Bashing through rough seas upwind to Hao
Temporary fix to outhaul strap (end of boom)
Down one wave
And up another
Smashing into another
Tahina at anchor outside the town harbor of Hao
Eclipse t-shirts
Welcome banner - with intricate palm-woven decorations
Town street
Church
Cemetary in background
Lagoon view
Town dump
Pigs under palm trees
Old pizza restaurant closed when the base closed down
Ocean reef view
Tug of war competition
Tahina at anchor in the Hao lagoon near the town
Potato sack race
Coconut crab in a cage near the store
Coconut crab close-up - he's the size of a basketball!
One of the big sail fish caught for the fishing tournament
More fish caught for the tournament
Weighing a tournament caught sailfish
Sun setting on Tahina at anchor
Hao sunset with Tahina at anchor on the right
Guy climbs poles to take down the fish scale
Waiting for our dinner at the Hao restaurant on the wharf
Heart-shaped palm woven decoration
Lots of woven decorations in the restaurant - notice sand floors
Dancing at beauty contest