Coco Crab Hunting with Hosea, Kirikawa, and Junior

returning from the hunt with our prizes
those claws can crush thick planks and cut through coconut husk like a hot knife through butter
Kirikawa(we call him kiri) he is the youngest at age 11 and is the best crab hunter and tree climber on the island....he caught all but one of our three coco crabs
To catch the crabs you gotta get in the thick stuff and digOn our way out to get some Coconut Crabs with the "mad dawg crew"....Right to left(Hosea, Junior, Kiri, and Andy........a great day

Panoramas from Penryhn

On the northeast part of Penrthyn(Tongareva as it is called by the local Maori people) is a village call Tetautua, there are only 40 people there mostly kids and some elderly folk. This is the end of the road in Tetautua
These are some of the kids who adopted us into their "crew", they took us everywhere and were eager to share and teach us about their lifestyle. A beautiful place with a vibe to match.......here we are sitting in the shade enjoying some coconuts.
Life's A Dream at anchor in Penryhn, Tetautua in the background


Tetautua, everyone builds their own house, they are wonderful and due to the friendliness of the people you get to visit alot of them. The Church in this village is gorgeous as well.

More open ocean pics

the captain and the kid
pot o' gold?
spectacular clouds carrying lots of refreshing rain squalls
divinity, god, love, power, ________________(speechlessness)----nice pic Andrew

Andy at the Helm

---these pics were taken by Andy, with the exception of the last one obviously

more pics from the hawaii-cook islands crossing

these pics giva good idea of the beauty out at sea. they were taken by Andy(the best crew member and friend anyone could hope for).the definition of pink-purple-magenta......loveunder sail and cruising in 25 knots
another beautiful sunset
15-20 foot swells, taller than our coachroof!
enough said.....

Penryhn (call it Tongareva if you are cool)

view from my cabin in Tongareva
Our friends Alex and Christine in Omoka(the main village on Tongareva) the other couple on the left are Rod and his GF from the sailing Vessel Raven
Me in Omoka(on the main road) with my snazzy new haircut(I did it myself....lol)
The view of entrance Island (the entrance to the Lagoon)

A couple nautical miles away from our first landfall after 12 days at sea (Penryhn in the background)

More Time at sea

andy with his geet
crossing the eqautor (heading South)
Beer on the equator
Laundry Day
Our Albatross (Petey) , he stayed with us for 4 days, beautiful.....

Sailing from Hawaii to Penryhn (northern Cook Islands)

Ocean View
happy cappy
My fist wahoo
long and skinny just like me (this fish fed four people for 4 nights)
making serious wake at about 9-10 knots (2 reefs in the main and a full jib)