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: it was my plan to finish my chores and leave Sunday, but I have been invited to Pifa’s father’s birthday today at the family compound in the north side of the island. It is an opportunity I cannot pass on. It may still be possible to leave Sunday, perhaps later in the day. I got up early, cleaned the bilge, replaced the control line on the wind vane, epoxied and screwed together the dorade box. Pifa picked me up about 9:00 and returned me to the boat about 16:00. It was a remarkable cultural experience that I will describe in a separate post. The gas station is not open on Sunday, so I will prepare the boat tomorrow, pick up diesel when the station opens at 7:00 on Monday, then sail to Hanamoenoa Bay on Tahuata Island, about 10 nm away. I will stay two nights, make water, clean the hull, and do some cooking for the passage to Fakarava Atoll.
Comments: it was my plan to finish my chores and leave Sunday, but I have been invited to Pifa’s father’s birthday today at the family compound in the north side of the island. It is an opportunity I cannot pass on. It may still be possible to leave Sunday, perhaps later in the day. I got up early, cleaned the bilge, replaced the control line on the wind vane, epoxied and screwed together the dorade box. Pifa picked me up about 9:00 and returned me to the boat about 16:00. It was a remarkable cultural experience that I will describe in a separate post. The gas station is not open on Sunday, so I will prepare the boat tomorrow, pick up diesel when the station opens at 7:00 on Monday, then sail to Hanamoenoa Bay on Tahuata Island, about 10 nm away. I will stay two nights, make water, clean the hull, and do some cooking for the passage to Fakarava Atoll.