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To
travel in the Marquesas is to discover
again what time is, time for oneself and
time for and with others. It is also
about time for silence and time for
interaction, time to find oneself, time
to enjoy. The value of time is the first
and foremost gift that the Marquesas
offers to travellers.
It
is discovering again the most simple joys
and gestures. It is strolling along the
road, crossing the village, going to the
Chinese grocery shop to buy some bread,
stopping in the main square to watch
local sculptors.
It
is sitting on the terrace of your
bungalow, watching the night approach. It
is getting up at dawn, listening to the
birds, the sea, and the life of the
islands waking up slowly. Life in the
Marquesas, is walking hand in
hand in the woods. It is a day cycling,
horseback riding or walking, with long
silent moments, broken by the guide
suddenly telling you about his genealogy,
sharing the legends learned from his
ancestors, from his tribe, from his land
or from a stone.
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