In Taiohae Bay

Hello All,
We have had a great time so far here.We arrived thursday afternoon after a slow sail 5 miles west of Hakahaa Bay.Taiohae Bay is the largest town and the capital of the Marguesas Islands.We found a spot to anchor close to the dingy wharf.It was a bit hard to find because when we got here there was at least 40 boats here.It is a favorate spot for cruisers for sure.Will and the boys were here from Dawn Star and so was Steve and Trish on the Curious.Here we all are again lol.We didnt do much because it was late in the day.Tobias jumped in for a swim after we got settled and swam to a boat we met on Hiva Oa.Infinity was the boat he went to visit,it is a 120 foot research boat with 16 souls onboard,mostly young men and women from all walks of life looking for a little adventure.They pay to be on the the boat so it is basically a charter vessel.I have met all of them myself and we all hit it off.They were happy to see us come in and we rounded the boat as we came in under sail and yelled and waved hello.Infinity left yesterday for the Tuamotu's and so did Dawn Star.The Curious will be here till the end of the week so I hope we wont be to far behind.I am waiting for some mail to come in so until then we will be checking the place out.We got up at 0400 and went to the Saturday market on the wharf which consisted of all the local fishermen bringing there fish in to sell.It was pretty amazing,all different kinds of fish and some fruit and vegetables.Tobias managed to talk one of the locals to take him out monday morning to go fishing so I hope he gets a big ol' tuna.It is so fun learning the language here,french and polynesian,the locals love when you try so hard to speak to them.These people besides my family from Alaska are so kind and helpful.My mom was asking if we were getting any fruit from the Islands and it is so amazing,When you see something you like in someone's yard,bananas,bread fruit,mangos or what ever,you just say hello in Marquesaen (ka O ha) and point at what you want and you have a back back full of what ever it is.These Islands are so unspoiled even in this day in age.I would like to think Hawaii was like this 50 years ago.It is like France is saving these Islands for another day but I dont mind it at all..Cruisers mostly visit these Islands because it is so expensive to fly here from Tahiti.So in turn , locals are not num to visitors.I feel like a broken record when I say we met more locals today that invited us to a BBQ and gave us fish and dessert.One women spoke very good english and taught us a little french.Tobias is doing very good at it and I am lagging behind as always.Tomorrow is another day so we will see what happens.
Intel then,I will talk to you all soon




Good bye (Au revoir)

or Marguqesan( Oh Pa)


PEACE