We returned to Mexico on February 28th after leaving Zoe out of the water for 9 months at the Opequimar shipyard in Puerto Vallarta. In preparation for the crossing…
Wednesday, April 10th: The departure day has arrived. After completing the formalities at the port authority to leave Mexico, we hoisted the sails and set off for French Polynesia!…
We arrived at the island of Socorro at the first light of dawn. This island, as well as Clarion further ahead, is a paradise for scuba diving; there are…
Departed! This morning at 8:30, we left the island of Socorro heading towards Hiva Oa, the first stop on the route of the Marquesas Islands, one of the three…
Tomorrow we will have covered about 1/3 of the distance from Puerto Vallarta to Hiva Oa. As we hypothesized in the last post, the new weather forecasts have led…
Today is Sunday, but it won’t be a very different day from the others. Sunrise is around 7:45, often hidden by thick clouds on the horizon; sunset is around…
Since yesterday, Hiva Oa, our destination, is closer (as the crow flies…) than Puerto Vallarta, where we departed from. We are “only” 1400 nautical miles away! Also yesterday, we…
Hurray!!! We’ve exited the ITCZ and “officially” entered the trade winds, or at least it seems that way! We have a 15-knot wind from the southeast, and we’re proceeding…
The first time Sergio was in South America, upon arriving at the Buenos Aires’s house of his hosting friends, he went to the bathroom and satisfyingly noticed that the…
If someone thinks that crossing the Pacific is something for a select group of people, the image below instead tells a situation reminiscent of Via del Corso in Rome,…
May 6th, 6:00 AM local time. We’ve arrived at Hiva Oa! What a beauty! What a relief! All the unforeseen events that could have happened fortunately didn’t! Or rather,…
The following day after our arrival, we had planned to rent a car to go to Atuona to complete the entry formalities into the country. However, due to national…
Saturday morning, May 11th, bright and early, we set off with the rental car, accompanied by Joe and Lupita, towards the northeast part of Hiva Oa to visit the…
After returning the rental car, we decided to complete our exploration of the island on foot. From Hanaiapa, we took the walk to the adjacent bay of Hanatekuua, which,…
Once we finished exploring Hiva Oa, we couldn’t wait to reach the southernmost island of the Marquesas, Fatu Hiva, often described as the most beautiful in this archipelago. To…
FROM PUERTO VALLARTA TO FRENCH POLYNESIA
Back to Mexico
We returned to Mexico on February 28th after leaving Zoe out of the water for 9 months at the Opequimar shipyard in Puerto Vallarta. In preparation for the crossing…
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Setting sails to Polinesia
Wednesday, April 10th: The departure day has arrived. After completing the formalities at the port authority to leave Mexico, we hoisted the sails and set off for French Polynesia!…
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Socorro, the last land
We arrived at the island of Socorro at the first light of dawn. This island, as well as Clarion further ahead, is a paradise for scuba diving; there are…
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The big jump
Departed! This morning at 8:30, we left the island of Socorro heading towards Hiva Oa, the first stop on the route of the Marquesas Islands, one of the three…
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One-third of the route
Tomorrow we will have covered about 1/3 of the distance from Puerto Vallarta to Hiva Oa. As we hypothesized in the last post, the new weather forecasts have led…
Read more →
Today is Sunday
Today is Sunday, but it won’t be a very different day from the others. Sunrise is around 7:45, often hidden by thick clouds on the horizon; sunset is around…
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Half way through
Since yesterday, Hiva Oa, our destination, is closer (as the crow flies…) than Puerto Vallarta, where we departed from. We are “only” 1400 nautical miles away! Also yesterday, we…
Read more →
Trade winds, trade winds!
Hurray!!! We’ve exited the ITCZ and “officially” entered the trade winds, or at least it seems that way! We have a 15-knot wind from the southeast, and we’re proceeding…
Read more →
Equator
The first time Sergio was in South America, upon arriving at the Buenos Aires’s house of his hosting friends, he went to the bathroom and satisfyingly noticed that the…
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How many of us are there?
If someone thinks that crossing the Pacific is something for a select group of people, the image below instead tells a situation reminiscent of Via del Corso in Rome,…
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Arrived in French Polynesia!
May 6th, 6:00 AM local time. We’ve arrived at Hiva Oa! What a beauty! What a relief! All the unforeseen events that could have happened fortunately didn’t! Or rather,…
Read more →
First days in Hiva Oa
The following day after our arrival, we had planned to rent a car to go to Atuona to complete the entry formalities into the country. However, due to national…
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Inland Hiva Oa
Saturday morning, May 11th, bright and early, we set off with the rental car, accompanied by Joe and Lupita, towards the northeast part of Hiva Oa to visit the…
Read more →
Last two days at Hiva Oa
After returning the rental car, we decided to complete our exploration of the island on foot. From Hanaiapa, we took the walk to the adjacent bay of Hanatekuua, which,…
Read more →
Fatu Hiva, the most beautiful of the Marquesas
Once we finished exploring Hiva Oa, we couldn’t wait to reach the southernmost island of the Marquesas, Fatu Hiva, often described as the most beautiful in this archipelago. To…
Read more →