Honua

The photos were taken as we approached Ni’ihau on our sailboat Chat d’O.

You’ll notice “I Love Big Boobies” 😉

And they seemed to love us as we were blessed with many of them

flying to see the rare boat approaching their ‘Forbidden Island”.

I was impressed with my camera’s ability to snap such high resolutions photos

while on a rock & rolly sailboat.

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I recorded this Medicine for the People song live on my sailboat Chat d’O

while anchored at Mala Maui.

This song “Honua” has many meanings in Hawaiian.

Here the writer Nahko Bear with Medicine for the People,

speaks of the spiritual nature of the creation of Hawaiian land…

and it’s other meaning “suddenly, abrupt without warning”

As he speaks of a love gone bad. But still,

It sounds so mystically enchanting with a deep island flavor 😉

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The Start of 2020

Our business was doing great, but we still couldn’t afford to buy a house or a condo. Renting in Maui for another 30 years was not an option we wanted to take. Then, Bobbie Jo suggested we buy a sailboat that is comfortable to cruise and live in. By the end of January, we started looking for our new home.

After a long search, we found our dream boat in Mazatlan, Mexico. COVID-19 was not yet a concern when our boat hunt began, but masks were starting to appear at airports by the time we flew to Mazatlan. Originally, we had planned to get the boat ready as fast as possible to cover a full calendar for the busy wedding season. However, it was apparent our business was going to tank amid the pandemic, and the struggle went on until the end of the year.

Luckily, we scored an awesome condo for only $19 a day at Mazatlan. On the 10th day of our stay, we received the news that all harbors will be closed the next Monday morning. We thought we’d be stuck in Mexico longer, but another sailor advised us to leave before sunrise.

We felt the adrenalin of escaping the Mexican harbor master just before the sun rose that faithful day. The seas were rough as waves were building up in the tight channel that led us to the open ocean. We ended up anchored off an adorable little isle just a mile offshore. We enjoyed cruising to many spectacular anchorages and cute villages on our way to Puerto Vallarta, where we would depart for Maui on May 7. On May 30, 2020, we completed our 24-day passage from Mexico to Maui.