Tahuata

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First step upon arriving in a new country is getting cleared in. Atuona is a pretty two-mile walk around the bay and down the hill into the next. There isn’t much there—two small restaurants, a couple of magasins (stores), a post office, a bank, and a gendarmerie. We arrived just … Read More

Landfall

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We bought this boat nearly a year ago. Didn’t move aboard for a couple of months. Then it was dead of summer in Mexico and we were holed up inside most of the time waiting out the heat, looking forward to cruising season. When the weather cooled, and we were … Read More