We are in French Polynesia. Today we called at the port of Taiohae on the island of Nuku Hiva. This place is gloriously beautiful. The tiny town has no McDonald’s, no gas stations, not one shopping center, and hundreds of wonderful people. This was the port of call associated with the whaling ship Essex, which was demolished by an angry whale. This event was the basis of Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick. There is a lovely Roman Catholic cathedral here that tastefully incorporates the local architectural idiom. There is little to do here except hang out with the local residents and brush up on one’s French. I would return to this place in a heartbeat.Läs mer