Tale of a Hermit Crab
It’s a short one. One of the hazards of being a hermit crab on an atoll in the South Pacific (and there are many) is…
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Makemo: Days on the Beach
There are several islands, or “motus,” that surround an atoll. We spent several days at Makemo going ashore on this one. We passed hours watching…
Tuamotus Passage, Part 2: Our first atoll entrance
We motored along slowly all Tuesday afternoon toward Passe Tapuhiria, at the northwestern corner of Makemo atoll. As we got close, we saw the mast…
Tuamotus Passage, Part 1: It’s All Part of the Adventure, Right?
(now with pictures!) We said farewell to the Marquesas on Thursday morning, May 13, setting off at 8 AM for what we thought would be…
Underway
The delirium of the two person watch system is fully developed on Bint Al Khamseen and that can only mean that we've shaken the mud…
Rewind: Nuku Hiva Memoir
Taiohae on the island of Nuku Hiva is the biggest town in the Marquesas. While K went back to the States for a meeting back…
Ua Pou
We sailed north from Fatu Hiva stopping overnight at Tahuata where the palm trees were thick and the mango trees labored under huge loads of…
Fatu Hiva From Below
Fatu Hiva doesn’t have the best reef or visibility in the world but for us it has been the most memorable time in the water…
The Dogs of Hanavave
We are pretty sure that the dogs of Hanavave lead a largely vegetarian existence. We know this by the lack of dog food in the…
Hanavave Falls, Fatu Hiva
There is a famous waterfall about an hour outside the village. At times the occasional stone markers in the jungle were our only clue that…