288: UNEXPECTEDLY pushed out to sea...Sailing to Fatu Hiva, Tahuata, and Nuku Hiva

Our biggest fears in this anchorage came true...We dragged anchor and due to it being overcrowded we could not get our anchor to stick, even though we tried 5x. So, at dark, we left on an overnight passage back to Tahuata. We tried to drop anchor two times in the Hapatoni Bay, but we couldn't get the anchor to stick. So, we went up to Tahuata and licked our wounds by swimming with mantas! Then we planned an overnight trip to Nuku Hiva. It's time to move North to prepare for our trip to the Tuomotus.
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[@palmbeach1265]

WOW! Difficult anchorages abound. Glad you play it safe, and the weather in this episode was so favorable. Thanks for the lesson on Manta's. Always a teacher at heart. Love to learn.

[@SailingBlownAway]

Yes!! There were some deep and challenging anchorages in the Marquesas for sure. Thank you SO much for watching and commenting!!

[@gregospeck]

Brown, your crying cracked me up!!

[@SailingBlownAway]

It’s one of my ONLY talents! 🤣🤣🤣

[@SailingBlownAway]

Please don’t encourage his behavior!! 😂

[@irenekanowitz944]

You both amaze me with your adventures! Love watching your videos! Be safe and have fun!

[@SailingBlownAway]

Thank you SO much for watching and commenting. We really appreciate it and LOVE to be connected after SO many years past HS graduation!! Enjoy the summer. I know you love your flip flops! :)

[@ZeroDot42]

In your travels ,how many different types and sizes of dolphins have been around your boat,will sailing .the ones in this vid look smaller with a longer mouth/nose???

[@SailingBlownAway]

Oh gosh. Great question! More than we could count and we are more super knowledgeable about the diff species. Yes, these were smaller and I agree with your observations!!

[@ZeroDot42]

Wow!!! A 5 million dollar outremer😱 why would you want to spend so much💸💸💸 when you could have a perfect Leopard 44...

[@SailingBlownAway]

Ha ha. YES!! We asked the same question!!! 🤣🤣🤣