PART 1
30 Sep 2018
Day tour around Tahiti Nui (big Island)
Venus Point where Captain Cook observe transit of Venus in 1769. Lighthouse was added later.
Hawaiian red ginger plant, botanic gardens.
3 Oct Anchored in large atoll of Fakarava and able to swim, though water was stirred up a bit by the weather. Wandered through village of Rotoava. We managed dinner that night.
4 Oct At sea. Attended on lecture and read our books and enjoyed settling in.
5 Oct Arrived at Nuka Hiva and hiked into Taiohae for sightseeing and lunch at local restaurant. Stomachs are adjusting to higher intake. food all very nice. Visited archeological site after lunch.
More singing and dancing entertainment after lunch.
Fish drying at jetty.
6 Oct Ua Pou- Puamau Bay, another visit to local restaurant for lunch
Breadfruit
Alison with femmes seduistantes.
Simple boundary fence with Spanish Moss
7 Oct - Hiva Oa - Puamau
We didnt move far to get to this new location.
Historic Tiki at archeological site.
8 Oct - Hiva Oa - Atuaona
Today the ship is alongside a pier. Getting on and off is a lot easier. We hiked to cemetary and paid homage to graves of Jacque Brel and Paul Gaugin who had a special affinity for this island.
Jacques Brel is decomposing here.
9 Oct Fatu Hiva - Omoa and Hanavave
Today the ship dropped the hikers off at Omoa and after some local sightseeing & craft souvenir shops it relocated to Hanavave. We were able to hike the 16 km to Hanavave with lunch at high point en route a breeze helped cool us at high point.
Day tour around Tahiti Nui (big Island)
Venus Point where Captain Cook observe transit of Venus in 1769. Lighthouse was added later.
Hawaiian red ginger plant, botanic gardens.
2 Oct Departing Papeete
After previous day mooching about and visiting market, pearl museun etc we joined our cruise ship Aranui 5. Greeted on board with a morning rum and orange, accompanied by a singing and dancing group, a lot like Maoris. Set sail about 10 am into strong winds and heavy seas. Managed lunch with wine but we both decided along with 50% of passengers to skip dinner. This was quite wise judging by the stories of mishaps on the staircase.
3 Oct Anchored in large atoll of Fakarava and able to swim, though water was stirred up a bit by the weather. Wandered through village of Rotoava. We managed dinner that night.
4 Oct At sea. Attended on lecture and read our books and enjoyed settling in.
5 Oct Arrived at Nuka Hiva and hiked into Taiohae for sightseeing and lunch at local restaurant. Stomachs are adjusting to higher intake. food all very nice. Visited archeological site after lunch.
More singing and dancing entertainment after lunch.
Fish drying at jetty.
6 Oct Ua Pou- Puamau Bay, another visit to local restaurant for lunch
Alison with femmes seduistantes.
Simple boundary fence with Spanish Moss
7 Oct - Hiva Oa - Puamau
We didnt move far to get to this new location.
Historic Tiki at archeological site.
8 Oct - Hiva Oa - Atuaona
Today the ship is alongside a pier. Getting on and off is a lot easier. We hiked to cemetary and paid homage to graves of Jacque Brel and Paul Gaugin who had a special affinity for this island.
Jacques Brel is decomposing here.
Paul Gaugin:
9 Oct Fatu Hiva - Omoa and Hanavave
Today the ship dropped the hikers off at Omoa and after some local sightseeing & craft souvenir shops it relocated to Hanavave. We were able to hike the 16 km to Hanavave with lunch at high point en route a breeze helped cool us at high point.
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