Ua Pou the first quiet anchoarge
16 October 2018 | HAKAHAU ,Ua Pou
Rolf
After exploring the anchor field and not get much space from other yachts,i decided to go and talk to the fishermen on the dock. Real friendly and funny,they said just anchor on front of the dock for the big ship. Ever 2 weeks a supply boat comes. One of them the "Aranui 5 " is also a passenger ship that is almost like a cruise ship. It stops in all the islands and tourists get even a culture show with dance and music. Its very popular among the tourists and locals. The ship have been here just a few days ago,so we are ok for at least two weeks anchored behind the harbor wall with a stern line to the dock...fabulous!!! We did the official check in with the Gendarmerie. Its mandatory here that you do it in every French island, but it only takes 5 minutes and they do it all...easy Vive La France !! The i had a nice chat with the Catholic minister about church attendance here and in Europe. They have a huge church and its just being renovated,all with donations from the community. They have 5 FIVE !!! services a day and many people take part in all of them and every day. Praise the Lord, he is very popular here . He told me that they had a priest from "La Suisse" that seemed so happy to celebrate mass with a full house every Sunday. But the Lord gave him a nasty illness and he is no longer with us. Now they are looking for a new priest..tuff to find them In Switzerland they have a lot of Africans priests now that are tuff enough to preach in empty churches. The conversation continued at a grocery store. The main theme was the murder of a German sailor. European media talked about him actually being eaten by the local murderer. I googlled German sailor killed by cannibal in Fatu Hiva. I am not sure where he was killed ?? Hiva Oa , Fatu Hiva or Nuku Hiva, and they also admit there are many different versions. One of them is : He was drugged and raped by this German couple and when he woke up and realized that he was raped, he seized the gun and shot See German rapist and cut him up and burned the remains. The women escaped and he was sent to Tahiti jail, wich is like a 5 star hotel they say. He didn't like it there and asked to do his time in France. More versions to follow. Especially interesting would be : how do i know if i wake up, that i was rapped?