Anchorage approach
Cyan at anchor
Rocky ledges
After Church
French lesson
Just a lush
garden
Woven wall house
Ukelele maker
Hair barettes for guide
Trading for bananas
The dream all began when Chuck was in Junior High School and saw the cinerama movie "Windjammer" about the vessel
Christan Rodgitch and he has wanted to sail here ever since. We arrived at the anchorage in Fatu Hiva in mid May, after 23
day passage fro the Galapagos. Our passage couldn't have been better as far as nice weather and good health goes.
This island is considered to be the most photographed and exotic with tall volcanic rock formations. We attended a spirited
Catholic Mass, took in the tiny village meeting locals who enjoy trading for fruit and other goods, bought carved
rose wood Tiki gods from the carver and a Tapa painting on pounded bark...traditional crafts.
A week later sailed over to Ua Pau Island to check in and in a few days we went on to anchor at Hanamanu Bay on the next
island of Hiva Oa. This bay was once an active village of over 2000 until the disease came with civilization. Now only Leo
and his family are left and he is chief so they come on weekends to his small house. We got to meet his wonderful family
and share a "wild hog" dinner from his recent hunt. We later picked fruity and hiked around seeing the rock foundation
remains of the old village and bathing in the fresh waterfall and spring. He welcomed us to pick fruit as we liked from the
lime and mango trees.
Anchorage approach |
Cyan at anchor |
Rocky ledges |
After Church French lesson |
Just a lush garden |
Woven wall house |
Ukelele maker |
Hair barettes for guide |
Trading for bananas |
Hanamanu Cliff
Leo's weekend house
Leo's kids
Spring bath
Looking for ruins
| Nuku Hiva is the largest Island in the Marquesas and The village of Taiohae Bay is the second largest village in the Marquesas. Taiohae was quite a large bay to anchor and the views are spectacular with scenic many places to walk to each day. The weekly market was only open on Saturday morning from 4-6am so we got up when it was still dark to shop for fresh produce, fish and bread. | We saw huge stone Tikis, bought crafts [like seed necklaces and carved daggers], got to pick limes, pamplemousse and mangos free at each house we asked. Like a garden of Eden!!! Pamplemousse is an almost seedless, double grapefruit and sweeter than any we have ever tasted. We blended the pulp and juice and added gin for a "health drink" at cocktail time!!! After 3 weeks in the Marquesas we sailed 500 miles on to the Tuamotus. |
 Ua Pau approach |
 UaPau dock |
 View from Cyan |
 Underway sailor |
 Nuku Hiva beach |
 Taiohe Bay |
 Bay view, Taiohe |
 Michael, bone carver |
 Yhe fish market |
 Tiki Rock |
 Tiki Image |
 Picking limes |
 Meeting house |
This Page Background Photo:
Is made from the woven ceiling of the tribe meeting house in the last photo.
Many weaving styles are used in decoration, basketry, building walls and ceilings.
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The Tuamotus Archipelago, French Polynesia
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