30 May 2021 | Sawmill Point Marina, Wilmington NC, USA
24 May 2021 | Wilmington Marine Center, USA
23 February 2021 | Cape Fear Yachts
20 December 2020 | Cape Fear Yachts
11 December 2020 | Cape Fear Yachts
09 September 2020 | Wilmington Port, USA
09 September 2020 | Wilmington Port, USA
05 February 2017 | Pte Miri Miri, Raiatea, French Polynesia
05 February 2017 | Raiatea Lagoon, French Polynesia
05 February 2017 | South end of Raiatea
01 February 2017 | Baie Vaiaeho, Raiatea, French Polynesia
01 February 2017 | Baie Vaiaeho, Raiatea, French Polynesia
31 January 2017 | West Side of Raiatea
31 January 2017 | West Side of Raiatea, French Polynesia
31 January 2017 | West side of Raiatea
30 January 2017 | Marina Apooiti, Raiatea, French Polynesia
30 January 2017 | Marina Apooiti, Raiatea, French Polynesia
28 January 2017 | Marina Apooiti, Raiatea, French Polynesia
27 January 2017 | Marina Apooiti, Raiatea, French Polynesia
And What a nightmare for everyone... yet smiles
22 May 2016 | Raiatea, French Polynesia
Bill.
When the Ferry arrived in Raiatea the pier was filled with people. People meeting friends, clients, family, guests... Everyone was wearing flowers in their hair as is custom here.
It was easy to find our bags in the huge pile. 5 black duffles (Thanks again to SV Karma for giving us the tip to buy the huge duffles at Walmart). Next, all we had to do was mention Raihau's name and people were looking for him. This culture is so wonderful that everyone is there to help everyone. We asked Raihau how it was to have the strike. Like people here he accepted it as part of the day.. with a big smile and a shrug. Of course he was loosing business as were all the other businesses on the island... yet everyone seems to just go on and smile... The photo is off the baggage guy from the Airport who had to drive the baggage the 2.5 kilometers to the ferry for all those booked to fly out that day. Clearly he is having fun!
That is one of the huge differences between here and the US. Everyone is happy and problems are just something to deal with... I haven't seen anyone angry about it...