Sailing the Pacific

29 June 2024 | Huahine Island
22 June 2024 | Moorea
21 June 2024 | Moorea, Cook Bay
09 June 2024 | Fakarava South Pass
05 June 2024 | Tahanea Atoll
28 May 2024 | Makemo Atoll, East
23 May 2024 | Makemo Atoll
17 May 2024 | Controllers Bay, Nuku,Hiva
08 May 2024 | Anaho Bay
29 April 2024 | Taiohae Bay
21 April 2024 | Controllers Bay, Nuku,Hiva
15 April 2024 | Tahuata Island, Hanatefau Bay
09 April 2024 | Hiva Oa, Atuona Bay
08 April 2024 | 100 miles Northeast of Hiva Oa
07 April 2024 | 235 NM ENE of Hiva Oa
06 April 2024 | 380 miles Northeast of Hiva Oa
05 April 2024 | South Pacific
04 April 2024 | South Pacific
03 April 2024 | South Pacific

Arrival Day!

09 April 2024 | Hiva Oa, Atuona Bay
Kirk Groehnert | Rainy
Well, today was the big day, the day we arrive after nearly a month at sea. Weather was not as good as we hoped, raining on and off the entire day. Still, we managed to take a nap after anchoring, get our dinghy in the water, and take a little walk on land. It felt like the land was moving :)

We came back to the boat and it was so humid (not terribly hot tho) that we had to start up the a/c for a while and take a nice shower. It'll be bed time soon and we both get to sleep together again, in the same bed. Nice.

Tomorrow we have to go check in so I spent about an hour printing stuff and getting paperwork in order. This place is so crowded with boats it makes us nervous so we can't stay here long. It's amazing how many people are doing this exact same thing! Too many!

While I was getting paperwork in order for tomorrow, Crystal was busy trying to find where we are going next. There are lots of anchorages that look really nice. We are excited to go explore these islands.

We plan to stay in the Marquesas for about two to three weeks depending on how much we like it. After that, It's the Tuamota Islands which are the supposed to be idyllic crystal clear coral atolls.

Thank you everyone, for your support. It makes our trip more fun and hopefully you enjoy reading about our adventures which have only just begun as we island hop our way to Fiji and New Zealand.

By the way, in the picture you will see how filthy our boat got during the voyage! That is actually algae growing up the sides from heeling so long!
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Vessel Name: Crystal Seas
Vessel Make/Model: Taswell 43
Hailing Port: Lewes, DE
Crew: Kirk and Crystal
About:
We met in 2014 and have a common love of exploring the world. Both of us have traveled quite a lot but vacations don't really give the opportunity to get to know a place and the people. That's why we thought it would be better to sell everything and live on a boat! And that's what we did... [...]
Extra:
We live this lifestyle not because we are adrenaline junkies wanting to climb mountains or some other extreme activities. Surely there are people like that in this sport and we have nothing against that. It's just not us and it's not what motivates us to deal with the compromises, uncomfortable [...]
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