#24 Tahiti

We arrived in Tahiti on the 17th June, 2010, after an easy trip from Fakarava (except for the pass out of the lagoon which was "boiling" like a washing machine!).

Our first view of Tahiti was from 65m out and an amazing sunset over the island. Upon arrival we motored to the anchorage at Maeva Beach. The autopilot was still giving us problems so after a couple of days we went to to town quay in the center of Papeete. We attempted to get the local dealer to fix the problem but thay seemed to have less idea than us!

We have thouroughly enjoyed Tahiti and will leave Wednesday for Moorea.

#23 Tuomotus

We arrived in the Kauehi lagoon 7th June, 2010 after 4 days of squally weather. We spent a few days in this large lagoon before setting off for the 30m run to Fakarava lagoon. This was a great place with a small village and a few shops (that had beer & baguettes). The snorkelling was great and there were many sharks.

We left Farkarava for Tahiti on 15th June.

#22 Arrive Fatu Hiva, Marquesas

On 18th May, 2010 we arrived at the dramatically beautiful anchorage of Hanavave, Fatu Hiva after almost 19 days from Isabela. We had a much faster passage than we xpected with several days of winds over 25 knots. Our best day mileage was 180nm. The trip was almost 3000nm. Our average days run was 156nm.

It was great to arrive at such a beautiful island. Unfortunately we cannot add pictures at this time as our main PC has a broken motherboard. We enjoyed about a week in Fatu Hiva before heading north to Hiva Oa to clear in. We had 3 electronic problems all within a week. Our DVD player failed, followed by our PC and then our autopilot course computer. The autopilot was a major concern but we had a new spare just in case. We fitted this only to find that it would intermittently run off course.

After another week we moved to Tahuata island and enjoyed a few nice days in the bay befroe setting off for the 500nm passage to the Tuomotus.