Huzzah Cruising the Northwest

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25 July 2018 | Gorge Harbour, BC
20 July 2018 | Prideaux Haven
19 July 2018 | Desolation Sound
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25 August 2017 | Roscoe Bay
24 August 2017 | Tenedos Bay, Desolation Sound
21 August 2017 | Tenedos Bay, BC
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22 June 2017 | Passage to Pacific Northwest
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Day 2 - Exploring Hiva Oa

21 April 2016 | Hiva Oa, French Polynesia
Gerry
After a great night's rest, the crew of huzzah jumped into the dinghy and headed to shore for a guided tour of the island we had scheduled earlier. After meeting our driver/guides, we headed off into the jungle in a two 4 x 4 trucks - the crew of Huzzah in one, with Cliff, MaryAnn, and Helen from Carola (another PPJ boat) in the other. Climbing up steep, well paved roads, I couldn't believe the dense, lush canopy covering us. Incredible sights, sounds and smells everywhere. Soon enough, we stopped to walk into the forest (jungle) to see our first historical artifact - a very old Tiki. As we carefully navigated the terrain thru slash, rocks and mud, our two guides lead us barefoot like it was nothing! Throughout the day, we visited fishing towns, stopped by a bee keeper's home and got some amazing honey, cut down some pamplemousse (grapefruit), bananas, and picked some star fruit - most on the side of the road. Then we visited a scared native archaeological site called Iipona , complete with many elaborate tiki's from the 1400's AD. An authentic, great tasting and plentiful lunch followed, and more sightseeing rounded out our day. It was a long drive back to the boat, and we arrived after dark. But fun was had by all. The crew of Huzzah is enjoying a stable sleeping platform these days, and all but Gerry, are usually asleep by 8:30 pm each night. Cheers!!
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Vessel Name: Huzzah
Vessel Make/Model: Jeanneau 45.2 built in '99 for the BVI Charter fleet. Purchased in 2011 in Seattle, and began an extensive re-fit.
Hailing Port: Gig Harbor, WA
Crew: Gerry & Jody Gilbert
About: Retired professionals living the dream. Gerry & friends do the ocean passages, wife Jody & the kids fly in for the cruising. Departed the PNW for Mexico & So. Pacific September 2015, Returned to Gig Harbor July 2017 .
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Huzzah \(ˌ)hə-ˈzä\ : an exclamation of joy, applause, appreciation — or shout of acclaim. Huzzah may be categorized with such interjections as hoorah and hooray. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), in the 17th and 18th centuries it was identified as a sailor's cheer or [...]
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