January 1, 2015

HAPPY NEW YEAR, everyone!  Hope you had a safe, but enjoyable New Year’s Eve. 

We got all dressed up for dinner; I had a nice lobster dinner, and Craig had filet mignon with pate.  They gave us cute hats and noisemakers …. But, Craig and I did not go to the party in the nightclub afterwards.  Surprise, huh?

This morning, we docked in Hoku Niva, which is the largest of the Marquesa Islands.  There isn’t much to see, other than some of the local people with their carved wood and jewelry, and some buildings.  They don’t have any beaches, as the mountains come right down to the sea.  We were told that the Marquesans are the people who sailed out and inhabited Hawaii and Easter Island.  I cannot comprehend how brave they had to be ….

Harbor at Naku Hiva

Greeting party on the dock

See, no beaches !

 

Local Bank

 

We just took a walk around the harbor and then came back to the ship to cool down.  After all, one can only take so much of beautiful scenery !!!!!

It’s a lot of fun  when everyone is out by the pool, clouds roll in, it pours down rain for about 5 minutes,  and then the clouds just roll on out again.  In Hawaii, I remember the daily light showers, but this rain pours.