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Tahuata

April 21-23, 2014

We spent a few days on the west side of Tahuata to break up the passage between Fatu Hiva and Nuku Hiva. Here we found rare white sand beaches in The Marquesas.

Depart Fatu Hiva April 21 at 0655 – Arrive Hapatoni, Tahuata at 1506. Depart Hapatoni April 22 at 1335 – Arrive Hanamoenoa, Tahuata at 1513.

Logbook – April 21, 2014 (Fatu Hiva to Hapatoni, Tahuata)

Passage Log Highlights

  • 0649 Engines on
  • 0655 Depart
  • 0708 P engine off
  • 0815 SB engine off main + genoa
  • 0949 main + spinnaker
  • 1359 P engine on main + genoa
  • 1606 Arrive Hapatoni

Daily Notes

  • D – paddle across the bay to the north
  • All – snorkel, spearfish
Hapatoni anchorage

Logbook – April 22, 2014 (Hapatoni, Tahuata to Hanamoenoa, Tahuata)

Passage Log Highlights

  • 1331 Engines on
  • 1335 Depart
  • 1513 Arrive Hanamoenoa

Daily Notes

  • Shore excursion @ Hapatoni – bought turtle necklace for Jen
  • Drive-by Vaitah
  • Anchor @ Hanamoenoa – white sand beach, play in the water
  • T/A – night diving for lobsters +2
Outrigger canoe with an outboard motor
Short passage to Hanamoenoa. The bottom bay is Hapatoni. The middle bay is where the town of Vaitahe is located, but we merely did a drive-by there, and we didn’t stay. The top bay is Hanamoenoa.
Hanemoenoa and its white sand beach
Hanamoenoa – gorgeous white sand beach
Our captain relaxing
The boys played on the beach and in the warm water for hours

Logbook April 23, 2014 (Hanamoenoa, Tahuata)

Daily Notes

  • B “took” mom snorkeling
  • LC, TBV, Chara here. Boys play at the beach
  • A – JELLYFISH STING
  • Appetizers on LC
  • T/Steve – Dark diving for langosta. None! (All the ones they saw were like an inch and a half long). Kyle/B – drove the dinghy for them
Alex had a run in with a jellyfish.

Email to family and friends dated April 24, 2014

Subject: Headed for Nuku Hiva

We are still on Tahuata, but we are planning to leave this afternoon for an overnight passage to Nuku Hiva.  The anchorage we are in now has a nice white sandy beach where the boys have been playing… until Alex was stung by a jelly fish all over his chest, stomach, and arm.  It was incredibly painful, not something you like to see your “baby” go through, but he was tough and got through it and even went over to Lady Carolina with us for a potluck.  I’ll post photos if I ever get internet…

Love and miss you all,

-D.

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At 4/24/2014 4:00 PM (utc) our position was 09°54.43’S 139°06.22’W

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