The Marquesas Week2

Mike and Marnie did make it back on Monday so all is back to normal. All in all it has been a quiet week. We took a short trip to another bay on Nuku Hiva Island called Hakatea Bay and it was absolutely beautiful. We stayed two nights and one day took a 2.5 hr hike to a 2000’ high water fall. The country we hiked through was fabulous. High cannon walls with lush vegetation growing everywhere. Of course there was a pool of water at the base and we did go swimming in it. Well then, it was a 2.5 hr hike back and we were all getting blisters luckily we go barefoot most of the time.
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We are hanging around Taiohae Bay to be here or Tuesday as they celebrate Bastille Day, which is a French celebration. So we are interested in seeing how they celebrate this French holiday.

This weekend we pretty much hung around the boat and did maintenance projects (we did not have to wear shoes). At some point during the week we plan on leaving for the Tuamotu Atolls, which are in between the Marquesas and Tahiti. It will be a 500 mile 3 day trip. There are probably about 30 atolls so we will be staying about a month visiting different ones.

So until next week stay healthy and enjoy life.

Love Gary