The panoramic site of Tekeika, known as "Melville Viewpoint", is the essential stop-off point on the way to Taiohae from the airport.
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This up-close vantage point offers a breathtaking view of Taiohae Bay.
History:
At the age of just twenty-three, Herman MELVILLE began a five-year voyage to the South Pacific as a seaman aboard the whaler Acushnet. On July 9, 1842, he finally arrived in the Marquesas Islands, after eighteen months at sea in harshly disciplined conditions.
In the archipelago, he spent four weeks living among the indigenous Taipi tribe, before escaping on board an Australian whaler, the Lucy Ann. On...
History:
At the age of just twenty-three, Herman MELVILLE began a five-year voyage to the South Pacific as a seaman aboard the whaler Acushnet. On July 9, 1842, he finally arrived in the Marquesas Islands, after eighteen months at sea in harshly disciplined conditions.
In the archipelago, he spent four weeks living among the indigenous Taipi tribe, before escaping on board an Australian whaler, the Lucy Ann. On...
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