285: LAND HO!!! Arrival in Hiva Oa, Marquesas

After 30 days at sea, we arrive in Hiva Oa in the Marquesas, French Polynesia! Wow, what a wonderful feeling to drop anchor and stop moving. This video will show you our final 24 hours until arrival and our first 24 hours on land including check in, grocery shopping, etc.
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We are Eileen and Brown Councill. Welcome to our channel and a glimpse into our NEW life adventure! 2020 was a year of uncertainty and change (for all of us, right?), but we overcame the challenges and decided it was time to chase our dream, to sail around the world! Did I mention that we have very little sailing experience? Before leaving Qingdao, China, our home of 4 years, we sold almost all of our earthly possessions and started our international search to find the right sailboat that we would call "home." After 5 months of unanticipated twists and turns, we found what we were looking for, a used Leopard 44' Catamaran located in St. Lucia.
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[@tonyfromaus7855]

A great achievement that you both fully deserve. Congratulations and hope you have a superb time in paradise. Thanks for sharing the joy.

[@SailingBlownAway]

Hey Tony!! Thank you so much for your comment and congratulations!! We are so thankful to be here and loving paradise!!

[@Greg-pc7yw]

Huuuge achievement guys, well done! Hotel California would make a good name for a yacht! Maybe you've unlocked the song's meaning! 🤣🤣🤣 Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice And she said, "We are all just prisoners here of our own device" And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast Last thing I remember, I was running for the door I had to find the passage back to the place I was before "Relax, " said the night man, "We are programmed to receive You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave" Na na na na naaaaaa ......🎸🎼

[@SailingBlownAway]

HA HA!!! We love that song!! :) Thank you for your comment and congratulations. We are SO proud of ourselves and RELIEVED too!! ;)

[@desnjean]

So proud of you guys! Been watching since the beginning; what an amazing journey (so far!)

[@SailingBlownAway]

Wow!!! Thank you SO much!! This means the world to us!! ❤️

[@jeremyhallworth]

You look like you have so much fun! Congrats on the successful passage.

[@SailingBlownAway]

Thank you so much!! We try!!

[@danielcallinan5629]

Congratulations on your crossing!

[@SailingBlownAway]

Thank you SO much!!!❤️

[@tracyoliver550]

Congrats!

[@SailingBlownAway]

Thank you!!

[@user-yb5gj5iv1m]

love your channel. Congrats on your first Pacific crossing.

[@SailingBlownAway]

Oh thank you So much! Your comment made our day!

[@highoctanehome]

So good to capture that epic arrival to a lifelong dream!❤

[@SailingBlownAway]

Isn’t it amazing???

[@wesbenham2421]

Just my thought, but you might want to stop scrolling your patrons across the screen in the middle of your videos, because I almost shut your video down on another of your videos when it was only half over thinking it was the end. Just a FYI

[@SailingBlownAway]

Thank you!! I appreciate that feedback. I have a bunch of vids in queue but once they are done I will put them at the end!! Thank you!