2009 June Blog

Hike to Waterfall…..

Dear F&F, June 28, 2009 It was my best night of sleep in a long time. Fantastic to wake up & feel good right off the bat. Splendid! We spoke to David & Mary on the radio & agreed that this was to be our day to hike to the waterfall, rain or shine. There …

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Fatu Hiva, Marquesas…..

Dear F&F, June 27, 2009 Since it was another windy rainy day, not great for going ashore, Mary & David again came over for lunch. Our boat is so great for entertaining indoors or out with less motion, so less tendency for seasickness at anchor than on a monohull. On the radio last night I …

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Passage (from hell): Fatu Hiva…..

Dear F&F, June 24-26, 2009 I am reading a book with this title. Thor Heyerdahl, a young Norwegian man and wife Liv decide to \”return to nature\” in the 1930s just before the outbreak of World War II. He had studied anthropology in college and believed people would be better off living off the land …

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Anchoring Adventures…..Is there something in the air here?

Dear F&F, June 23-24 This is a \”True Story\” and happened over the last 36 hours here at Fatu Hiva, Marquesas. For the last 20 months, we\’ve virtually had no anchoring stories of note, at least not those caused by other boats. Well all that changed with no less than four boats here in Fatu …

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Hiva Oa – Fuel, Rest & Touring…..

Dear F&F, June 21-23, 2009 We paid a lot for a very sketchy log-on WiFi. Every time we can get on the internet the first thing I do is review our bank and credit card statements. Unfortunately I discovered our American Express card has been used fraudulently. Someone in Mexico made charges with our number. …

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Anne Nelson remembered……

Dear F&F, Skye wrote this lovely piece on her Grandmother Anne\’s passing placed in the \”show business trades\” by CBS Television. Devoted CBS Business Affairs executive Anne Roberts Nelson died Saturday, June 20, 2009 at her beloved Baldwin Hills home from natural causes. The proud South Pasadena native and third generation Californian earned her B.A. …

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Father\’s Day Report from Alberta…..

Dear F&F, June 20, 2009 Below is an email I received from my sister, who knew it would be hard on me to not be able to visit our Dad, Bert on Father\’s Day. He is 92 and has dementia. He still knows us and lives in his own home with part time care. Alberta …

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Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands…..

Dear F&F, June 19-20, 2009 June 19 We got all checked in with the Gendarme today. It was rather anti-climactic after the reams of forms & documents we had to submit with French translations (merci beaucoup to Clark & Vincent in Paris!). As it turned out, our timing was impeccable. We turned in our application …

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Arrival at Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands…..

Dear F&F, June 17-18, 2009 Yesterday (June 16) was a good day. Scott & I have had some nice times while Mike was off watch in his cabin. We are so used to being alone together, we have been a bit restrained from our usual playfulness with crew onboard. We would usually play a lot …

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Helpful Replies to \”Why Sailors Drink & Swear\”…..

Dear F&F, June 15, 2009 I got several great responses to my raw & low-down email sent to my shoreside support group. I am blessed to have so many wonderful friends & loving family. Hearing how much people are with me in spirit really helps me feel connected & not go completely round the bend. …

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