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ANAHO BAY, NUKU HIVA, MARQUESAS, FRENCH POLYNESIA – THE HIKE FROM ANAHO BAY TO HATIHEU. As you can tell from the title of the blog, my humans did another one of their ‘Lets see what is over there’ that turned into a major hike. No great distances this time, but a pretty steep accent. But, I get ahead of myself. Let us start from the beginning. We had just arrived in Anaho Bay and, in true ‘avoiding work’ fashion, the humans decided they should do a little sight seeing before they got stuck into boat jobs. Another cruiser told them that if they needed any basic supplies or internet they only had to hike over to the village in the next bay. Sounds easy enough right? Kevin, who runs Nuku Hiva Yachting Services in Taiohae, also told the humans that the little restaurant near the shop made the best breadfruit fritters. I need not remind any of you that one of my humans just loves anything made with breadfruit. So the humans were off on another one of their great adventures. They packed a bag with plenty of water, bug spray, sun protection, some money (for the fritters or course) and they were off. They really had not been ashore yet, so that was the first place to investigate. There were a couple of small homes to the right. The humans did not want to invade their privacy without invitation, but there appeared to be a public area ashore just in front of the main channel through the reef. They found a portable water faucet and a shower block with public toilets. Very nice! Stuck to this block was a big notice in French and English stating that cases of CIGRATURA POISONING had occurred in both Anaho and Hatiheu Bay and to avoid eating any reef The cruising guide stated that the route to the village of Hatiheu was a ‘clearly marked track’. But where this track started was any ones guess. The humans choose left. They followed a trail through green well kept gardens in the shade of coconut trees. The bushes either side the usual Marquesan mixture of ornamental, scented and fruiting. The ground below littered with over ripe limes and