We arrive in Belep main anchorage in Wala on ile Art to do "coutume"; as often , a no touristic island offer nothing special but all we look for when we cruise: Authentic local life and atypic cruisers and no car onshore; Along the 3 small boats in the bay: A real adventurer. Santiago, the single handler from Uruguay keeping on his quest to PPNG, a colorfull couple of spanish(?) promoting galician independance on their T shirts, an Dominique, the teacher we met in Hienghène who arrived withs 3 friends on his tiny camping cat PLUM, docked behind the micro pier for a friendly refill.: some of his schoolboys are from here. Our "coutume" is enriched from one king mackerel and we can freely walk around the green and extended village.
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| Wala main anchorage on Art island; where you must "faire coutume" |
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| Welcome team |
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| Money given for bananas will vanish in "national Bingo" |
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| Both main official building on the island: The town hall... |
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| ...and the school |
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| On shop's wall: Best way to recover money here |
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| This bassin seems when we visit to help more this fisher than anybody else |
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| Best is to walk freely in a place almost without car |
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| Belep was long time off limit for cruisers n it's easy to understand why |
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| The upwalk to the church offer unexpected wild strawberries |