Jacaranda Journey

Nuku Hiva is the northernmost of the six inhabited islands.

Octopus drying from a tree

School of convict tangs

Farmer packing vegetables to market in Taiohae via Hatiheu

Lobster meal at Chez Yvonne

Sacred banyon tree about 600 years old

Pig foraging for crabs on the beach. He was dispatched by nightfall

Marquisienne Bay

Ancient royal road

Pae pae on the trail to Vaipo waterfall

Fording the river on the way to Vaipo waterfall

Chuck at the base of Vaipo waterfall

We had lunch with Teiki & Kua

Berterelli's VAVA II complete with helicopter

A carver's stash of bones

Jacaranda and our dinghy - kids swimming during the religious festival on the beach

Religious festival on the beach

Lagoon in back of the beach

Our Etch-a-Sketch track to stay safe from the tsunami

Sabine on her horse ranch

Cool pine forests