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

Aloha from Oahu

31 July 2013 | Waikiki, Oahu
Lisa
We departed New Zealand last Saturday and have been enjoying a few days layover in Oahu before our final flight to Portland on Thursday, 1 Aug. Although Orcinius will soon be ready for re-launch, it is too late in the cruising season for us to head north to Fiji and beyond, plus our visitor visas in New Zealand have run out. So we will be back home for awhile - probably until mid-March of next year. John is planning on heading back to NZ for a few weeks in October to do a sea trial and check out all the systems on board - otherwise we plan on leaving Orcinius out of the water until our return so she will have a nice clean under-carriage for next season!

We had a bit of an "oh shitake" moment the evening we arrived here - just before going to bed, John realized he had left his new iPad on the plane in the seat-back pocket. Not the best way to start off our little island getaway. The next morning he called Hawaiian airlines, and sure enough - someone had turned in his iPad! It is very comforting to know there are still honest people in this world. After that little episode, even little tropical depression Flossie couldn't dampen our spirits!

Oahu has been beautiful, despite Flossie passing through earlier in the week. We clipped the tail end of it as it was dying out, so not too much excitement, just a bit of squally weather for a day or so.


View from our condo overlooking the harbor.

We rented a condo through a website called vrbo (vacation rentals by owner). We have had really good luck with this website for finding nice places to stay for a reasonable price, both here and in Fiji. We are using it again for a ski trip planned in Sunriver next February. Our condo overlooks Ala Wai Harbor with great views, and is just a few minutes walk to the beach.



The Arizona Memorial

We of course went to Pearl Harbor - the primary reason we wanted to stop for a few days in Oahu. We visited the Arizona Memorial, the battleship Missouri, and the submarine Bowfin. All of it was a very interesting and well worth the visit. John and I have also been to the D-Day beaches of Normandy - it was interesting to compare the memorials. I thought there might be more preserved "battle damage" on view at Pearl Harbor other than the Arizona (and the Utah - which is not part of the mainstream tour). But everything has been made "ship-shape" so to speak, and there is no other evidence of that historic day that caused us to enter WWII. On the Normandy D-Day beaches, they still preserve stretches of land where battles took place, where you can see huge bomb craters (they are treated as cemeteries because so many died), German pill boxes, and remnants of the equipment and landing sites, as well as museums and memorials. I just thought there might be a bit more at Pearl Harbor for such an epic event in our history.



Visiting the Battleship Missouri where the treaty was signed to end WWII. The Missouri itself did not participate in WWII until very late in the war.



The Missouri.



The deck area where the treaty was signed ending WWII.



A placard in the deck designating the exact spot where Japan surrendered on 2 Sep 1945.



Taking control on the Bowfin submarine - Dive! Dive!


And here are some other sites visited this week:


Iolani Palace



Back in the late 1800's, they had electricity before the White House did.



And flush toilets!!



Kawaiahao Church - the bricks are all made of coral.



King Komehameha - I remember this statue from an episode of "The Brady Bunch"!



The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific - many of the casualties of WWII are buried here.



The National Cemetery overlooks downtown Honolulu and Diamond Head.



The market in China Town - Merry Christmas in July??

We had lunch in downtown Honolulu's China Town. China town covers quite a large area, and is now home to many Asian folks such as Filipino's, and Vietnamese, to name a few.



View from our condo at sunset.


Looking forward to being home for awhile. See you all in a few days!!!
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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