We arrived at the island of Fakarava today. We anchored in the lagoon, near the village of Rotoava. We went ashore on small boats from the ship. There was a group of welcoming musicians on the pier, and a cultural centre was open for the sale of jewelry and handicrafts.
There were various options for people today: swimming, snorkeling, bike riding. We chose to walk alongside the beach, then back into the village and looked in a church, and also watch a coconut demo which showed the differences between older and new coconuts, the fibre inside, and the difference between the water and making coconut milk. We took the boat back to the ship and managed to shower while we were still anchored (and not moving). Once everyone was scanned ‘as back on board’ we set sail for the Marquesas. We all sat on the back deck for an hour before dinner, and the crew were all presented to us. There are 130 of them, are they are all very friendly and like to chat to us, big smiles all the time. There are 175 passengers, mostly French, and 32 English speakers. We’ve been put into two separate groups (by language) for talks and visits ashore.
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