Aloha!

Late Sunday night we slipped into Waikiki beach and dropped the anchor in 30 feet of water under the first quarter moon. The ten-hour crossing of the Alenuihaha channel on Saturday night saw the worst weather we’d experienced this year and we’d barely slept since then. When we woke up this Monday morning at anchor we were overwhelmed by the view of the beautiful mountains of Oahu as well as by the reality of the busy-ness that would await us ashore.

We raised anchor and motored into the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor where a cruising family we’d connected with caught our lines and welcomed us back to the United States with bananas and beer. Perfect.

We’re still catching up on sleep and cleaning up the boat. Today customs and immigration cleared us in and after tomorrow morning’s agriculture inspection we’ll be able to go grocery shopping. Thought of an American grocery store is exciting and overwhelming.

We don’t seem to have any working cell phones yet, so if you are trying to get in touch with us, please send us an email.

We’ll post pictures from the 20-day passage in the coming days. Thank you all for sticking with us on this journey!

32 thoughts on “Aloha!”

  1. So very exciting to have you back! Jesse and I are in Philly visiting everyone and we’ve been talking and thinking about you all! Congratulations on your passage through the channel… take the supermarket slowly ( ; Oooooooooo Xxxxxxx to all

    1. Helllooo to you & Jesse & everyone in Philly! Thanks for reading & all the encouragement all along. Xoxo

  3. Excited to hear you are safe and sound! Enjoy Hawaii – the beauty and the busyness. Be sure to travel to the other side of the island. Aloha!

  4. So happy to hear that you’re back in the U.S. safe and sound, although if I’d had my choice I’d have stayed in one of those gorgeous island areas you’ve sailed through. What an awesome time you guys have had!

    Love from Kansas,
    Lou Anne

    1. Thanks Lou Anne. It’s good to be back. We’re enjoying Oahu and are resting up. Thanks for all your comments. It’s been great for us to hear from loved ones along the way. Lots of love from Hawaii.

  5. Glad you made it safely after some harrowing sailing. Enjoy the grocery shopping and beautiful Hawaii.

  6. Welcome back to the US! We have emails coming your way, so for now… Congratulations and welcome! XOXO

    1. From Alma:
      Hi Meg! Thank you. We can’t wait to see you guys when we get back home!
      Love, Alma

  9. wow! such an amazing adventure! sending you greetings and letting you know we are thinking of you back on this little island too… enjoy and take care.

  10. Welcome Home, seems silly to say since you have been in your little home all the time , but also lovely to hear.
    The Big U S of A Eeek!
    Jocelyn

    1. From: Alma
      Hi Jocelyn! It is a bit “Eeek!” But it’s also nice to be able to buy anything that we need. I hope I can come sail on the ALMA when we get back!!!
      –Alma

  11. Glad to hear you are back in the world safe and sound (what we Vietnam vets said called it on return.)
    Ted Lyman

    1. Thanks Ted. Jason here. It’s good to be back. We’re looking forward to catching up with everyone back home.

  12. Welcome back y’all! Glad you made it safely and with so much adventure along the way.
    David

  13. Happy you’re safe and back in the USA Jason I will be picking up your mom tomorrow night at the airport she’s flying back from Florida say hello to your family

  14. Welcome back to the US. So glad to have you in an area with fewer vowels – although Hawaii has more vowels than consonants, much like many of your recent island locations. We look forward to hearing more about the your “re-entry,” and are glad your last passage is behind you.
    Lots of love, Susan and Fred

    1. From Alma:
      Hi Susie an Fred,
      We’re glad to be back too! I agree that consonants are a lot simpler to say than vowels. I hope to see you guys when we get back!
      Love, Alma

    2. Thanks to you both. We are excited for home & family & friends. And to share stories from the places of many vowels 🙂

  15. Aloha, and welcome back (sort of…). I have sailed in the Molokai channel and it is a Mother! The Alawai, as I remember, is kind of funky, but it must be quite different being in a slip with power and water! Whoo-hoo!
    Will you leave DEBONAIR in Honolulu and fly home? Or stay in Hawai’i till later in the season before sailing the last leg? Enjoy the islands. Make sure to get to the north shore for huge winter waves. It’s quite impressive.
    Glad you are safe, healthy and seasoned voyagers! What an accomplishment for you all. What a family!

    1. Thanks again, Rick. We’re tied up in relative luxury at the Waikiki yacht club. Swimming pool, ice, plenty of fresh water to wash dishes in 🙂 Its funny, but we hadnt thought about Christmas. ..and it feels crazy here with that coming up. We’ll be home later in January & then back in March to Hal Debonair. We hope to sail to Alaska in May.

    2. Hi Rick. Jason here. It’s great to be here in Honokuku. We’re thinking a lot about this amazing year, the places we’ve been, the people we met, the sailing and just living we got to do together. It’s been grand. We’re looking forward to getting back home and catching up with loved ones we haven’t seen in so long. We’re feeling blessed and thankful. Hope to see you and Nancy soon.

  16. So glad you have made it! Your descriptions of that harrowing passage were so apt and indelible! Take it slow and maybe start with a small hamlet instead of Waikiki!? Really glad you’re safe.

  18. Thanks for the update. We were with Nancy here in Tampa when she learned you were safely anchored off Waikiki. Welcome back to the U.S.! Looking forward to seeing some photos. Hope to see you soon back on the mainland…in Kansas, perhaps? Stay safe, and get rested!

    John & Judy Studer

    1. Thanks John & Judy. Jason here. It’s great to be back. We’re looking forward to getting home and catching up. We’ll go through the photos and get some more up. Give our love to the whole family.

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