Today has been a short day arriving at 7am and departing just after 2pm. The Maasdam dropped her anchor in a bay surrounded by the walls of a former volcano. It was beautiful … There was one excursion for the day and once the guests were on their way, off the ship via tenders, the rests of the guests were allowed to go ashore. It was a slow process due to a heavy swell on the shore, making offloading and loading difficult. In view of this crew were not allowed shore leave. I didn’t go ashore and neither did Paul use checking tenders as an excuse to pop to shore. There was not much happening in the village – it was very small – so guests were going back to the ship as fast as they were getting off! It is a pity that it was only a short stay. The islanders offer horse riding, quad-biking, hiking tours, and much more on this beautiful island.
You can see my pictures on facebook via this link: Taiohae, Nuku Hiva
We have now set sail for San Diego, the last 6 days of this cruise.
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| Our route back to San Diego from Taiohae, Nuku Hiva. For us, by ship, it is 6 days sailing. By flying, per google, it is a 22.25 hour flight |
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