| Mana,
March - May 1999 |
Kristin
focuses on the list of projects that cropped up on the last passage,
but misses her cruising family. |
| Auckland
to Wellington, March 1999 |
Despite
warnings, Kristin and Hio take on the Tasman Sea. |
| Opua
and Auckland, New Zealand, March 1999 |
After
a solo sail from Opua to Auckland, Kristin does some sight-seeing,
some maintenance work on Hio Avae, and -- along with the other members
of the fleet she has grown to consider her "cruising family"
-- tries to decide where to head next. |
| Auckland,
New Zealand, December 1998 |
Kristin
fills us in on the Tonga-to-New Zealand passage, and takes time to
relish the fulfillment of her dream. |
| En
Route to New Zealand, November and December 1998 |
Daily
e-mail reports on Hio Avae's position and local conditions as Kristin
heads from Tonga to New Zealand. |
| Tonga,
November 1998 |
Preparations
and trepidation on the eve of Hio Avae's passage to New Zealand;
Reflections on the past months in the Society Islands, where the locals
were very different from the rest of Polynesia. |
| Beveridge
Reef, October 1998 |
Kristin
seizes a rare opportunity to visit Beveridge Reef as crew aboard a
128-foot motoryacht. She leaves Hio Avae temporarily with babysitters
in Tonga. |
| Society
Islands, Niue, and Tonga, September 1998 |
Updates
from the ham operator as Hio Avae sails to Niue and Tonga. |
| The
Crossing, the Marquesas, and the Tuamotus, August 1998 |
Excerpts
from Kristin's own journal. A passage that seems endless; Swimming
in the middle of the ocean; Falling in love on Hiva Oa; Canoe races;
Beach potlucks; Old friends in a rocky anchorage in Takaroa. |
| En
Route to Hiva Oa, April and May 1998 |
E-mail
reports from a ham operator who checks in with Kristin daily as Hio
Avae crosses the Pacific for the Marquesas Islands. |
| La
Paz, Mexico, March 1998 |
"The
La Paz Waltz." Kristin meditates on hopes, fears, and lessons
learned on the eve of her first major ocean crossing. |
