BOOK : PLONGEUR SOLITAIRE - LE LIVRE - Partie 20 đ«đ· đŹđ§ THE BOOK - Part 20th

đ«đ·Je poursuis mon exploration sous-marine sur le tombant de lâatoll. Dâarchitecture classique, le rĂ©cif impose un premier tombant jusquâĂ 80m de fond, puis un second que lâon peut considĂ©rer comme dĂ©finitif. A ceux qui me demande si je plonge seul, jâaurais bien envie de leur rĂ©pondre que non. Il me suffit de me retourner Ă nâimporte quel moment de la plongĂ©e, pour y voir un requin faisant mine de changer de direction au mĂȘme instant. Je me suis fait Ă leur prĂ©sence. Les plus curieux sont en gĂ©nĂ©ral les requins gris. Jâai beau mâoffrir totalement pour tenter de raccourcir la distance qui nous sĂ©pare, mais ce sont eux qui dĂ©cident, et de ce fait, ils imposent une distance de sĂ©curitĂ© dans laquelle je ne pourrais jamais entrer. Les approcher Ă 2 ou 3m reste un fait exceptionnel. Il sâen dĂ©gage alors lâĂ©trange sensation dâune rencontre avec un ĂȘtre parfait. Cet animal nâa aucun dĂ©faut et maitrise parfaitement le milieu dans lequel il Ă©volue. Loin de toute activitĂ© de pĂȘche industrielle, le tombant de Green Island a conservĂ© une densitĂ© de vie marine extraordinaire. Je passe mes longs paliers Ă scruter chaque centimĂštre de roche et de corail pour y dĂ©couvrir un monde souvent invisible, pour lequel le mimĂ©tisme et la discrĂ©tion sont deux armes de dĂ©fense dâune efficacitĂ© redoutable. Un groupe de nudibranches de la famille des âFlabellinidaeâ apparaĂźt alors devant mon masque. Certains individus nâexcĂšdent pas 10mm et retiennent mon objectif pendant de longues minutes.
Aujourdâhui je me rends compte combien jâai besoin de mes forces pour mener Ă bien un pareil voyage. Encore une fois, je nâai pas Ă©coutĂ© les avertissements pourtant trĂšs clairs que me lançait mon corps. RĂ©sultat, je me retrouve couchĂ©, soutenant une douleur intense aux lombaires, incapable de porter une petite cuillĂšre, et avec un bateau de 10 tonnes Ă mener sur la bonne route. Quel idiot! Inutile de demander lâadresse du premier ostĂ©opathe, ici, peu ou pas de mĂ©decine pour ce genre de traumatismes. Constantin, que je connais depuis moins dâune semaine vient tous les jours me rendre visite pour prendre de mes nouvelles et mâapporter quelques fruits et lĂ©gumes mis de cĂŽtĂ© par les jeunes du village. AprĂšs trois jours de rĂ©cupĂ©ration, je peux me tenir debout aussi bien que le ferait un nonagĂ©naire un jour de grande forme. Jâen profite pour inviter les jeunes Ă bord pour quelques sillages tracĂ©s dans lâintĂ©rieur de lâatoll. Tour Ă tour, ils prennent la barre dâAurora et la font valser comme une jeune fille que lâon amĂšne danser pour la premiĂšre fois. La ronde terminĂ©e et les sourires bien cambrĂ©s, ils mâaident Ă hisser lâannexe Ă bord et me souhaitent bonne chance pour ma route future. Je pars demain Ă lâaube.
Les cartes marines sont fausses de plus de 2 milles nautiques, le temps de cette nuit a Ă©tĂ© Ă©pouvantable, la lune Ă©tait noire, aucune visibilitĂ©, le vent soutenu, le sommeil inexistant, mon seul souhait est de rentrer dans lâatoll de Nuguria Island pour y jeter lâancre et dormir enfin. Mais poussĂ© par un fort courant, je suis en avance sur mes prĂ©visions et il fait toujours nuit. Je mets donc Ă la cape et patiente quelques heures Ă 5 milles des cĂŽtes en attendant que le soleil se lĂšve pour montrer Ă Aurora la route Ă suivre Ă travers le rĂ©cif. Nuguria Island est certainement lâun des derniers endroits du Pacifique Ouest oĂč lâon peut trouver des traces de sociĂ©tĂ©s polynĂ©siennes. Les peaux se sont Ă©claircies, les cheveux des femmes sont devenus plus lisses et plus longs, les traits se sont affinĂ©s, je suis en PolynĂ©sie, ou presque. Nuguria a Ă©tĂ© oubliĂ© des autoritĂ©s papous. Son seul contact avec le monde âcivilisĂ©â est la venue mensuelle du bateau cargo. Câest le jour Ă ne pas manquer si lâon veut vendre son copra, son poisson, et acheter essence, riz, huile ou autres aliments de nĂ©cessitĂ© premiĂšre. Le cargo joue Ă©galement le rĂŽle de facteur entre lâatoll perdu et lâIle de Bougainville, centre administratif fantĂŽme situĂ© Ă 2 jours de mer de Nuguria Island. Le reprĂ©sentant du dispensaire est aussi du rendez-vous pour rĂ©cupĂ©rer ses mĂ©dicaments commandĂ©s Ă lâavance par radio. Vingt quatre heures plus tard, le cargo appareillera et plus aucun Ă©change ne se fera jusquâau mois prochain.
Je rencontre Bill et Ryat, deux amoureux inconditionnels de pĂȘche et de mer en gĂ©nĂ©ral. Nous faisons connaissance sous le grand badamier de Bill. Ce dernier est radio amateur et dispose de tout le nĂ©cessaire pour communiquer avec ses amis Ă plusieurs centaines de kilomĂštres de lĂ . Ryat, quant Ă lui, est la reprĂ©sentation mĂȘme du polynĂ©sien dont la gentillesse dĂ©borde dâun corps pourtant surdimensionnĂ©. Mes deux amis se rendent trĂšs vite compte que ma dĂ©pendance Ă la plongĂ©e est altĂ©rĂ©e par mon impossibilitĂ© Ă porter le moindre kilo dâair comprimĂ©. TrĂšs vite ils me proposent de venir supplĂ©er mes bras en passant rĂ©cupĂ©rer plongeur et matĂ©riel au voilier. Mon moteur est fixĂ© sur leur barque, mon matĂ©riel est chargĂ© Ă bord, je nâai pas bougĂ© le petit doigt et surtout pas la moindre vertĂšbre. Padi mĂȘme, nâaurait pas fait mieux pour Ă©viter la manutention Ă ses clients!
A suivre...
đŹđ§I continue my underwater exploration on the atollâs drop-off. Of classical architecture, the reef imposes a first drop-off up to 80m deep, then a second one that can be considered definitive. To those who ask me if I dive alone, I would like to answer them that no. All I have to do is turn around at any point during the dive, to see a shark pretending to change direction at the same moment. I got used to their presence. The most curious are generally the gray sharks. Although I offer myself totally to try to shorten the distance that separates us, they are the ones who decide, and therefore, they impose a safety distance in which I can never enter. Approaching them at 2 or 3m remains an exceptional fact. It then gives off the strange sensation of a meeting with a perfect being. This animal has no flaws and perfectly masters the environment in which it evolves. Far from any industrial fishing activity, the Green Island reef has retained an extraordinary density of marine life. I spend my long flights scanning every inch of rock and coral to discover a world often invisible, for which mimicry and discretion are two defense weapons of formidable effectiveness. A group of nudibranchs from the âFlabellinidaeâ family then appears in front of my mask. Some individuals do not exceed 10mm and hold my lens for long minutes.
Today I realize how much I need my strength to carry out such a journey. Once again, I did not listen to the very clear warnings that my body was throwing at me. As a result, I find myself lying down, sustaining severe pain in my lower back, unable to carry a small spoon, and with a 10-ton boat to lead on the right route. What an idiot! No need to ask the address of the first osteopath, here, little or no medicine for this kind of trauma. Constantin, whom I have known for less than a week, comes to visit me every day to check up on me and bring me some fruits and vegetables set aside by the young people of the village. After three days of recovery, I can stand as well as a nonagenarian would on a day of great shape. I take this opportunity to invite the young people on board for some wakes traced in the interior of the atoll. In turn, they take Auroraâs bar and waltz her like a young girl who is brought to dance for the first time. The round finished and the smiles well arched, they help me to hoist the annex on board and wish me good luck for my future journey. I leave tomorrow at dawn.
The nautical charts are more than 2 nautical miles false, the weather of this night was terrible, the moon was black, no visibility, the wind sustained, the sleep nonexistent, my only wish is to enter the atoll of Nuguria Island to drop anchor and finally sleep. But driven by a strong current, I am ahead of my forecasts and it is still dark. So I put the cape on and wait a few hours 5 miles from the coast while waiting for the sun to rise to show Aurora the route to follow through the reef. Nuguria Island is certainly one of the last places in the western Pacific where traces of Polynesian societies can be found. The skins have lightened, womenâs hair has become smoother and longer, the features have refined, I am in Polynesia, or almost. Nuguria has been forgotten by the Papuan authorities. Its only contact with the 'civilized' world is the monthly arrival of the cargo ship. It is the day not to be missed if one wants to sell their copra, their fish, and buy gasoline, rice, oil or other staple foods. The cargo ship also acts as a postman between the lost atoll and Bougainville Island, a ghost administrative center located 2 days by sea from Nuguria Island. The representative of the dispensary is also at the appointment to pick up his medications ordered in advance by radio. Twenty-four hours later, the cargo ship will sail and no more exchanges will be made until next month.
I meet Bill and Ryat, two unconditional lovers of fishing and the sea in general. We get to know each other under Billâs great friend. The latter is amateur radio and has everything necessary to communicate with his friends several hundred kilometers away. Ryat, on the other hand, is the very representation of the Polynesian whose kindness overflows with a body yet oversized. My two friends realize very quickly that my addiction to diving is impaired by my inability to carry the slightest kilo of compressed air. Very quickly they offer me to come and supplement my arms by going to retrieve divers and equipment from the sailboat. My engine is fixed on their boat, my equipment is loaded on board, I did not move a finger and especially not the slightest vertebra. Padi itself could not have done better to avoid handling its clients!
To be continued...















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Part 2 : https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie
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