Our cameras cannot take pictures that show this grandeur. And certainly I cannot describe it adequately. But I will tell you that this is the most amazing hike I can remember....even those in Glacier National Park aren't better.

We've been having trouble getting our watermaker to run properly. Eventually we traced the problem to the sea chest where there was an obstruction at the watermaker port. We cleared that obstruction but still while it was improved we really couldn't make satisfactory water. Why? What to do? It's a [...]

We made water in Hiva Oa and it seemed to be working pretty well. Both pumps worked. Then as we continued to make water on the crossing the output dropped to near zero. Today we HAD to figure this out. I hate having to figure things out. I don't mind figuring things out, just not as a fundamental necessity [...]

It was supposed to be an easy overnight sail from Hiva Oa to Nuka Hiva. That was the plan, and it actually started out that way.

We are almost out of propane and they don't have propane on this island. There are rumors of propane availability (conditioned on tanks less than 10 year old.) in Papette. We would be very hungry for hot food by then. What to do?

We've arrived at Hiva Oa where we have pre-arranged for assistance with checking into French Polynesia. We will meet our agent at 8:15 am local time at the dinghy dock. other cruisers tell us the check in will be easy.