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In May 2003 I left Australia with two crew, for the last leg of our South Pacific voyage. Our route carried us from Fiji north to Wallis and Futuna, Tokelau, Palmyra Island, and finally Hawaii, and took about one month.
1 Fiji 2. Wallis and Futuna 3. Tokelau 4. Palmyra Atoll 5. Hawaii
Before we left Fiji, we all had our heads shaved - I'm not really sure why...
Andy and Harko, my crew, all dressed up in preparation for crossing the equator
Part of the ritual involved shaving cream.
Andy was the mechanic
Church of the Sacred Heart, Wallis
A local in traditional clothing
Graveyard in Futuna. Problem: there are no more burial plots available - the graveyard is full!
We had an audience with the king of Futuna - here I am in the required traditional dress for the occasiom.
The king is in the center. He was delighted to see us, and gave us small gifts of cash to show show his appreciation (they don't get a lot of visitors in Wallis and Futuna).
The king of Wallis and Futuna
One of several crater lakes on Futuna
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