Crossing the Pacific Changed Our Family
After months of preparation and 24 days at sea since leaving Panama, we finally crossed the Pacific Ocean and arrived in Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
This crossing pushed our family physically and mentally in ways difficult to explain. Interrupted sleep, endless sail changes, life offshore, and the emotional weight of crossing over 4,000 nautical miles together slowly became our normal.
For our kids, it may have felt like just another adventure. But for us, this crossing became something much bigger — a reminder of what people are capable of when they are willing to take risks, endure discomfort, and work together toward something meaningful.
Landfall in the Marquesas felt surreal after weeks surrounded by nothing but ocean. And arriving safely as a family is something we will carry with us forever.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Crossing the Pacific Ocean
0:24 The Final Days at Sea
0:46 Exhaustion, Repairs & Sail Changes
2:13 This Journey Started Months Earlier
2:50 What This Crossing Meant for Our Kids
3:26 Crossing the Pacific as a Team
3:56 Land Ho — First Sight of the Marquesas
5:30 Arriving in Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia
5:50 Waking Up Surrounded by Land
6:07 Our First Steps Ashore
6:44 The Remote Marquesas Islands
7:06 Reality After Crossing the Pacific
7:30 Reflecting on What We Accomplished
7:57 Ending
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