Category Archives: Marquesas 2013

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 →

Nuka Hiva is roughly 130 square miles in size and is the largest island in the Marquesas. The current population is approximately 2600 people. The principle town is Taiohae on the southern coast which was our port of entry. It … Continue reading →

After Gel and George left us in Fakarava in the Tuamotus, it was time for us to head off to the Marquesas. The following will put the geographic equation in perspective. On this map, you can see Papeete – our … Continue reading →

For those of you who have been following us for awhile, it isn’t hard to figure out that the crew of Iron Lady like to eat (and eat well). As a change of pace, I thought I would cover one … Continue reading →