We made it! The 207 point return plan worked! LOL
The days of travel, while not grueling, did at times seem interminable. We triumphed over all the obstacles in our path. (... so far.) Some of the hurdles were bureaucratic, some were expensive, some were painful; like saying goodbye, or like nasal swabs. (Cringe)
We met up with our wonderful crew mate, Torsten, in Los Angeles. And spent some of those endless waiting hours talking story and getting better acquainted.
Upon arrival at the boat yard in Raiatea, we were pleased to see the new rudders, but a tad disappointed at how easy it was to see them... we had hoped that they would have splashed the boat before we arrived. However, she still sits "on the hard." We were also very disappointed to find that they had not removed, inspected, repaired, rerigged the Main Sail as we had asked. That's going to cost us some time. But we like to believe that "everything happens for a reason" so we will just take these obstacles in stride like the others.
It is awfully nice to be back in Fr. Polynesia and onboard our Hiva Oa.
Pura Vida! as they say in Costa Rica.
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