25 March -28 March 2024

Wonderful welcome from Fergus of World Arc - checked in at the hotel with beers and delicious poisson cru for lunch. Priorities were then laundry and re-provisioning with a further trip to the Gendarmerie. Rented a car to drive across the Island in search of the Tikis, Polynesian sacred statues, some of the best in the Marquesas. Had a wonderful set lunch in a tiny restaurant of kid, cochon and more poisson cru followed by a delightful swim in the bay. We ferreted out the ‘Smiling Tiki’ on our way back to the boat.
Jean’s wife Françoise arrived after a gruelling three-day journey from Paris and we set off immediately for the next door island of Tahuatu to the Bay of Hanamoenoa.

Blog Entries

2024

Aug 2024

Sat 17 Aug 18:25
- Arrival in Noumea, New Caledonia
Fri 9 Aug 18:20
- Brisbane - our final stop this year

Jul 2024

Tue 30 Jul 14:14
- Arrival in Noumea, New Caledonia
Wed 17 Jul 10:09
- Exploring Vanuatu
Fri 12 Jul 10:10
- Vanuatu Arrival
Sat 6 Jul 21:13
- Swimming with Manta Rays in Fiji

Jun 2024

Thu 27 Jun 00:37
- Cruising Fiji - Vanua Levu
Thu 13 Jun 20:40
- Fiji - Lau Group
Mon 10 Jun 02:14
- Neiafu and Farewell to Tonga
Sat 8 Jun 02:09
- Kenutu Island - Tonga
Fri 7 Jun 00:52
- Vava’u Group Tonga

May 2024

Fri 31 May 23:19
- Arrival in Tonga
Fri 24 May 08:02
- Niue
Tue 14 May 03:30
- Bora Bora
Thu 9 May 03:27
- Tahaa
Wed 8 May 03:20
- Raiatea and Tahaa
Sun 5 May 20:42
- Huahine and the blue-eyed eels
Thu 2 May 03:08
- Mo’orea

Apr 2024

Sun 28 Apr 02:35
- Tahiti from the land
Tue 23 Apr 02:06
- Tahiti - Marina Taina
Sun 21 Apr 01:35
- Passage Rangiroa to Tahiti
Sat 20 Apr 22:58
- Makatea
Wed 17 Apr 21:51
- Rangiroa and the Tiputa Pass
Tue 16 Apr 19:30
- Fakarava
Fri 5 Apr 23:44
- Ua Pou - Last Marquesan Stop
- Marquesas Art
Thu 4 Apr 15:40
- Jean adorned with the welcome leis
- Nuku Hiva

Mar 2024

Mon 25 Mar 18:25
- Hiva Oa
- Arrival in the Marquesas
Fri 22 Mar 23:31

Feb 2024

Wed 21 Feb 23:12
- San Cristobal – Tortoises, Iguanas and Sea Lions
- San Cristobal SEA LIONS
Tue 20 Feb 04:51
- Landfall San Cristobal Galapagos Islands
Mon 19 Feb 19:42
- Still Crossing to the Galapagos – boobies on th e boat
Sun 18 Feb 19:22
- Crossing to the Galapagos – fishing boats in th e night
Fri 16 Feb 03:34
- Sailing to the Galapagos Islands
Wed 14 Feb 03:03
- Las Perlas - the Pearl Islands
Sun 11 Feb 02:30
- La Playita - Marina in Panama City
Fri 9 Feb 17:35
- Panama Canal!
Tue 6 Feb 16:53
- Panama City by Land
Mon 5 Feb 16:42
- Shelter Bay Still
Sun 4 Feb 16:37
- Shelter Bay Marina - again
Thu 1 Feb 12:00
- Shelter Bay Marina - start of the 7 day wait

Jan 2024

Wed 31 Jan 16:11
- Sailing to Shelter Bay, Panama
Sun 28 Jan 15:58
- San Blas Islands Again - another bay another day..
Sat 27 Jan 15:42
- San Blas Islands - buying Molas
Fri 26 Jan 15:02
- San Blas Islands - off for a snorkel
Mon 22 Jan 20:28
- Sailing into Santa Marta
- Colombia and Simon Bolivar
Tue 16 Jan 09:39
- Beautiful winch cleaning
Sat 13 Jan 14:01
- Setting off again to Santa Marta

2023

Dec 2023

Fri 8 Dec 14:36
- Patrick goes on an Island Tour
Thu 7 Dec 14:31
- The IOW Fleet come to visit
Wed 6 Dec 14:23
- Repairs to the boat at St David's
Tue 5 Dec 14:19
- Patrick goes diving and Susannah gets her PADI
Mon 4 Dec 14:13
- Enjoying Grenada
Sun 3 Dec 14:03
- WE DID IT!!!

Nov 2023

Sun 26 Nov 21:17
- 1000 NM to go..
- And yet more fish...
Sat 25 Nov 19:40
- Bread and Yoghurt
Wed 22 Nov 20:12
- Sextants again
Tue 21 Nov 20:04
- Beginning to relax and enjoy the trip
Mon 20 Nov 13:42
- It’s all about the fish!
Sun 19 Nov 20:35
- Exercising on the boat - led by Mike
Sat 18 Nov 12:01
- Fishing on route - FISH CAUGHT!!
Fri 17 Nov 19:29
- The Start: 17 November: Cape Verde Islands to Port Louis Grenada
Thu 16 Nov 15:02
- Patrick goes diving
- Day trip to Sao Antao
Sat 11 Nov 12:00
- Enjoying Mindelo
Thu 9 Nov 20:57
- Arrival in the Cape Verde Islands - late Friday 10th November
Wed 8 Nov 14:13
- Champagne sailing off coast of Africa
Mon 6 Nov 14:44
- Passage to Cape Verde Islands 5-10 November 2023
Sun 5 Nov 11:00
- Race Day! Boats assemble for trip down to CV Islands
Fri 3 Nov 16:00
- Wonderful RnR day in the mountains of Gran Canaria
Wed 1 Nov 16:00
- Finally took the boat out of Las Palmas for a Sail

Oct 2023

Sun 29 Oct 15:00
Sat 28 Oct 20:30
- Paddy's Anchor
Fri 27 Oct 20:00
- Mike arrives
Tue 24 Oct 09:07
- Boat is lifted for inspection
Sun 22 Oct 20:30
- Arrival in Gran Canaria for final preparations
Mon 2 Oct 12:20
- No 1 Picture of this summer’s cruise in Islas Desertas south of Madeira

Sep 2023

Fri 1 Sep 15:28
- RnR in Las Palmas

Aug 2023

Fri 25 Aug 18:45
- Arrival in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
- Visit to the Ilha Selvagem Grande
Fri 18 Aug 09:25
- Beautiful Evening in Ilhas Desertas
- Ilhas Desertas off Madeira
Thu 17 Aug 11:32
- Quinta do Lorde Marina in Madeira
- We Caught A Fish!!
Tue 8 Aug 12:03
- Great lunch in Porto with Sophia
Sun 6 Aug 16:54
- Back in Baiona
Tue 1 Aug 17:47
- Our Watch System from Guernsey to Baiona
- Motoring up to Pobra - Ria de Arousa

Jul 2023

Mon 31 Jul 15:00
- Islas Ons
Wed 26 Jul 13:11
Mon 24 Jul 08:45
- Nigel and Paul last day
Sat 22 Jul 17:14
- Paul’s chart work showing the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) off Cape Finisterre
Fri 21 Jul 19:05
- Approaching Baiona after our long sail
Thu 20 Jul 21:37
- Crossing the Bay of Biscay
Wed 19 Jul 12:47
Tue 18 Jul 11:11
- More Guernsey Pics
- Guernsey
Mon 17 Jul 18:59
- Big Boats
Sun 16 Jul 13:30

Apr 2023

Sat 29 Apr 11:42
- Nusquama in St Vaast - Doing jobs and eating well!

Hiva Oa

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