Atuona

Harbor EntranceHarbor entrance - from the road into town

Phill video taping the boats and harborPhill photographing the entrance to the harbor

The kid in Phill!The kid in Phill still show through

The only bank in town...
Opps, sorry..
The left half of the building is the Bank Socredo.
The right half are the Air Tahiti offices
Bank Socredo & Air Tahiti offices

Official meeting placeTown center meeting place (the chief would sit in the large house in the middle)

Tiki at the end of the meeting placeTiki at meeting place

Jerry resting under Jacques Brill's planeJerry resting under the wing of Jacques Brill's plane - he made many mercy missions to the outer islands in this plane for the island people he loved so much

Another view of Jacques Brills plane

Another view of Jacques plane

Paul Gauguin's "House of Pleasure" - the name he gave to his house

Entrance to the "House of Pleasure" showing the beautiful caring work

Example of the intricate carving work that surrounds
the "House of Pleasure" entrance

Paul Gauguin's grave - there are still many admirers who place flowers and strings of shells on the grave even today

Jacques Brill's grave
The tomb stone has his and his companions face carved into it

(not visible)
Jacques Brill's grave stone

A beautiful double hulled sailing canoe - used for ceremonial purposes onlyCerimonial double hulled canoe

Another view of the canoe and the black sandy beachAnother view of the canoe

 


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