Athanor Expedition

RAW HUMANITY – FORGET POLITICS. I was high above the ground on Athanor’s deck; John was on the ground prepping his boat for a fresh coat of bottom paint. Not that he could have done anything other than break my fall, I nonetheless asked him to hold the...

When we talked with friends from home about our impending voyage west from the Tuomotos to the island of Tahiti, it felt like an "ah ha" moment for many of them. Most of us grew up associating Tahiti with picture-perfect images of the nearby island of Moorea...

Every conversation we'd had with anyone about Fakarava quickly turned to the diving and snorkeling, particularly at the South Pass. Typical words/phrases: NOT TO MISS EXPERIENCE - sharks - big fish - beautiful coral - grouper - LOTS (as in hundreds) of sharks...

After two glorious weeks of solitude on Raroia, we were in the zone - a Zen state, if you will. Our departure from Raroia and passage to Kauehi was another reminder from our Buddhist friends that nothing is permanent, including our Zen state! We weighed anchor...

Setting sail for the Tuomotus was a big deal for us as it would be our first significant passage since our arrival in the Marquesas over two moths prior. Unsure of our actual arrival time and weather that we’d encounter enroute, we decided that we would...

We haven’t written in awhile – too long. We’ve still got our training wheels on!

When we last wrote (6/3), we were departing Nuku Hiva for the Tuomotos, with several stops in between. We had a great sail from Nuku Hiva to our first stop,...

The islands making up the group named Isles Marquesas are vastly different from one another - in size, shape, topography, and in the number of residents. On each island we've explored, for example, the north end of an island can be vastly different from the...

With the passage and our initial recovery behind us, we truly began to rest over the past two weeks! We are beginning to step into the cruising / voyaging life. We're not sure what that means exactly, but we are learning, and the initial messages are: 1....

April 13, 2016. We made landfall in Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands. 3,500 miles traveled from Mexico in 26 days, 1 hour, 21 minutes.

The last few days of our passage felt like 10 days! And, the squall gods decided to give us one final gift the last...