Night was at Roland’s home, very short (2hr!) as we happily talked for too long and had to be at the airport at 4am to register the freight which came with me from Hawaii. Philippe and Eric arrived a bit later, as their boxes had been registered yesterday. Waiting for boarding the plane passed very fast as we had much talking to do: it was the first time for our little team to physically meet!
A short stop on Hiva Oa and we arrived at around 11:00am on Nuku Hiva. All the boxes were there, looking pretty good! 
Eric and I met Pierrot Tata, in charge of the airport for Aviation Civile. He offered us a convenient location for Venus TEx close to the “control tower”. A nice office with power and a good outside space facing west well protected from the prevailing winds (coming from the East).
We have a vehicle for the three days we are here, which will come handy on Tuesday when our team splits between Taiohae and Terre Déserte.
The drive from the airport to the village took us more than an hour, as we stopped here and there to enjoy the wonderful landscape and take some pictures…. Finding Cédric was also challenging as we mixed up names… but we made it! A wonderful early evening afternoon gathering with Cédric and Kamel, with the Moon rising over the bay and even an ISS pass, was concluded au Petit Quai at chez Henry for a late dinner. Now back home writing this blog while enjoying a wonderful dessert prepared by Kamel.
Time to go to bed…
Did I mention that the equipment was checked and looked good so far? More tests tomorrow!
