Taiohae, Nuku Hiva.

We arrived yesterday morning to this old crater of a bay with 3/4 of the sides of the crater as high hills and the last quater open to the sea on the island of Nuku Hiva makes a secure and the most important anchorage in all of the Marquesas Islands.
Our arrival was a bit dramatic as  we had no engine.. It wouldn't start the night before when we were about to anchor at the island of Pou Au . We sailed over- night the 20 NM with very reduced sails and arrived at day break at the entrance to the bay of Taiohae.
To our great fortune Australian s/v Haven with Kerry and Bruce was en route. As we hauled them, they were already wondering what we were about since moving so slowly at that early hour of the morning. They came along and kindly towed us to a safe anchorage in th bay amongst  30 other yachts.

Hiva Oa

We arrived 9.April to Fatu Hiva the most SE of the Marquesas Islands after 35days and 4000 NM at sea. It was good to be on terra -firma.
Now after a few days we moved to  Hiva Oa to check in and send Hans Christian on his way home .
This lovely brother of mine flew out to our rescue as David got a whiplash in the Perlos Islands and we were able to continue to the South Pacific.