Firebird Photo Album 2

Marquesas Islands

(December 1975 – January 1976)
  • Volcanic structures in Fatu Hiva—the southern most island of the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. December 1975.
  • Starting to filet the tuna that I just caught. Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, December 1975.
  • Enjoying the pace and the friendly people in Tahuata, the smallest of the inhabitable Marquesas Islands, December 1975.
  • The impressive volcanic origin of Nuku Hiva is easy to see from offshore. Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, December 1975.
  • Palm trees and other vegetation hug the shoreline. Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, December 1975.
  • Archeologist and explorer Thor Heyerdahl spent 1½ years on this Marquesan island paradise. He documented his adventures in his book Back to Nature. Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, January 1976.
  • My shipmates and I followed Thor Heyerdahl’s trail on the island of Fatu Hiva. Marquesas Islands, December 1975.
  • Looking down into one of the deep valleys on the island of Fatu Hiva, home to the last Polynesian cannibal, according to Thor Heyerdahl’s 1974 classic, Fatu Hiva. Marquesas Islands, December 1975.
  • Breadfruit trees and other foliage. Marquesas Islands, December 1975.
  • Ahh, coconut trees and blue skies! Marquesas Islands, December 1975.
  • A beautiful ending to a beautiful day. Sunset in the Marquesas Islands, January 1976.
  • Some of the most magnificent anchorages I have seen. The Firebird is the boat on the right. Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, January 1976.
  • The sun slowly setting in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, January 1976.
  • A spectacular red sunset and proverbial “sailor’s delight,” signaling good weather to follow. Marquesas Islands, January 1976.
  • We are a curious sight for these four local children. Marquesas Islands, January 1976.
  • A local church peers through tall palm trees. Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, January 1976.
  • Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, January 1976.
  • Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, January 1976.
  • Captain Bob visiting the burial site of Paul Gauguin. Calvary Cemetery, Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas islands, French Polynesia, December 29, 1975.
  • Island living. Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, December 1975.
  • My daughter Lisa onboard the Firebird, January 1976.
  • Yours truly, January 1976.

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