First off, we need to understand some things about Hawaii – actually, there are two of them. There is Hawaii, the state, consisting of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Kahoolawe and Hawaii (The Big Island) and some small islands. Hawaii, the southernmost island is called Hawaii, but in order to know what everyone is talking…
At 08:00 Friday November 15, 2019 we haul the anchor and sail out of the bay at Nuku Hiva and set a course for Hawaii. We could have sailed for Hawaii directly from Bora Bora, but that would have meant it would have been an “uphill” sail all the way to Hawaii. Not many…
Our log read 6,676nm the day we sailed from Copenhagen and now it reads 26,676. We crossed the 20,000 nautical milepost on our five-day passage from the Tuamutos to Nuku Hiva. This passage was directly against the trade winds, currents and swells so we chose a weather window that promised little wind the first…
As you probably already know, life doesn’t always go as planned and we seem to constantly be changing our plans. This is one of the privileges of being a long-term cruiser – we live the free life. Our new motto is: “We have no plans and – by golly- we’re going to stick to…
Our good friends Carsten and Vinni invited us to be their guests on board their boat, Capri while they sailed in the Society Islands of Polynesia. This is an offer you only get once in your life so we didn’t spend much time thinking about our answer. We left Copenhagen on July 5th and…
We’re now on Tahiti, but before I write about Tahiti we need to finish our tale about the Tuamutos, specifically Toau. Toau is a large atoll with a population of four. Valentine (born here) and her husband Gaston, her sister and her husband are the entire population. There is a little pass through the reef…
Hi As most of you know, when we have guests sailing with us, we require that they write a blog about their experiences. Here is Bente’s, who sailed with us from Fakarava to Tahiti. I feel humble as I sit to write about my fantastic experiences visiting Vinni and Carsten for almost a…
It was a great little sail from Kauehi the thirty nm to Fakaravas north pass. Fakarava is a big atoll, with a small town (and a little internet). As a “wow factor” there are several restaurants including one which, according to the Tuamutos Compendium, is world famous in the Tuamutos for its cheeseburgers. Hmmm,…
The village here is nothing to write home about (which, of course, dear friends is why I am writing about it). There are three shops, which sounds strange that one needs three small supermarkets on an atoll with 250 people, but some prefer to buy from one shop owner, some from another. Twice a week…
Dawn broke finally, a bit overcast. This is the day we are hoisting anchor and sailing to the Tuamutos. We’ve waited for over a week for better weather – it has been truly nasty, nasty down in the Tuamutos. Vinni and I are excited about sailing and experiencing these beautiful but dangerous atolls. But…
