It has been awhile so it is time to get back to some new posts on the Marquesas (especially when it has been below 0 F in Pittsburgh). I have several more I want to do on one of our … Continue reading →
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Folks Who Follow US
I am extremely grateful for the support I receive based on the numbers I get back from WordPress. As I follow the data they feed back, one of the things I note is that our older posts do not receive … Continue reading →
Scanning Sonar Update
We have had 3 full cruising seasons and about 18000 nautical miles aboard Iron Lady now. We have seen a wide variety cruising situations from a circumnavigation of New Zealand to Fiji, Tonga, and French Polynesia. We initially thought our … Conti…
Merry Christmas 2013
Still back in Fatu Hiva on my posts but caught this image recently and thought it would be of interest given the season. Hope all of you nauti guys and gals have been nice and that something special (maybe an … Continue reading →
Happy Thanksgiving
George and Gel are off the west coast this year but Kim, Peter, Lisa and Grandma Gerrick will be with us. Grandma Rossin is home bound but we will see her over the weekend . We have most of the … Continue reading →
Fatu Hiva Part 2
On our first visit, we met a local named Temo who was an excellent woodcarver. In addition, he did jeep tours over the mountains from Bay of Virgins to Omoa. We ultimately ended up doing this trip one and one … Continue reading →
Planning for Alaska – 2014
While I am still trying to get thru our 2013 adventures, I have also been doing a lot of planning for our trip to Alaska in 2014. I intend to break the planning process down in to a number of … Continue reading →
Fatu Hiva
As I briefly mentioned in another post, we visited our favorite islands in the Marquesas at least twice as we had two sets of guests and Fatu Hiva was at the top of the list. It is remote and only … Continue reading →
Monster Bay Part 2
The waters off Monster Bay are prolific. The channel between Tahuata and Hiva Oa is deep and sports a large population of pelagic species. While trolling, bent rods were the order of the day and we picked up a number … Continue reading →
Tahuatu
Tahuatu is a small island located not far from Hiva Oa. It was one of our favorite spots in the Marquesas and we made a point of stopping here on at least 4 occasions. On each occasion we stopped at … Continue reading →
