by GWTAdmin | Aug 3, 2015 | bora bora french polynesia, Fakarava Tuamotus French Polynesia, Marquesas French Polynesia, sailing South Pacific
Perfect sunset in Bora Bora’s MaiKai Marina mooring field.Hiva Oa, Marquesas, our first French Polynesian stop is the best smelling place I’ve ever had the pleasure of whiffing.We’re at the tail end of our French Polynesian sailing as our visa... by GWTAdmin | Jun 1, 2015 | cruiser activities, local food, Marquesas French Polynesia, road food, road trip, Yvonne's Nuku Hiva
Local Marquesas fare: grilled fish with cassava andbreadfruit fritters at Yvonne’s, Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia.”It’s the best grilled fish I’ve ever eaten!” gushed some fellow Nuku Hiva travelers. They were... by GWTAdmin | May 30, 2015 | Ara Nui, cruiser destinations, cruising provisioning, Hiva Oa, Marquesan Locals, Marquesas French Polynesia
Ara Nui in Hiva Oa, Marquesas, hard at work unloading freight. How do imports and exports transit in the remote Marquesas?“Lifeline to the Marquesas” the Ara Nui makes 16 2-week trips a year through French Polynesia, most of it in the Marquesas….... by GWTAdmin | May 28, 2015 | cruiser activities, cruiser destinations, fatu hiva, hiking, Marquesas French Polynesia, sailing South Pacific
This blowhole was one of many Fatu Hivascenic spots on our boat ride fromHanavave to Omoa.The day after we made the 17 km Fatu Hiva hike from Omoa – Hanavave, our friend Steve from Armagh groused, “I will never feel the same about Lonely Planet again!” (I... by GWTAdmin | May 25, 2015 | booze, brewing beer, cooking aboard, cooking disasters, Marquesas French Polynesia, recipe
To translate French Polynesia prices… The gin would be roughly $64 USD.Booze – be it beer, wine, gin, rum, whatever your favorite you-name-it hooch…. It gets very expensive once you leave Panama South Pacific bound.So when F I our Choices crew guy... by GWTAdmin | May 24, 2015 | cruiser activities, cruising destinations, Hanamoenoa Tuahata, manta rays, Marquesas French Polynesia, sailing South Pacific, wildlife
Whoa! Here comes the manta! This big 5-foot fella’s eatingplankton, same as the school of fish he’s swimming amidst.Did you know manta rays have the biggest brain among all fish, and is believed the most intelligent (according to...