Arriving at the highest point on the Fatu Hiva road
Hiking the mountain trail towards Ouia
The bay of Ouia lays in the distance, a steep, overgrown and slippery descend away - we turned around
Lush fern trees
Curious vine smothering one of the trees along the overgrown path
On the edge of a dormant volcano
Walking back to the main road - parts of the trail are cleaned and cleared now!
Bright flower
View from the main road, descending towards Hanavave
Hanavave bay with its steep walls
The comfortable anchorage of Hanavave - Irie is the boat on the left in the foreground
Not much vegetation grows in the higher altitudes of the island
When the dirt road turns to asphalt, it goes down, down down, with steep switchbacks
Awesome outcrops on top of the hills
Checking out the Maria statue, where the passengers of our car up the mountain stopped to pray
Dinghy playing with the dolphins
After days of rain, new waterfalls appear in the bay
One of the many caves along the bay
Once a month, the cargo ship Aranui stops in Fatu Hiva with provisions (limited produce, no dinner veggies) and tourists
Traditional drumming for the Aranui visit
With some traditional Marquesan dancing to go with it
Visit to the waterfall with friends
Taking a "natural shower" while we were at it!
Views hidden by rain clouds
Irie in Hanavave Bay
Visiting Allan on SV Quintessa - he is a shell collector and connoisseur
Celebrating Allan's birthday on Quintessa
SV Cashtoki with a nice sunset
We were given a leg of goat for fixing a local's underwater flashlight - goat curry for all (except the vegetarians)
Another visit to the waterfall, in better weather this time!
Ooooooooh!
Petroglyph on the way to (from) the waterfall
I think that Fatu Hiva may be one of (if not the most) beautiful place on the face of the earth! I remember when we sailed in there I thought to myself ...this is where Peter Pan would live :-)
ReplyDeleteIt is a stunning harbor that can create many moods. We really lucked out with the calm condition when we were there, to be able to stay a month. Not sure what I would call the most beautiful place on earth. I would have to give this a lot of thought. There are so many places that are visually striking. Moorea is another one. :-)
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