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Gallery 8 - Galápagos to Marquesas
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Ker-Mor arriving
(courtesy of Waterdragon) |
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Chris looking out at the anchorage from the end of the pier |
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Looking back at the town from the pier | ||
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Two cozy iguanas hangin' on the pier |
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Chris with Taryn & Graham of Waterdragon |
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Pair of blue-footed boobies | ||
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Pelican at our boat |
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Fishermen who taught us how to catch bait fish for wahoo |
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The shark we caught with the bait fish (whoops) | ||
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Chris at the flamingo lagoon |
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Pink flamingo and his little friend |
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Sign for the turtle breeding center | ||
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In the turtle brothel |
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Brothel offspring |
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Little turtles with their ID numbers | ||
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Turtle looking for action |
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This one is happy cuddling up to a bunch of bananas |
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Lava lizard | ||
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Chris in cave along nature walk to the Wall of Tears |
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Dana at the cave entrance |
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Iguanas along the way | ||
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The Wall of Tears |
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Stones in the wall |
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View from atop the wall | ||
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Heather & John (Dancyn), Graham & Taryn and Chris aboard Waterdragon |
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Still saying "aarghh" after every toast at 3am |
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Riding horse to Volcán Chico | ||
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Hiking down into the crater |
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The terrain |
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You could feel the heat escaping from these holes | ||
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Old lava tunnel |
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Crater cacti |
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Two shades of volcanic rock from two different decades | ||
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Pretty view from inside the crater |
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Checking out the colorful minerals on the rock |
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Rock with yellow sulfur | ||
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View of massive fissure down below |
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Enjoying the view |
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Mineral-laden volcanic terrain | ||
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Back at the beach where cruisers land their dinghies |
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Perched iguana looking out at the boats |
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Sea lion mama & pups | ||
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Dana working on "the iceberg" |
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Kayaking up to the penguins |
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Galapagos penguins - the most northerly penguins in the world | ||
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Sea lion taking command of local boat |
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Sea lion resting on another local boat |
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Young sea lion posing pretty | ||
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Surfing turtles (can only see one, behind the wave that broke) |
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Chris picking out some shells |
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Banana stalk means we're ready to go! |
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Dana and a mahi-mahi (dorado) |
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Starboard railing that came off |
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French labels around the cockpit | ||
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Reefed down at dusk |
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Small squall up ahead |
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Sample grib file | ||
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Rainbow's end |
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Panorama view (kind of) of both sides of the rainbow |
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Land ho! | ||
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Fatu Hiva on our radar screen while we're hove to |
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Looking out at Fatu Hiva |
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Hoisting our French courtesy flag as we arrive in French Polynesia |
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Chris videotaping as we round the south end of Fatu Hiva |
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Chris & Dana just after arriving |
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Anchored in Hanavave Bay! | ||
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Rainbow over Fatu Hiva |
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The quay and breakwater at Hanavave |
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One of their racing pirogues | ||
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Pirogues with outboard motors! |
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A new friend bringing us pamplemousse |
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Ker-Mor looking pretty in Hanavave Bay | ||
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Felix on board for some trading |
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George on Trusquin, holding a trusquin |
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Natalie on Trusquin | ||
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Ted, Ian & Tasha of Millennial Destiny |
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Ker-Mor at dusk |
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Dana at the start of the waterfall hike | ||
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A copra drying shed (copra is dried coconut flesh from which oil is extracted) |
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Chris hiking towards the waterfall |
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Petroglyph on rock | ||
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The lush forest |
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Chris taking in the view |
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Water raining down from the mountain onto the road on our walk back | ||
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Ker-Mor, Trusquin & Millennial Destiny anchored in Hanavave Bay |
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Kids rehearsing for their Marquesan dance performance |
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The men jamming on ukuleles, guitars, drums & spoons | ||
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The women rehearsing for their performance |
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Kids with attitude |
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Girls after rehearsal | ||
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Dana & the girls |
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Fatu Hiva in the distance |
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Passing Tahuata (and Hiva Oa behind it) en route to Nuku Hiva |
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Approaching Nuku Hiva |
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Taiohae Bay |
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Our new food staple - baguettes with cheese and spiced mustard (yum!) | ||
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Rose Corser at the Keikahanui Inn |
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Tahitian dance competition in town |
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Shake it! | ||
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Chris with Karen from Lady A after the dance competition |
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Bill, Laura, Matthew & Paul after dinner aboard Emma |
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Ker-Mor anchored in Taiohae Bay (hotel bungalows on hill in background) | ||
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What happens to dinghies tied up to the quay at Taiohae |
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Chris wet from rain upon arrival at our new home for three days |
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Looking towards our balcony | ||
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Chris all cleaned up on our balcony overlooking the bay |
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Bungalow at Keikahanui Inn |
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Victor (Drala Magic) with tattooed Marquesan Akitini | ||
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Cruisers at another dance competition |
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Watching the performance |
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Cruisers joining in with the dancers | ||
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The catholic church |
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Chris and a dog that followed us around town |
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Tiki garden | ||
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Chris taking a closer look at a tiki sculpture |
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View of our hotel bungalow from the tiki garden |
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Manu's handiwork | ||
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Our wedding invitation that Chris made -- see below for wedding photos |
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Our flower crowns (morning after the wedding) |
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Pool at the hotel | ||
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Same dog (and his buddy standing by the photographer) following us all over town again |
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Here they are waiting for us outside the grocery store |
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John & Karen (Lady A) aboard Ker-Mor the night before we left the Marquesas |
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John, Karen & Alexis of Lady A aboard Ker-Mor for the pre-party |
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John of Dancyn decked out in his Polynesian best |
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Allison (Whatever), Heather (Dancyn) & Dana | ||
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Chris & Dana videotaping |
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Passing the video camera on to John |
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Testing the load capacity aboard Ker-Mor | ||
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Our ride! |
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Vincent, our rear rower, saying goodbye to the gang (beer in hand) |
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Chris and Dana saying goodbye to the gang | ||
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A damp ride to shore aboard the pirogue |