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The Tuamotus: Amanu, Makemo and Tahanea
After more than a month in the Marquesas, it was time to set Scout up for another passage. This time we were heading south east from Nuku Hiva to somewhere even more remote: the atolls of the Tuamotus.
The Marquesas: Ua Pou and Nuku Hiva
After three weeks exploring the southern Marquesas, we pointed Scout north to Ua Pou and Nuku Hiva.
The Marquesas: Hiva Oa, Tahuata and Fatu Hiva
After 24 days at sea, we had made landfall on Hiva Oa in the Marquesas, and we were now in French Polynesia. Once we had cleared in and restocked the fridge, it was time to explore. It didn’t take us long to discover that the sunsets in French Polynesia are pretty great.
24 Days Across the Pacific
From the Galápagos to the Marquesas is 3,321 nautical miles, and it took us 24 days. Here’s how it went, more or less.
The Galápagos
After nine days at sea, and our first crossing of the equator, Scout had arrived in the Galápagos. But before we could explore, we needed to check in, and checking a sailboat in to the Galápagos is a (big but friendly) team sport!
Into the Pacific: Panama to the Galápagos
It’s 850 miles from Panama to the Galápagos, straight through the doldrums. In February, this was always going to be a light wind affair.
Las Perlas
Now that Scout was through the canal and in the Pacific, we spent some time hiding out in Las Perlas, a beautiful archipelago south of Panama City.
Hauled Out and Through the Panama Canal
One week we were anchored off uninhabited islands in Bocas del Toro, and the next, Scout was sitting in Bahía Limón, surrounded by container ships all queuing for the Panama Canal. We weren’t transiting for another month, but the Pacific was suddenly very close.
Bocas del Toro
After our time in the San Blas islands, we headed west along the coast of Panama to Bocas del Toro. It was a gentle beam reach most of the way.
Recommissioning and the San Blas
Four months is a long time to leave a boat sitting in the tropics. Scout had waited out hurricane season in Cartagena, and before we could point her towards the Pacific, there was some recommissioning to be done.
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