Omoa
Village continued........
We
could see the sun shining on the hill again, so the rain would soon
be over.
This
yard has an interesting fence to protect the flowers.
These
lovely flowers escaped the fence.
An
interesting A frame house behind that fence.
But
it is a lovely yard, especially now that the sun is back out!
Actually
we saw many pretty flowers everywhere in the village. This one was
after the rain with drops still on it.
A
brilliant red Hibiscus flower glistening the rain drops in the sun.
These
flowers reminded me of the Baja in Mexico, with their spiky thorns!
This
was a very large white flower with an interesting shape.
Little
purple flowers.
Who
knew they grow chili peppers here? This tree is loaded with them!
The
breadfruit tree and fruit with it's gynormous leaves.
Did
you know that a banana is a flower first?
The
stalk continues to grow and so do the bananas.
Of
course there are lots of chickens everywhere. This rooster was quite
colorful and loud as I caught him crowing at us.
A
red headed rooster with his flock of hens, all watching us carefully.
Spotty
hen with her many peepers.
Other
birds we saw were these little sparrow like guys.
And
this heron looking for a crayfish in the creek.
Many
Marquesans ride horses instead of owning cars. Of course they are
also good for carrying copra out of the forest and keeping the grass
cut!! Both of these guys look quite well fed!
This
copra is bagged and ready for the supply ship which will arrive
tomorrow (guarded by the chickens).
Mike
rests on a big tree trunk by another copra shed.
Lots
of copra drying in this one.
Back
at the green house, one of the guys we saw on the trail was
rearranging his copra, setting out the new ones and bagging the old
ones. (takes about 4 to 5 days to dry the coconuts into copra)
(copra is used for making coconut oil which is not just used for
cooking, but in many cosmetic products as well and is very nourishing
for the skin!)
Coming
back into the village area, I noticed this big rock above these
lovely plants.
It
amazes me to find these superman like phone booths in all corners of
French Polynesia.
Looking
back at that rock from the other direction, I thought this guy has a
cool attic room!
This
house belonged to a stone tiki carver. He obviously does well as it
is very well appointed and groomed.
These
interesting skinny flower petals growing on the plants in the yard.
Notice the cement/stone walls too.
How
do I know the stone tiki carver lives here? Well that was my guess
with an entryway as lovely as this (plus we saw his shop out back).
A different guy was sanding down some wood carvings on the other side of the creek. A little bit of saw dust!
There
were not many cars that we saw, but a forklift taking a diesel tank
down to the quay to fill from the ship tomorrow, was not something we
see everyday!
After
that bit of traffic, the road is back to normal, you know with
chickens crossing, no cars!
At
the end of the road, down by the sea, looking back up the valley we
just explored.
At
the end of the road are these tikis, watching over the protected quay
area.
Tikis
watching each others back, butt cheek to butt cheek. Look like women
tikis too!
We
eat a snack under the tree at the end of the road, next to the tikis.
Lovely
yellow flowers on this tree.
Yes
this anchorage looks a bit rolly! Glad we didn't bring Avatar here!
Surfs
up! Sometimes it brings water all the way over the wall!
As
we leave Omoa, the sun is shining on the mountains behind her.
We
saw several caves on the way back. This one quite deep.
Miguel
with cave behind.
Making
our way back to the Bay of Virgins.
Steep
green covered volcanic rock.
We
had not noticed this hole in the rock on our way out, but it is like
a peep hole into the Bay of Virgins.
Avatar
still anchored by the giant rock pinnacles, made famous in this bay.
The
sky turned orange as the sun was setting on our adventurous day.
And
then red as it disappeared behind the clouds.
