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	We started 2024 in the Marquesan Islands, about 700 km East of Tahiti.  In late of 2023 Neil and Helen did the usual maintenance, and a more than usual amount of repair work in Hiva-Oa. We were in the small but friendly boatyard in Hiva-Oa.  With only about 2500 inhabitants, services on the island are of course limited, but the boatyard owner and staff are ingenious, minimizing the difficulty of obtaining spare parts.
	By Christmas we were on Nuku Hiva, in time for the Matavaa festival, when people from all six inhabited Marquesan islands met to celebrate their culture. There has been a massive revival of the traditional culture since France eliminated many laws restraining it in 1984
	Helen flew home in January, and Peter & Heather Tyler joined the crew.  We circumnavigated Nuku-Hiva, stopped briefly at Ua Po, then sailed the 800 miles South to the Gambier archipelago and back to Hiva Oa to lay up for the season.   (Double click any photo to see full size, then use back button to return)
	Neil got home in early March, just in time for birth of Alec, our first grandson. All went well, and he is now growing beyond the baby stage as his first Christmas approaches.
	The year included a trip to the Rockies with a Danish friend. Also a trip to Montreal for Helen to have knee replacement surgery, which had good results.
	Pages for 2024 (Each page links to the following one) Nuku Hiva   (update 12 Dec 24) Gambier Islands  (update 13 Dec 24) Fatu Hiva  (update 13 Dec 24) Tahuata (update 13 Dec 24) Canada in Spring  (update 13 Dec 24) Canada Summer (update 17 Dec 24)   (Double click map to see full size, then use back button to return)
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