Yesterday we were at sea. Nothing much to tell you.

Port chat:-in port from8-4:30, 25 C., a 0%chance of rain, 62% humidity. GMT +9.5 

With a population 2951,it is largest of the Marquesas

Tender dock is 1.2 miles from the ship. There are tidal waters, so could be precarious because of no handrail on dock.  There is no bus, but there are e-bikes (couldn’t see any).

Don’t go swimming.  There are sharks….check with the locals before going in the water. Kuva beach is the only white sand beach.  There’s a waterfall.

Herman Melville was captured and held by cannibals here but he survived.  There is also a cathedral.

Hike turn to the right up the hill…to 12 metre Tiki (less than 20 minutes walk). Also 8 metre warrior beside her.  Sentinel Hill, plus other hikes….

Markets…food to right and handicrafts to the left.  Grand Canyon of Nuku Hiva requires vehicle to get there.

I thought it was to be cooler with less humidity but well what can I say but OMG…not!  And it did not rain though.  It actually looks like the port area is quite arid but up in the hills/mountains it is a jungle.  I did take a 3 hours drive around part of the island.  It is amazingly rugged with windy cement roads with hairpin turns.  Gorgeous!

On the drive ….

This stop in Nuku Hiva, Marquesa Islands, is our final port of call. We have 6 days at sea so I don’t expect I’ll have much to tell.

At noon the following day on the 14th we still had 2800+ miles to go to San Diego….travelling up to 20 knots to get ahead of the game cuz the swells in two-3 days time will be up to 4 metres.  We are presently still south of the equator.