Notes from Around Hawaii

3/12/05 Sitting in Starbucks who have a "hotspot" facility. Lois is next door in the Supermarket in Lahaina. Next stop the bar in the Lahaina Yacht Club.

01/12/05 We left Hilo around 2 today. Its 6.50pm here now.
No wind so motoring but very pleasant.
Should take about 24hrs!
Headed for Lahaina to see what we can stir up there!

02/12/05 We have had very calm crossing from Hilo. No wind so are motoring. There is no inbetween with us either blowing like shit or dead calm! Just coming around west side of the island - magnificient sunrise!
02/12/05 Anchored Lahaina Roadstead @10.00am.

05/12/05 We are en route to Molokai - staying overnight then onto Honolulu tomorrow. We have arranged birth at Hawaiian Yacht Club through the contact we mentioned the other day.
No wind we are motoring again.
Have the line out but no fish either!
We had a great nite out last night with a cple who we met at the Lahaina Yacht Club on Friday! They came out to our boat to have a drink prior + even bought a gift! How about that!

06/12/05 We have Diamond Head 4 miles off our s/board bow!
Terry is talking dancing girls + nightclubs ha ha!
I'm talking nice dinners + early nights!
Hopefully we will have calm Lesley approved mooring conditions!

Photos from Marquesas - Hawaii

Around Nuka Hiva (Marqusas)



At Sea

I had to talk Lois in to letting me show this one, but it really shows what cruising is all about!

Terry the mighty hunter with Mahi Mahi


McGyver installing Autohelm Switch (so they could turn off the off course alarm to get some slee)!

And a couple of emails from Alphacrucis:
Received 1/12/05 6:05 pm
We left Hilo around 2 today. Its 6.50pm here now.
No wind so motoring but very pleasant.
Should take about 24hrs!
Headed for Lahaina to see what we can stir up there!
Received 2/12/05 6:05 am
We have had very calm crossing from Hilo. No wind so are motoring. There is no inbetween with us either blowing like shit or dead calm! Just coming around west side of the island - magnificient sunrise!