Nadege writes:
In Caledonia comes a tradition coming from Pacific islanders : The Kava.
I link it to our cultural coffee in France. It is also true we say “kawa” in familiar French for “Coffee”.

Nadege writes:
Next having dropped our both feet on land, Benedict, daughter of Olivier’s godmother, hosts us at home. We get to know her husband Ali, the surfer from Iran, and Nima, their 5-month baby.

As soon as we get on s/v Kamoké, life changes radically. We are now on a french long-term navigator’s family, a ketsch of 15m long, Gulfstar 50, cruising the world for now four years.
Pascal and Bénédicte work as environmentalists when they are not cruising the world. They are with their 9-years old and 10-years old [...]

On the 5th August, we are back on the Lady K in marina Taina. This time, six people are on board.
Adrian is 25, Californian (USA), experienced race sailor and like very much the outdoor adventure like tramping in the bushes of the lost islands in the Marquesas.

From Makemo we have to get back to Tahiti and fulfill our agreement with the Lady K about going together to Tonga.
Our plan was to find a boat to cruise with. Unfortunately none of the boats we met could take us there.

Wind, sea, sun, lagoon, coral, fishes, cocotrees. This is all about Makemo. One thousand people are living on the 70 x 1 kms long atoll, the whole part of the population stay in the village by the eastern pass.
This is the perfect spot for playing Robinson’s life. We have a machete, a spear gun and [...]

2nd July, this is 1:30pm, we leave marina Taina on board of the 24m, luxurious superyacht Lady K, heading to Makemo, Tuamotu.
Watching organization is set up by Ayla: 4 hours each, on a 2-personn team. I am 2 hours with Ayla and 2 hours with Toby. Nadège is 2 hours with Toby, 2 hours with [...]

It takes me one week to get out of Tago Mago. I really wonder why I had taken so much time after.
Too much time has passed on this boat. Delphine gets her terrible bad mood once more, this time I don’t really know why, and I am not looking forward to understand to honest.

36 hours to cross the 300 miles between Tahiti and the paradise… oups, Fakarava. Good wind, 20 knots, backward, easy ride then for us.
Anxiety of the captain becomes harsh and we, crew, feel quite bad in this context. I am really wishing to find another boat in Tahiti to leave Tago Mago as soon as [...]

Nine days in Fakarava. That wasn’t much but still it was intense!
There is a scuba dive center on the atoll, Te Ava Nui. It’s quite the specialty here. Local tourism is based on it anyway.
Quite sensible to the idea of a world tour on a bike, Jean Christophe offers me a very good deal. To [...]