Day 38 Next stop Nuka Hiva

Infections getting worse
Dreamkeeper - A new boat, Dream Weaver arrived from the Galapogos bound for New Zealand with Rick & his wife Judith aboard. He is British and she if from New Zealand but they have lived the past dozen years in Southern California. They lived aboard their boat in Marina Del Rey for the past 2 ½ years and then sailed south. They loved Ecuador but thought the Galapagos was a tourist trap disguised as an ecological preserve.
Rick had been in the travel business specializing in Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific. Judith was very knowledgeable about treking in New Zealand so I got out the Lonely Planet guide and she marked the best hikes. This should be very helpful when I get to our destination.
Tiki Revenge re-defined - Kurt, Mark, Denny and I have developed some skin infections that do not seem to heal. They start out as a small red-rimmed blister and then grow to a sore that looks a bit like a boil. I have two small ones on one leg but Mark and Kurt have several on their arms and legs. The swelling can include the whole area as the infection progresses. We have tried the normal antibiotics but the only thing that seems to help is soaking the wound in hot water with epsom salts. Even then, the sore does not heal but only is arrested from further growth. A doctor visit seems likely in the future
Departure - Andy and Terry seemed well enough to travel so we prepared to leave in the evening so we would arrive in Nuka Hiva in the morning the next day. We have always planned to arrive at a new anchorage in the daylight.
As the sun was setting, we saw the cruise/cargo ship Aranui approach. This ship makes a circuit once a month from Papeete to several islands in the Marquises bringing passengers and supplies such as fuel and foodstuffs. They also load locally grown products for the markets in Tahiti and elsewhere.
To our surprise, the Aranui dropped anchor in this small uninhabited bay. We later found out that this brief stop was to allow the ship to arrive at its next anchorage in the daytime rather than coming in at night. Many of these harbors are narrow, unlighted and unmarked so a night time approach is too risky.
By 8 PM we were underway to Nuka Hiva with Kurt on board Dirigo and No Regrets in the lead.
Noni and Pampelmous - Isles Marquises has several crops that are exported. The most common is copra which is coconut meat that is sold to processing plants that extract the oil. The two most unusual products are noni and pampelmous.
Noni is a spiny oval green fruit that is shipped to Salt Lake City, Utah where it is processed into a health food supplement. The Marquisians say it is good for the skin.
Pampelmous is apparently a type of grapefruit. It is larger than the grapefruit found in the U.S. and green in color. The fruit is very juicy and the taste is sweeter than grapefruit with just enough tang to be refreshing and delicious. The fruits are used as barter between the Marquisians and tourists. We traded several tee shirts for a wheel barrow full that we shared between several boats.