Tahiti
Gertha
Fri 2 May 2025 18:40
| 17.45S 149.22W Reflections on French Polyenesea in a backwards order. We anchor in a bay south of Papiti, the marina was stuck on a big made road and was not a reflection of beauty of island, the Botanical gardens that are here closed a year ago and reopen in two years, whilst the rebuild a museum to Gogan, who happens to also have a museum on Hiva Or, a slight shortage of anyone famous in the area. I guess the older famous people were effected by the local lunch time hot pot. We arive Tahiti a week ago, a repair to a boat bit dictated a Marina and Tahiti is only marina in a 3000 mile radius. Also a crew replacement, good bye Dougal and Hello Marc. The weather on Tahiti has been wet for weeks and trying to fix Windlass between rain was slow, but Windlass is back alive so anchoring is now easy. The Tuamatu Atol was stunning, coral reefs surrounding an inland water where there used to be an island, apparently the islands devolved and the reef remains. Limitations on anchor it was easier to visit two out of the hundred or so of these coral outcrops, also you would need a year not two weeks to get round them. Some boats said there was nothing on these atolls, I tried to explain that was the whole point, two different takes on remote places, my guess the same critics of remote would not like my take on Papiti, rhymes with bump. Back up two more weeks and we were in Matquesas , beautifull stunning volcanic islands, more time needed , also probably a local guide as only road/car option to view, no chance to find a foot path. Happy to report I did my bit to support the local mosie population. Back to today, should have photographed yesterday was sun sun sun. Small postage stamp of sun in the distance, but as Winny the Poo said,tut tut looks like rain?       |