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Oceania » French Polynesia » Hiva 'Oa February 16th 2009

Hiva Oa et Tahuata Le 16 février 2009 La Polynésie française (les Marquises en particulier furent découvertes en 1575 par les Espagnols) est annexée à la France depuis les 1850 isme. La publicité en France amène beaucoup de voyageurs français, et quelques allemands. Ils y a aussi des américains dont nous avons faits de bons amis (Pat & Bruce) et quelques canadiens, nous sommes 5(amie Dominique). Donc nous parlons souvent français. Les guides sont forts en français et en marquisien mais ont quelques fois difficultés en anglais. Nou, les bilingues, devons traduire pur eux. Durant une escalade il y a quelques jours, nous sommes montés par une pente boueuse (il pleut ici 5 à 10 minutes par jour) pour voir 2 meaes. Celle du haut, avait une roche plate au milieu et c’était pour les déchets ... read more
I have only put on a bit of weight
artistic shot
for granny

Oceania » French Polynesia » Hiva 'Oa February 15th 2009

Lovely Ua Pou, Marquesas, Feb 13th Our hybrid freighter/cruise ship started working (doing freight exchange) today, fascinating. We pulled into a dock on the island of Ua Pou, and they started unloading onions, refrigerated crates, other crates (6 feet by 6 feet by 6 feet) full of boxes which seemed to be destined for grocery stores- water, coke, beer, insect repellent, etc. Terry and I walked to a lovely church with fantastic carvings; we also walked up a 450 m hill, Terry turned back and I continued to the top, about half way up the mountain and I could see over to another bay across the island with surf and beautiful shades of South Pacific Ocean. We had lunch at Tata Rosalie’s restaurant: buffet included poisson cru, pieuvre, pork and beef, bananas stewed, fried and pudding ... read more
another feast
artistic shot
church with open roof

Oceania » French Polynesia » Hiva 'Oa May 3rd 2008

Welcome to shore! We have arrived to the legendary shores of the Marquesas, a small group of islands in the eastern portion of French Polynesia. This archipelago is often the first landfall for sailors on the "Coconut Milk Run" after the long 3000-mile passage from the Galapagos - and are known as the farthest islands from any continental land. The Marquesans are historically known for cannibalism, tribal warfare, tattoos, sexual immorality and all sorts of other cool stuff that beckons to the young, pleasure-seeking adventurer! They stand out as a sort of Shangri-La of the South Seas. But alas, the good ol' days are long gone and the hedonistic pagans of yore are dust in the ground. As the temples lay lost and forgotten under the rotting leaves of the pandanus, ones can only console themselves ... read more
The Ta'aoa place of worship
Basalt Tiki
Mt. Temetiu




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