Current Position: 9 13.463’S 138 07.952’W (Hiva Oa) Local Timezone: UTC-9 1/2; HDG: N/A; COG: N/A; SOG: N/A; TWS: ?; TWD: ?; TWA: ?; Distance to Waypoint (Hiva Oa): at anchor; Total Miles Sailed: 3422 nm;
Comments: While the stanchion was welded yesterday, the island lost power, so when I went to pick it up, I was told I would have to come back tomorrow because there was no way to pay. I planned to go up the mast this morning, but the boat is rolling more than it ever has while I’ve been anchored at Hiva Oa, so much so that it will be hard to get any work done. So, I’ve signed up to visit the archeological sites at Puamau, on the north side of the island. The visit to the villages on the north side of the island and to the archaeological sites was fascinating. The guide Bryan O’Conner, brother of my friend Pifa, provided information about the history and culture I could not have gotten any other way. I am supposed to (finally) have a car tomorrow, so I should be able to provision. A lot of boats have cleared out. I may try to move my boat more inside the breakwater early Friday morning and go up the mast, weather permitting.
Comments: While the stanchion was welded yesterday, the island lost power, so when I went to pick it up, I was told I would have to come back tomorrow because there was no way to pay. I planned to go up the mast this morning, but the boat is rolling more than it ever has while I’ve been anchored at Hiva Oa, so much so that it will be hard to get any work done. So, I’ve signed up to visit the archeological sites at Puamau, on the north side of the island. The visit to the villages on the north side of the island and to the archaeological sites was fascinating. The guide Bryan O’Conner, brother of my friend Pifa, provided information about the history and culture I could not have gotten any other way. I am supposed to (finally) have a car tomorrow, so I should be able to provision. A lot of boats have cleared out. I may try to move my boat more inside the breakwater early Friday morning and go up the mast, weather permitting.