Day 26 First day on land

Atuona, Hiva Oa, French Polynesia
We set to work with some essential chores:
Showers - On shore there was an overhead pipe that brought from the stream and delivered a robust shower of fresh water. I don’t think I have ever had a more satisfying shower in all my years.
Laundry - Following the instructions posted on the little shack on the shore, we called Marie Jo and she came in her truck and picked up 8 bags of laundry. At $4 per kilogram, this totaled over $25 when she brought it back clean and folded the next day. Oh, the glory of clean clothes after a shower.
Cleaning - Southern Star needed a thorough cleaning inside an out with fresh water. Over the next 3 days, we scrubbed the floors and counter tops, cleaned out the fridge and the food locker, picked marine growth off any parts of the boat above the water line. Mark decided to go in the water and inspect the bottom but leapt back in the dinghy when he got bumped twice by curious sharks. The travel brochure was right.
Provisioning - Supplies were very expensive (except the baguettes) but we needed a few essentials and we HAD to have an ice cream. Ummm! We will wait until we get to the larger island to provision until Tahiti.
Maintenance - Oh yes, did I mention that thing break on boats? In some ways we got off light. No Regrets destroyed their “whisker pole” (used to hold the jib) and Dirigo displace the bottom of their mast.
We tried (unsuccessfully) to get the generator working and spent 3 days trying to tighten the rudder post seal (the source of a leak the put about 12 gallons of water into Southern Star every day we were under way. After 3 days of taking turns in the hot, cramped aft locker, Dave from No Regrets volunteered to try it. In 5 minutes he had the job done. As he said, a new set of eyes sometimes tackles the problem differently. That was well said.