Jacaranda Journey
Map of Marquesas Islands
Six inhabited islands. Fatu Hiva is the southernmost island and off the beaten track.
Approaching Fatu Hiva Island
The high peak in the background was the first part of the Marquesas Islands sighted by Mendaña in 1595.
Fatu Hiva
Rugged coastline. Jacaranda is the boat on the right side of the group. (Photo: svSodric)
Fatu Hiva
Jacaranda in the Bay of Virgins. Sunset was a spectacular time of day.
Fatu Hiva
Fatu Hiva
Jacaranda at anchor in Bay of Virgins (Photo: svSodric)
Bay of Virgins
A faint rainbow arched over the scene, implying the pot of gold might just lay in the village of Hanavave tucked into a corner ahead.
Tapa Cloth
Fatu Hiva is the only island that still makes this traditional cloth from pounded bark, originally used for clothing. Today tapa is decorated with designs for sale to tourists.
Dinghy landing
Tiki at dinghy landing
Hanavave Landscape
Hanavave church
Colonization of French Polynesia was a war of the missionaries. The Marquesas are mainly Catholic while the rest of the island groups are Protestant.
Local grocery store
Local grocery store
Hanavave street
Hanavave
House made of plaited bamboo and plywood; the colorful vegetation is common
Hanavave
The old store
Hanavave
The stream which ran through the middle of town emptied out on to the beach in the Bay of Virgins
Walking out of town along the river toward the waterfall
Hiking to the waterfall
Chuck with Isabelle and Jean Pierre of svSodric
Hanavave
Looking toward the bay and its pillars
Hanavave scenery
Petroglyph
Inland Fatu Hiva
Vaiéé-Nui Waterfall seen from a distance
(Photo: svSodric)
Vaiéé-Nui Falls
Vaiéé-Nui Falls
Linda and Isabelle swimming in the cold pool with shrimp and eels
Wild Orchids
Returning from the Vaiéé-Nui Falls with Isabelle from svSodric
Hanavave
The town is full of dogs used for hunting goats and pigs; they are all basically mutts from a hound breed
Boy with rooster
Chickens are everywhere, especially wild ones. There is no cockfighting on the Islands; pet chickens are used to hunt wild ones.
Lots of flowering plants in gardens
Aremiti
This boat brings the teenagers who are going to high school in Tahiti back to Fatu Hiva for the holidays.
svSpace and svOrion rafted up together in the Bay of Virgins
Jeremy, crew on svSpace, had Tedi (from Omoa) do this spectacular tattoo. Took three days and boy was he sore!
Jeremy, crew on svSpace, had Tedi (from Omoa) do this spectacular tattoo. Took three days and boy was he sore!
Evening Dance Practice
Augustine paused from chanting to strike up a conversation with Linda. Her husband Lucien sits to the right of her playing the guitar.
Children's dance troupe
Kati, "chief" of the children's dance group, oversees practice
Children's dance group practicing
Too young to join the child dancers who perform in the village (age 8 and up), this kid rocks out on the sidelines.
Hanavave
She's got the right idea!
Hanavave
Marquesan woman and child watching dance practice
Hanavave
Adult dance troupe practicing in the evenings
Hanavave
Adult dance troupe practicing in the evenings
Hanavave
Tiki carvings from seashell by an artisan named Mark
Temo
Augustine's brother-in-law is an expert carver. We purchased these two pieces from him.
Temo's expert carvings
Seeds for making jewelry
Temo's house with "Je Suis Charlie" sign on the wall
Kati, "chief" of the children's dance group, making costumes for the kids
Kati showing part of the costume on her granddaughter
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