Baie Controller, Christmas
Pacific Bliss
Colin Price
Sun 25 Dec 2011 02:28
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Christmas, Anse Hooumi,
Baie de Controller ...... ummmm
We followed the French crowd 5nm West
to a small bay just off Baie de Controller called Hooumi. They had
arranged for a 'grand repas' for their tradiational Chrsiams Eve, and then a BBQ
on the beach for Chrismas day.
 Sadly, having spent so
much time crowded with so many folk at the festival, something our bodies just
aren't used to, we all went down with a range of lurgy, and the lurgy lasted a
month. We just managed to pull ourselves out of our sick beds to have a
few half-hearted days of Christmas celebration, but having had such an
incredible Christmas last year this was just a rather sad excuse.
 Not a bad spot
however ...Presents - Note the bowl
from Fatu Hiva - fantastic
    Messages in the
sand - "I wish you were here Granny" BBQ in the beach
 followed by
beach rugby   New Year back in Taohae was roughly
the same, with Colin and I both tucked up before 9.30pm
Baie de Taohae, Nuku Hiva
 From the
Pearl Lodge swimming pool  Tiki on the shore
 We took a ride across the
island
    And Liz got some
'plant tattoos' on her arm and dress.Horse riding in the Toovi
highlands
Colin had given Zin a 'horse ride'
for Christmas, so we got picked up and taken to the highlands of the
island. At 1000m above sea level nothing could be more different - cool
air, rolling hills and pine trees - sounds like the Alps in Spring?
Zinnia and Liz get saddled up and go for a hack.
       and Cosmo made a
friendWe then have a very ropey lunch with
the horse family, before getting a lift back down the hill
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