First Day at the Marquesas.

I forgot to mention that after we hit our first tidal swing, we decided to make our first jaunt to shore to Honey Boo Boo Key.

We used the Torqueedo, mainly because it has been reliable, and the outboard that came with the boat has two speeds--full out and off.  We knew we would be dealing with shallow water, and didn't want to play flip the dink.

The main issue with our Torqueedo is that it was designed with too deep of a shaft that leads to the prop.  It is light, so Tim can lift it up and still steer with the prop in the water, but we eventually wound up rowing.  Tim is planning to build a booster seat on the dink transom to help this.

But, exploring a deserted island?  Priceless.

Who's a sexy boat?

My beach, you cannot have.

Mangroves, mother nature's filter

OMG. SO COOL.  Turtle eggs, already hatched, tho'.

Heading back to Elysium.