11/Apr/2008, La Cruz Mexico
We arrived in Fatu Hiva in the French Marquises at about 9:00 local time this morning, or about 1800Z time. It took us, along with others, quite awhile to get to a point where we were happy with our anchor and how it was holding. Geeze(sp) , you'd think for a $k dollars you could get something that would hold you in place! I turns out we were here for the big event of the week, the supply ship. We watched as almost everything under the sun was delivered, two bikes for two kids with two of the biggest smiles, and four trucks that was fun to watch them try to unload on to the quay at low tide. On the supply ship there were about 80 tourist who were doing the Marquisa circuit for two weeks. It was interesting to talk to them and to tag along with some of the activities the locals had planned for them... Ciao JOel
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If the winds and current stay constant, in 5 days we will be putting our anchor down in Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands!!! We encountered a few more squalls last night, but with milder winds. It is nice to have the outside of our boat clean. The inside is a disaster, but will have to wait until we get anchored and things are a little calmer. The weather has been good today and all is good onboard. We are reading about the islands and atolls deciding which ones to visit. French Polynesia covers quite a bit of territory (Tahiti, Papeete, Moorea, Society Islands, Bora Bora etc) and the initial visa is only 30 days. We have read that some US who have applied have been denied, so our plans will be contingent upon whether we can obtain the 90 day visa.
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09/Apr/2008, La Cruz Mexico
We are within 24 hours of where ever; Hiva Oa or Fatu Hiva. The issue we face now is which? Hiva Oa is now with in about 16 hours, Fatu Hiva is 24 hours. Since it is nine in the evening local time now, I'm leaning toward a Hiva Oa arrival during daylight hours! It is never any fun anchoring at night in a strange location, for that matter even if you know where you are. We seem to be screaming right along, no major issues or any that money can't fix. Today the hydrolic ram for our back stay ruptured a seal, add that to spinnaker pole track, bow light, and a few other items and this trip is not going to be cheap. But heck this is why we worked at one time, right? Ciao JOel
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