Travel through Marquesas Islands: hiking, biking, snorkeling and visiting with locals

My Captain and Me We flew a spinnaker for much of our Pacific crossing...so much for that beam reach! The major crossing event has begun and we are finally underway for French Polynesia. This has been a trip Rob and I dreamed of and discussed for ten years, but I would not leave my practice when my patients really needed me during the Covid "crisis" and aftermath of the vaccines. (That is another subject for another blog/substack). I delayed my retirement for over five years

These darling seals are everywhere close to the docks and on fishing boats and private yachts. They are like dogs sleeping much of the day and pooping on your boat at night, but not our boat. Lessons learned: Be careful what you think because it can affect outcomes. Yes, karma is real, and I have list of people who it seems to have forgotten about, (starting with Anthony Fauci). I thought less of yachters that were not fully prepared with extra parts of all equipment and ever

My "Crew" for the Panama canal crossing: Barb, me, Rob, Kevin, Colleen and Marcelo Our adventure began when friends from Florida came to enjoy the excitement of crossing the canal. The first crossing that Rob and I did was a two day crossing with 10 sailing yachts in each lock, rafted up 2-3 boats across in the lock system and an overnight stay with four catamarans sharing one large mooring ball. A bit chaotic, but no boats were injured in that overnight fiasco. Rob and I cr