Author Archives: Peter Rossin

On our first visit, we met a local named Temo who was an excellent woodcarver. In addition, he did jeep tours over the mountains from Bay of Virgins to Omoa. We ultimately ended up doing this trip one and one … Continue reading →

As I briefly mentioned in another post, we visited our favorite islands in the Marquesas at least twice as we had two sets of guests and Fatu Hiva was at the top of the list. It is remote and only … Continue reading →

The waters off Monster Bay are prolific. The channel between Tahuata and Hiva Oa is deep and sports a large population of pelagic species. While trolling, bent rods were the order of the day and we picked up a number … Continue reading →

Tahuatu is a small island located not far from Hiva Oa. It was one of our favorite spots in the Marquesas and we made a point of stopping here on at least 4 occasions. On each occasion we stopped at … Continue reading →

Hiva Oa is another one of the larger islands in the Marquesas group. WHile there are various areas to explore including isolated bays on the northern coast, we limited our visitation to the main town of Atuona. The following are … Continue reading →

Nuka Hiva Part 2 was our post about Vaipo Falls and Daniel’s Bay. Part 3 is about some miscellaneous things but mostly about the ride to the airport. First, this large Manta Ray that spent some hours swimming close to … Continue reading →

Daniel’s Bay is a short hop form Taiohae Bay and has two separate arms. One is best for anchoring as the other is subject to considerable surge (and problems landing the dink). The entrance to the bays is spectacular with … Continue reading →