Huahine Photo Log

June 18-23, 2014

Depart Moorea June 18 at 1845 – Arrive Huahine June 19 at 1227

Logbook – June 18, 2014 (Moorea to Huahine)

Passage Log Highlights

1840 Engines on
1845 Depart
2018 Engines off
2310 Genoa only
Min TWS – 4.4 kts S
Max TWS – 15.4 kts E

Logbook – June 19, 2014 (Moorea to Huahine)

Passage Log Highlights

0200 D–>T Genoa only
0722 Heading change & jybe for sun
0900 Fish on! Tuna
1120 SB engine on
1146 Pt engine on
1227 Arrive Huahine Fare
Min TWS 16.2 kts NE
Max TWS 20.1 kts E

Email to family and friends dated June 19, 2014

Subject: Exouds – Headed to Huahine

We pulled up anchor just after dark yesterday to head from Moorea to Huahine. We used our GPS track when we entered the pass to help us get out, but it was about as easy as a night departure can be. We are currently about 10 miles from the island but then we are going to head around to the West side to anchorages over there. I just changed course and jibed so that we would have sun on the solar panel, so we are now going to head around the south end of Huahine rather than the north. Of course, now there’s a big fat cloud sitting over the sun, so it’s mostly for naught. I had a little excitement on my watch last night in that we were sandwiched between two large cargo ships going in opposite directions. They each passed within 2-2.5 miles of us, so I was really enjoying the AIS receiver right about then.
Will check in in a day or two and let you know how Huahine is.
Love and miss you all,
-D.

Fare is on the northwest side of Huahine

Anchored off of Fare just inside the reef

Logbook – June 20, 2014 (Huahine Fare)

Daily Notes

Alex/Mom – same height!
Rented bikes – rode around the island. Saw the ruins & the blue eyed sacred eels in Faie
Happy hour with LC

We rented bikes for a day to see the other side of the island

Of course, the boys had to run to climb on the ruins

Looking for the sacred blue-eyed/ eels at Faie

Found the eels (with a little help from some local children)

This little guy was catching some shrimp

Logbook – June 21, 2014 (Huahine Fare to Huahine Avea)

Passage Log Highlights

1113 Engines on, depart Fare
1133 SB engine off
1309 SB engine on
1335 Arrive Avea

Daily Notes

Move to Avea – D paddle board, T paddle & take depth soundings. Some cats anchored in 5.3 ft!
Potluck on Exodus w/ LC & TBV

A little jam session on the winter solstice (why yes, we are in the southern hemisphere, looking forward to longer days.)

Depart Fare June 21 at 1113 – Arrive Avea at 1335

Approaching the anchorage at Avea (near the southern tip of the island)

A beautiful view of the nearby island of Raitea

Logbook – June 22, 2014 (Huahine Avea)

Daily Notes

Running blog
T/Steve – dive around the pass
“Happy Hour” not so happy

Email to family and friends dated June 22, 2014

Subject: Huahine

We’ve had a great time here in Huahine so far. It’s far less touristy than Papeete or Moorea, but not quite as strikingly beautiful and Moorea. We anchored first off the town of Fare and rented bicycles for a day in order to bike around the island. I thought it was great fun, but we were all pretty pooped at the end of the day. Yesterday we moved anchorages down to the south of the island and it is gorgeous here. We now have less than 2 weeks before our French Polynesia visas expire, and we are having trouble deciding what to do. Stay tuned, I guess…
Love and miss you all,
-D.

Logbook – June 23, 2014 (Huahine Avea to Huahine Fare)

Passage Log Highlights