Bay of Virgins, Fatu Hiva, Marquesas

September 30^th

Since we did not see it coming in the night before, we had our minds blown by the scenery the next morning. The bay of Virgins, was originally named the bay of penises and you can see why in our selfie! Maybe they are virgin penises ;-) ?!?

Looking into the bay we see a rocky beach with a river running out by the trees and a deeper valley beyond more rock pinnacles.

There are two very brave goats on this pinnacle. We saw them there several times throughout our stay here.

The government built a breakwater here to protect against the swells rolling in. We can still see a crane, but did not know if it was working or just parked there.

I thought this rock on the right looked like a monkey with his back turned to us as the sun is still in the East.

This is a photo of Avatar that most people only dream of for their boat. The third pinnacle from the right, where we had seen the goats earlier, now looks like one of the three wise men to me.

There was only one other boat in the anchorage with us, as this is the off season. Here is the big picture with those green mountainous cliffs in the background.

There is a small waterfall running right into the bay on the South side which makes a lovely sight.

Points to the North of the bay.

As the swells rise and fall, the rocks are awash with the sea and it makes a lovely sound too. A large rock teeters above.

This volcanic rock was wedged between two others.

Now that the sun is in the West that same rock pinnacle now looks like the Virgin Mary to me, with green bushy hair.

The Southern side of the bay.

The local soccer field is right next to the river mouth.

These big rip rap cement blocks here protect the inner harbor. God only knows how they put them there, but the Ocean re arranges them as it sees fit.

Behind the rip rap is the inner harbor where there is a quay and a boat launching ramp.

A lady was washing her puppy in the salt water to kill any fleas or ticks that might be on it. He was not too happy about it.

The bay here is very dramatic from the anchorage and we hang some bananas we were given from the bimini shade.

The clouds move in from the valley behind and we know rain will soon be coming. What a glorious place the Bay of Virgins is!!