(295) Marquesas - Island of Ua Poa
10 May 2018 | Marquesas - Island of Oa Poa
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An overnight sail 60nm took us to the island of Ua Pou with sv Patience as company. We pulled into a small bay on the south coast and slept. The next day we took the dinghy to a nearby bay and tried unsuccessfully to land on the bouldery beach. One swell literally picked us up and dumped us on the big rounded rocks, and then the next one lifted us off. Ian and I looked at each other in shock and decided to skip the trip ashore and go back to the boat for a swim.
This island has lots of tall spires, with their tops disappearing into the clouds. They would be great for rock climbing, I wonder if anyone as actually scaled them.