Hiva Oa

We have spent the past week on Hiva Oa, first in Traitors Bay and now in Hanamenu. Traitors Bay was ok, small and tight so everyone has to use two anchors to stay both correctly oriented with the swell and to not hit anyone. The village of Atuona where we checked in, had good food provisioning and a great hamburger joint that we ended up visiting twice. Otherwise the water was a little dirty and the dinghy landing a little dodgy.

Hanamenu is a beautiful spot, in the dry area of the island with steep cliffs, like a miniature Grand Canyon. There is a fresh water spring that creates an oasis at the bottom of the cliffs. We hiked and swam near the pool, then followed that with a beach BBQ and bonfire, that lasted through the entire night (though the crew of Nikita did retire earlier than that).

We will move to the northern islands of the Marqueses in the coming week.

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