Another hike this am. Actually it was a warm up/test hike for the people who have signed up for the biggie on Fatu Hiva the next day. This island of Hiva Oa is where Paul Gauguin and Jaques Breil both ended up living out heir lives. Its a beautiful serene space with some steep hills. We elected to climb the road to the old cemetery where Gauguin is buried in a simple grave. It was about 5 miles total, but a Aussie lady and I decided to also "walk" back to the ship later so we did about 8 miles. It was steep going up and very humid. But had I no trouble, and reached the cemetery first, before the masses that took the bus.
After we walked back into town we went to an artesian shop and also the Gauguin museum which, was small and had no original art....what was the point? I backed out and continued walking towards the ship. There was a lot of unloading going on and we had to dodge fork lifts, boom cranes, trucks, loaders and assorted families picking up their goods. Even mail! Nothing like this would ever happen in the us with all it's L&I rules, bit here, things are a bit looser and they expect people to stay alert and work it out. Steve didnt want to go at all, and he just stayed on board all day, reading and "relaxing" .
Oh...the internet... a pain in the patootie. We have to use satellite connection out in the ocean, and it is slow...and expensive. About 50$ for 3000 mb, which goes fast if you upload pictures...and I do. I have already burned thru 2 packages! I really like to stay in touch socially, and read the US news...but it costs dearly. Some people have just forgone internet for the whole trip. Sometimes there is a cafe in a small town and they charge 5.00$ to connect, but it is always so slow and more frustrating that just not being on.
For me, it is a hard balance to ignore the internet for 2 weeks!
After we walked back into town we went to an artesian shop and also the Gauguin museum which, was small and had no original art....what was the point? I backed out and continued walking towards the ship. There was a lot of unloading going on and we had to dodge fork lifts, boom cranes, trucks, loaders and assorted families picking up their goods. Even mail! Nothing like this would ever happen in the us with all it's L&I rules, bit here, things are a bit looser and they expect people to stay alert and work it out. Steve didnt want to go at all, and he just stayed on board all day, reading and "relaxing" .
Oh...the internet... a pain in the patootie. We have to use satellite connection out in the ocean, and it is slow...and expensive. About 50$ for 3000 mb, which goes fast if you upload pictures...and I do. I have already burned thru 2 packages! I really like to stay in touch socially, and read the US news...but it costs dearly. Some people have just forgone internet for the whole trip. Sometimes there is a cafe in a small town and they charge 5.00$ to connect, but it is always so slow and more frustrating that just not being on.
For me, it is a hard balance to ignore the internet for 2 weeks!
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