FARRFLY: The perfect village continued, Fatu Hiva and beyond.

The sweet little church, open to all.

Fruit trees everywhere.

A brook running thru the village.

The perfect little houses are 'woven'.

I don't remember school like this? All the children seem so
relaxed, friendly and happy. There is no crime on the island.

Back to our arrival into this wonderland..

We broke out the R.I.Y.C White Ensign as we arrived..

The R.I.Y.C White Ensign is a rather special 'flag' however they fall apart if left flying.
So now we only hoist our new one for special occasions.

The stunning north shore of Fatu Hiva.

After 15 days hard going at sea, it did not take Katja long to
fall asleep on the fore deck under the full moon.

"ALL ASHORE, GOING ASHORE"

On our first morning, the 16th we decided a good hike was in order having spent 15 days on the boat.. so we headed out into the rain forest in search of a large waterfall rumored to be somewhere near the village. Following a mishap or two, including a small run in with the local ‘Municipal Policman’ who at first insisted if we had not ‘checked in’ in Hiva Ho we must not come ashore.. a little Blarney and a phone call by our new friends on Gradiva cleared it up and off we went.. The pictures tell the story..

I will say however that the hike and the waterfall were very similar to the landscape in Grenada. I almost felt at home. Much of the terrain, the trees etc were similar if not exactly the same.. however the waterfall was a surprise.. the pool was ice cold, and it contained a very strange creature. Not a fish, not a small alligator, not an eel.. it was about 2 feet long, it had 4 legs, the jaw of a baby alligator, and was long and swam like an eel.... I decided to go for a swim, but armed my self with a stout stick in case the 'not so little' fellow was territorial!