Amyot I
Nowornot Web Diary
Robert (Bob) Parry and Ann Parry
Sun 4 Sep 2011 03:30
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We spent a week at the idyllic Amyot Bay on
the atoll Toau in the Toumatu Archipelago. Valentine and Gaston are the two
permanent residents at Amyot. When we first arrived, there were people
staying at the pension run by Valentine and her sister. Some of her sister's
family were there to help, causing an increase in the population, but they
all left a couple of days after we arrived. In Nuku Hiva, we had made friends
with a young American sailor, Joel Kellogg, who had sailed his yacht
"Balena" singlehanded from San Fransisco. He arrived the day after us and the
two boats that were there when we sailed in also left, making for a very quiet
spot. Valentine promised to cook for us and it was shaping up to be a
lovely time with just the five of us. As it
turned out, two charter boats called to say they were arriving and the quiet
dinner for five turned into a lively night with a crowd of
nineteen.
 This frigate bird was found by Valentine when it
was young and it has become a pet.
 Valentine's and Gaston's restaurant.
 One of the huts that form the
pension.
 Another one of the huts that form the pension.
 Looking across Amyot Bay from the
pension.
 Bob and Joel.
 Ann and Bob.
 Repairing the fishing nets.
 Preparing bread rolls for the pension
guests.
 The jetty near the restaurant with "Nowornot" in
the background.
 Very large pet fish near the
jetty.
 Valentine lent Joel her kayak.
 Life's tough!
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