French Polynesia
Preparations for leaving to Tonga
Well, as they say you make plans - God laughs at you :). The same happened here. I was keen on visiting Suwarrow, a small beautiful atoll northwest of here but apparently for the time being it's restricted and I cannot sail to it. So, I had to change my initial...
Spending an year in French Polynesia
Well, this might as well be the best motto for my stay here!Big shopping before the departure!We started in the beginning of April from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was a beautiful day and we expected one nice and easy journey. We almost got it...At the second or...
Working on my anchor windlass motor
I worked (hard) on my windlass motor today. And as I was sweating a lot, I came out on the deck to rest and voilà - this is what I saw ;)! So, not so bad after all. Anyway, no picture of the motor itself.
My final days in French Polynesia
This is so exciting! I am at my final week (or so) of preparation for departure west of Huahine and Raiatea. Today I replaced my old oil, did some cleaning! in the boat and also tried to find out what was wrong with my anchor windlass motor (again!).
Our first French Polynesia island!
After sailing for 21 days from Puerto Vallarta in Mexico we arrived at Hiva Oa, Marquesas - one of the most eastern islands of French Polynesia.We even ate an ice cream first thing after checking in with la gendarmerie :).
