Our plan was to re-stock on fresh water from a nearby bay and head out. At the freshwater spikit, we were welcomed by two “real” Marquesians. Dressed tattoos with decorated pig tooth necklaces, these hunters became quick friends. 
Bret and I joined the warriors on a goat hunt. The roles seemed reversed when they took out their 12 gauge shotgun and we furnished our bow and arrows. Hunting together we were too large a group for the skittish goats. We split up, Marquesians vs. Americans. We stalked a small group, I tactically herded them in Bret’s direction and he took a tough shot at the largest ram. A couple inches high left us dinnerless. Luckily, the Marquesians who were hunting on home turf were more successful and we feasted like kings.
We had beach barbeques for 2 days and nights to celebrate the kill and our newfound friendships.
We learned our hunting buddies where princes of the king who owned nearly half the land. They do not own cars and ride horses all over the island. They are true naturalists and even control resources; exemplified by only killing male goats and leaving females to reproduce. We hiked to a waterfall with Makai, played games, but mostly spent 4 days listening to stories over coffee and campfire.
The Marquesian warriors humorously reminisced how the survivor episode participants nearly starved with so much food in abundance.
We have learned many lessons from our friends and after an exchange of gifts we decided to continue west. Next stop will be challenging, as we anticipate narrow passes with moderate current under sail (the engine needs to be overhauled) and dangerous reefs in the Tumotu atoll of Manihi.
We also finished designing real soft Peruvian cotton T-shirts. So check them out! Purchases can be made through the website at http://www.sailbrokencompass.com/ (because we really need a new engine)
Bret and I joined the warriors on a goat hunt. The roles seemed reversed when they took out their 12 gauge shotgun and we furnished our bow and arrows. Hunting together we were too large a group for the skittish goats. We split up, Marquesians vs. Americans. We stalked a small group, I tactically herded them in Bret’s direction and he took a tough shot at the largest ram. A couple inches high left us dinnerless. Luckily, the Marquesians who were hunting on home turf were more successful and we feasted like kings.
We had beach barbeques for 2 days and nights to celebrate the kill and our newfound friendships.We learned our hunting buddies where princes of the king who owned nearly half the land. They do not own cars and ride horses all over the island. They are true naturalists and even control resources; exemplified by only killing male goats and leaving females to reproduce. We hiked to a waterfall with Makai, played games, but mostly spent 4 days listening to stories over coffee and campfire.
The Marquesian warriors humorously reminisced how the survivor episode participants nearly starved with so much food in abundance.
We have learned many lessons from our friends and after an exchange of gifts we decided to continue west. Next stop will be challenging, as we anticipate narrow passes with moderate current under sail (the engine needs to be overhauled) and dangerous reefs in the Tumotu atoll of Manihi.
We also finished designing real soft Peruvian cotton T-shirts. So check them out! Purchases can be made through the website at http://www.sailbrokencompass.com/ (because we really need a new engine)
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