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Scenes Around Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia (April 2025)
20 July 2025 · 3 min · 199 views
What this video covers
After a Pacific crossing, Mark arrives at Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas, French Polynesia, and describes the disorienting land-sickness of standing still after weeks at sea.▶ 0:00 He walks the town, locating two ATMs and a bank, and notes that potable water is available at a public fill station — bring jugs.▶ 0:11 Historical asides include Herman Melville's time on the island and a Survivor filming location.▶ 0:41 Fish cleaning draws sharks dockside.▶ 2:35 The most operationally detailed segment covers fuelling: no fuel dock exists for a visiting sailboat, so the only option is jerry cans hauled up a concrete seawall one at a time via a ladder.▶ 2:55 Mark estimates needing 40 gallons in the tank and plans to carry another 30 on deck, starting with 20 gallons per trip.▶ 3:01 He notes that attempting the climb at low tide makes the vertical ladder significantly harder.▶ 3:32
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