Goodbye Marquesas!

After a few days in beautiful Anaho Bay, we find ourselves back in the big smoke, Taiohae. We are just waiting on some last minute supplies and by tonight we hope to be anchored in Daniels Bay, are final Marquesian destination before the crossing to the Tuamotus. Winds are forecasted to be light, but we are still hoping to make the 48o NM within four days.

We will say goodbye to the lush green hills, epic rock pinnicles and sheer cliffs, bountiful fruit, easy anchorages and awesome hospitality from the locals, for sandy white atolls, surrounded by coral reefs and water visibility of up to 100 ft or more. While in the Marquesas we enjoyed venturing through the jungle to find epic waterfalls and fruit, or hiking along beaches to find surf, in the Tuamotus we will be concentrating on exploring the water.

We plan on landing in Tacaroa, weather dependant, a western atoll, and then venturing from there. From four thousand feet mountain peaks in the Marquesas, to the atolls of the Tuamotus where the land rarely reaches a couple of meters above sea level, it should be quite a contrast. Expect another post in the weeks or month to come, and a whole bunch of pictures when there is a better internet connection! Thats all for now, after passing the equatorial belt, we are now venturing deep into the pants of the South Pacific. Farewell!