Well... I feel sorry as internet irregular connexion and intensity of this last polynesian experience will delay the blog to undetermined date.

But I keep taking photos n ll fill it later...

At the moment covid situation ask us to pay a 5000 euros fees  quatorzaine charge in New Zealand if we want to see our son Jim in Auckland.

We ll stay in french Polynesian for the moment. Hurricane season start in a few month... let's hope this covid ll stop asap to destroy our way of life...

Yann

Rikitea anchorage, deep as usual, facing disatrous Jojo internet...

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...and very crowded this covid year !

Officials always helpfull...

...even if have to give  us a "covid PV"

Expensives shops, but almost free vegetables n fruits...

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..including famous juicy local Grapefruits: Everywhere n delicious...

...Only problem is to carry all these fresh kg on board...

...Without help of Scott who is leaving ALCYONE here...

In Gambier, there is a church on each island of the archipel...in MANGAREVA...

...as in TARAVAI, the island closed to the west pass...

...Where Hervé, the emblematic local is at work...

...with help of a kind of "holly charter" from TARAVAI.

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This is the very popular traditionnal sunday party of Hervé...

...and this not difficult to understand why...

... Hervé just open the door to Tuamutu...

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...a there is al lot of wind behind the door...

No pass in TUREIA... but 2 days later ALCYONE is inside our favorite polynesian atoll...

...where for the 3rd time in 25 years we meet Bertrand, this time on board of his cat "ELISE"...