29/6/09 - 8.55S 140.06.3W at 18.00 UTC
Flying Cloud
Julian Nichols
Mon 29 Jun 2009 08:40
dance.mov
Description: QuickTime movie
So in the afternoon we decided to go horse riding - the islands are famous for there horses, as i discovered on Ua Huka!
Nuka Hiva rises up to about 1,200 meters, and there are some fantastic views such as of Baie de Taiohae where we were anchored.
There is infact an entire "inner island" area at 800-1000m. This is where we went riding and the scenery was incredible...
Julian
Captain's corner:
Great day today, Julian tried his best to fall off another horse, as his mount decided the best time to break into a run was every time we went up or down a steep rise! We got back to the village, feeling quite peckish, having not had a substantial lunch before the ride, and so went in search of a restaurant... They were closed until half six so we had a quick burger at the island's new (and first) burger van.
While eating our burgers, I got tempted into joining the local volleyball game... These guys were seriously good, and for some reason really cracked up on the fact that I wanted to play... They continued laughing at me for the six games I played, I'm still not sure why! Amazingly, just as the light started to fade, everybody took off home... Suddenly the entire village was a ghost town. It was hard to believe that we'd found ourselves on an island that was vibrant by 7 am, with festive dancing going on by 8 am, and then completely dead before dinner time!
Mattman