Dear all,
Here is some news from the tribe in “îles Marquises”!
We already visited two islands: Hiva Oa and Nuku Hiva; and spent some days in beautiful bays just anchored in front of beaches and small villages surrounded by mountains, banana and coconut trees !
After spending some time in Hiva Oa we moved to Nuku Hiva. We all enjoyed sailing again on Infinity! We had the chance to share the ocean with a whole family of dolphins following the boat!
Nuku Hiva is a very welcoming island, people are peaceful, interested to meet with us and pleased to see an international sailing community.
On land, we all took time to meet and to interact with the local people. Each of us heard stories about how the local culture tends to disappear and how they try to keep it alive.
I met with a fisherman and his two kids. It was amazing to see how this little girl, “Heimeiani“, was already learning with his dad to sell the fish on the dock and to recognize all kinds of fish they caught.
We also invited local people on board, to share dinner with us. Tama Rii Kohu has been really nice with us. He brought a “Carangue” and cooked it in a traditional way with Duncan (even if our stove was not working properly!).
Kohu also shared with us his vision of climate change and issues they face on the island around fishing and environment preservation.
The day after we were invited to a barbecue on the beach, and played “boules” and had a lot of fun !
Infinity mission is on! We also keep working on the boat to preserve our home!
We will leave soon to Tuamotu islands, as soon as we get fuel!
Other stories are waiting for us, we are all excited about continuing to discover the Polynesian culture and exchange with the islanders !
We will keep you posted !!
Claire
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