Famous Marquesan tikis
Information hut
Crown of thorns
Bananas do well here
Local guys butchering a large fish
Parking lot near the marketplace
Small shop selling concert t-shirts
Another shop with some clothing
Roadside walkway
Post office
The seawall of rock
A mama dog
Swaying palms
No beach here, just rolling rocks
The local bank
A road inland
Take this road to other villages
Typical house
Gentle bay
Monument to the French Soldiers
Amsterdam anchored
Leisurely walk on the grass
Tide was out
A bird on the top
No sand on this beach
A tuna painted on the rock wall
Seawall has had some erosions since January
The walkers thinned out
Rocky shoreline
Scenic bay
Isolated island
The road to the Cathedral
Notre Dame Cathedral
Entrance to the church
Constructed of colored stones from all the Marquesan islands
Beautiful setting
Entrance to the church
Wood carving are unique to here
Vaulted wood ceilings
Solid wood carved pulpit
Baptismal fount
The cross
Waiting area for little children
A shrine on the hillside
Marked by a bouganvilla
Twin spires
Bill leaving the portal
Church buildings
Surrounded by mango trees
Mangoes attract the birds
Good view
Creek draining in the bay
Attracts many birds
Good place to relax
Taking in the landscape
Ceremonial carving
Tents set up for concert
A big event this weekend
Large rocks used for seating
A single palm
Weathered over the centuries
Unusual tikis
They were cutting logs to make benches
Lots of history behind these rocks
Coconut palm roofs
All rocks on the water's edge
Mixed with seashells
The school
Pasture
Canoes
A Marquesan horse – not a large animal
Island finches
Fresh water for the birds
Canoe storage
Herman Melville Monument
Melville wrote Typee – all about his 2 week stay here in 1842
Local cemetery
Dated back over a century
Local pizza to go
Large home with a boat
Ship was very close to shore
Nice homes buried in the growth
Boat
Many folks back onboard by now
Hidden homes
