Today we walked from our hotel to the wharf and boarded our ship. The Aranui 5. It's part freighter and part passenger and will take us to the Archipelago of the Marquesas. It is a 14 day trip to the 6 inhabited islands. As soon as we boarded were were handed welcome drinks and leis and were personally shown to our cabin, which was very spacious and had tons of storage. The crew is all Polynesian and many are from the Marquesas. Most of the passengers are French and German, with maybe 1/4 English speaking. After the normal safety drills we sat down to a wonderful lunch with French wines. Wine and beer are included with meals, plus they have happy hours and free laundry service!
After debarking we have been at sea all day with gentle swells and warm breezes.
We were entertained by a great group who showed us their version of the Haka..and I danced!
Tomorrow we hit the ground running with an early morning stop at Fakarava, which isn't technically the Marquesas. Steve and I plan to snorkel, and we' e already been warned about the stone fish and sharks. We have a medical doctor and nurse on board, so guess it's all good.
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