Jan. 18 Same schedule as before. The temperature is 86 degrees and we are 240 miles from Nuku Hiva.
Jan. 19 The ship anchored at Nuku Hiva around 8:00 a.m. and we were on the second tender boat to explore Nuku Hiva. This island is one of the 15 Marquesa islands of which only six are populated. Nuku Hiva is an example of unspoiled natural beauty. The islands are volcanic so are both mountainous and fertile. They grow breadfruit, coconut and tobacco. The language is Tahitian and French.
We wondered about looking at the native wood carvings and other crafts. We saw beautiful examples of their wood carvings in the Catholic church. I will try to post one of the pictures we took. This island was the site of one of the Survivors shows.
We explored the island in the morning and went back to the ship and played bridge in the p.m. We decided to use room service for our evening meal and watched two movies on TV. The recent movies shown in the ships' theatre are shown the next day on TV. We set sail at 6:00 p.m for Tahiti.
3 comments:
Enjoyed the pictures..especially the beautiful flower arrangement.
Did you notice the comments I made on the "equator crossing"? Tried to let you know as soon as possible about Ethel's death. There are 8 comments on that one...
I imagine it was good to get off the ship after 8 days...The island Nuku Hiva sounds interesting.
As you may know The Super Bowl will be NY Giants and the NE Patriots.
We are having single digit temperatures. Good to stay in and watch movies and also tennis..Australian Open.
Yes, the stock market is causing some to have anxioties (sp)...It will recover.
Love, Sandra
I REMEMBER WHEN SURVIVOR WAS THERE!! YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE WOOD CARVINGS. THE ONE'S IN JAMAICA WERE BEAUTIFUL AND CHEAP. JUST MAKE SURE YOU CAN OUT RUN ALL THE ISLANDERS IN THEIR LITTLE LEAF CLOTHING!!!
LOVE YA,
KENT, SHERI AND JADE
Good to hear from both of you!!
Sandra: We got both your e-mail and the blog comments. Thank you.
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