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Tag Archives: Vaitahu
Family
Me to’u mama menike me to’u mama me to’u papa enata! Ua KOAKOA NUI au. Te ehua 2013 i Vaitahu.
With my mom and my Marquesan parents in Vaitahu, 2013. Such a happy moment!!
Marie and I
My best friend Marie and I above Vaitahu, 2013.
O au me ta’u hoa meita’i a’e Marie, i una Vaitahu 2013.
Octopus!
I had octopus for dinner last night. SO GOOD. Here, some octopus drying on a rack in Vaitahu, Tahuata.
Te po, ua kai au te fe’e. Mea momona! Inei, e ha’amo’o nei e ima fe’e i Vaitahu, Tahuata.
Mass
Everyone heads to mass! Vaitahu, Tahuata. The end of a Lent pilgrimage route last March.
Ua he’e tatou i te fa’e pure! Vaitahu, Tahuata. Ua pao te ha’apromene ma te mahina pohe.
Dried bananas
Pirae, or dried bananas, in the making. Vaitahu, Tahuata.
Ua kanea te tau pirae, te mei’a mo’o. Vaitahu, Tahuata.
Bay Sunset
Sunset in Vaitahu, Tahuata in 2008.
Ua topa te oumati i Vaitahu, Tahuata, 2008.
Sea eel
Everybody gets a close look (and feel) of a sea eel! Vaitahu, Tahuata.
Ua haka’ite tatou paotu te koe’e tai! I Vaitahu, Tahuata.
Sunset
Sunset in Vaitahu, Tahuata.
Ua topa te oumati i Vaitahu, Tahuata.
Coconuts
The coconut chopping contest in Vaitahu, July 2013. The woman behind me is chopping coconuts (with an axe); I’m removing the meat from the shell with a special tool called a kakau. My partner and I won second place–woohoo! Mostly because he has stellar vahi te e’ehi skills…
Ua kakau ‘au te e’ehi i Vaitahu, te mahina taku’ua, 2013.