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The Big Pacific Leg - Arrival Marquaisas
Marquesas Islands – The "Land of Men"
The Marquesas archipelago with its powerful landscapes, its cliffs, sharp peaks and deep valleys really imposes its differences from anything we've seen before.
Although there are few coastal plains or white sandy beaches, the seduction of the Marquesas lies elsewhere in the strong and wild simplicity of Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa, Fatu Hiva, Ua Pou, Ua Huka and Tahuata, the islands which make up the Marquesas.
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The Marquesas
... boats cleaned their catches.
Awaroa arrived the day after us, they too had had a good crossing and it was fun having the two boats anchored up together again. Our checking in process was simple and easy as we had opted to use an agent. By doing this we became exempt from paying the "bond" that the government require from cruising yachties. This essentially is the price of a ticket to your home port and is used if you become ill and need to fly home. ...
On to the Marquesas
... and our spinnaker on several occasions. With the odd rain squall to keep us on our toes and to give us the odd fresh water shower the days seemed to fly by.
We ate well on fresh tuna and mahi mahi, had the odd bird or two stop off for company and kept in touch with Awaroa and 10 other boats via our SSB radio.
We saw no ships until the last couple of days when we came across a couple of squid ...
We SURVIVED the Marquesas
Daniel's Bay is less than 6 miles and a world away from Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, the capitol city of the Marquesas. Sure, it is not the "Big City" but Daniels is a protected bay with cliffs stretching up 2,000 feet, several beaches, and a village of 6 families. The name may sound familiar to those of you who watched Survivor, as it was filmed near this area over 10 years ago. There is little here remaining to remind one of that spectacle ...
Last landfall before Callao
It was so lovely to have all your comments, please keep them comng. What talented grandchildren I have, I'm especially pleased for Robin who'd had a ropey few months. I gave up craft classes partly because I couldn't stand the yattering women.We now have nine days at sea. The staff are all braced for restless passengers to find something to complain about
We have left French Caledonia behnd France did its fair share of colonisation. Bora ...
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