Adventures of Orcinius

11 September 2015 | HOME - Vancouver WA
24 August 2015 | 46 11.4'N:123 51.4'W, Port of Astoria Marina
22 August 2015 | 46 42.0'N:132 09,4'W, 330 West of CR Bouy, Astoria
21 August 2015 | 46 41.8'N:136 13.8'W, 500 West of Astoria
20 August 2015 | 46 22.82'N:140 28.00'W, East end of High
20 August 2015 | 46 22.80'N:140 28.32'W, Middle of High Same as Fish
20 August 2015 | 46 22.79'N:140 28.57'W, Middle of High
20 August 2015 | 46 22.7'N:140 30.2'W, 675 Miles West of CR
20 August 2015 | 45 57.6'N:144 54.0'W, East End of the High
18 August 2015 | 44 38.2'N:147 57.0'W, 1000 NM to Astoria
18 August 2015 | 43 31.0'N:150 28.0'W, 1126 NM to Astoria
17 August 2015 | 41 40.1'N:153 00.1'W, 1200 miles West of Astoria
16 August 2015 | 39 30.1'N:154 53.1'W, West end of the North Pacific High
15 August 2015 | 37 34.5'N:156 00.0'W, 1011 North of Oahu
15 August 2015 | 37 04.5'N:156 23.0'W, 983 North of Oahu
14 August 2015 | 34 12.3'N:157 26.1'W, 800 North of Oahu
13 August 2015 | 31 50.0'N:158 06.5'W, 650 North of Oahu
12 August 2015 | 29 02.0'N:158 51.0'W, 330 North of Oahu
11 August 2015 | 26 32.0'N:158 59.0'W, 330 North of Oahu
09 August 2015 | 23 44.1'N:158 49.4'W, 140 N of Oahu

Kava and Music in Naivindamu

04 September 2014 | 19 07.96'S:178 34.30'W, Vulaga or Fulaga
John
Ann, Bob and ourselves were invited into the village at sunset last night for kava drinking and music. Bob and I brought our ukuleles and John brought his bongo drum. After one song from the pulangis (an endearing term for us yachties), we passed our ukes to a couple of guys in the village, and then the real jamming began! Looks like Bob and I need a bit more practice. We tried our �"Island Song�" (by Zac Brown band) on them, with a 3rd verse that we wrote about the people of Fulaga. They got a kick out of it, but then it was time for the professionals to really crank out the music! John got to play his bongo drum the entire night though. Guess John is a pro now. You�'ll notice the kava bowl in the middle of us �- it is a plastic mooring buoy float cut in half. And these guys are the ones that carve the beautiful bowls that are sold to all the tourists in the stores back in the big cities. They don�'t even hold one back for their own use in the village. Then Buna, the chief�'s daug hter-in-law, made us a wonderful evening meal that we enjoyed in her home while we listened to the music outside.

The dingy ride back to our boats in the dark was the most exciting part though. It was almost 8pm with only a half moon lighting the night. The 4 of us had piled into our smallest dingy to get ashore earlier in the evening, and now the tide was all the way out �- and we had a long wet walk to get to deeper water. At first we all tried to pile in the dink and pole our way out. We only got about 20 feet before getting stuck in the muck. So Ann stayed in the dink (nursing one of her many contusions �- this one on her ankle from an earlier scrape on the coral while hiking) while the 3 of us got out and walked the dink out a bit farther. Ann�'s got control of the flashlight as we wade our way out �- and out of the dark comes a black-and-white striped eel �- heading straight for John�'s ankles! We were all freaking out �- including the eel! It looked like a cobra raising it�'s head up ready to attack! John jumps out of the way and now it�'s heading towards me! I scream like a girl and John starts kicking up sand and under the dingy it disappears. Bob has already jumped back in the dingy in record time �- so much for chivalry! The four of us get resituated back in the dingy and continue poling our way out to the boats as we hear the villagers back on shore laughing at us silly pulangi�'s. And that is life in the islands.
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Vessel Name: ORCINIUS
Vessel Make/Model: Lagoon 440
Hailing Port: Vancouver, Washington
Crew: John LeDoux & Lisa Danger
About:
Sailing since the mid 90's. Prior to this trip, 4 sailing adventures from Vancouver WA to the San Juan and Gulf Islands in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Bought ORCINIUS in West Palm Beach Fl in April 2010. Sailed her South through the Panama Canal and back up the West coast to home port. [...]
Extra: Lisa is the real captain. I have never been at the helm when docking or anchoring, she has a great touch to docking.
Home Page: www.orcinius.com

Who: John LeDoux & Lisa Danger
Port: Vancouver, Washington