PLONGEUR SOLITAIRE - LE LIVRE - Partie 17 đ«đ· đŹđ§ THE BOOK - Part 17th
đ«đ· Mon voyage se poursuit en appliquant la tactique des hĂŽtels et des villages adventistes. Je parviens tout de mĂȘme Ă maintenir mes objectifs de plongĂ©e. Parmi mes meilleurs souvenirs, lâincroyable beautĂ© du lagon de Tavanu Pupu et lâĂ©pave de Nono Lagoon sur laquelle mon ami Jonathan, un des rares Salomonais tenant un gite touristique, me lĂąche depuis sa barque rapide.
ïĄ Note du carnet de plongĂ©e - Florida, Iles Salomon - 22 Nov 2009
â...La prĂ©sence dâune coque au-dessus de ma tĂȘte me sort de mes paliers que je prolongeais en songeant au beau requin gris, compagnon de la plongĂ©e du jour. A ma sortie, un homme sur une pirogue me montre du doigt. Encore un qui va me demander de lâargent... ImmĂ©diatement sur la dĂ©fensive, je lâinforme que jâai demandĂ© la permission Ă un pĂȘcheur qui sâest prĂ©sentĂ© comme propriĂ©taire de lâĂźle. âYes, I know, heâs my son, welcome on my island...â me rĂ©plique Robinson, qui mâinvite cordialement Ă visiter son Ăźlot. Robinson mâexplique quâil a mis en vente son bien pour 200 000$ en concession de 75 ans. Les australiens sont dĂ©jĂ sur le coup. Nous sympathisons et partageons une journĂ©e de voile entre Florida et Honiara. Câest tout de mĂȘme plus sympathique comme ça, non?...â
Autour de Vona Vona Lagoon, je mets trĂšs volontiers de cĂŽtĂ© ma solitude pour partager un bout de route avec Marie, Enrico et Nathan sur Ibildun3. AprĂšs 2 mois de nomadisme solitaire, cela fait du bien de se retrouver entre amis autour dâune bonne table ou dâune partie de pĂȘche. Malheureusement, je dois les abandonner Ă Munda oĂč Marie devra patienter pour raison mĂ©dicale. A en voir certaines petites infections plus longues Ă cicatriser quâĂ lâhabitude, je pense avoir Ă©galement besoin dâun traitement adaptĂ©. Certainement un staphylocoque, trĂšs courant dans cette rĂ©gion. Mais je nâai ni fiĂšvre, ni douleur et je nâai pas pour habitude de me faire soigner lorsque je nâen ressens pas une imposante nĂ©cessitĂ©. Je poursuis alors ma route avec la certitude de revoir mes amis plus au Nord.
La nuit en mer a Ă©tĂ© plutĂŽt mouvementĂ©e. Les orages se sont succĂ©dĂ©s aux calmes plats puis aux renverses de vent. Jâai du manĆuvrer toute la nuit ne mâaccordant que deux petites heures de sommeil. Mais au petit matin, tout semble rentrĂ© en ordre et câest sur une mer lisse et une lumiĂšre extraordinaire que je rentre dans la baie de Treasuary Island, ma derniĂšre escale Salomonaise. A mon arrivĂ©e sur la plage, je suis amenĂ© dans la demeure de Chief John. Ce vieil homme semble avoir rĂ©ussi Ă conserver des valeurs coutumiĂšres saines au
sein de son village de 300 Ăąmes. Il mâinvite Ă signer son Guess Book, sur lequel je note un petit mot de remerciement et consulte les dates de passages dâautres voiliers. Il en passe une quinzaine par an. AprĂšs une sieste de rĂ©cupĂ©ration, je rends la politesse Ă Chief John qui se remĂ©more les souvenirs de son enfance pour me raconter quelques scĂšnes datant de la prĂ©sence des amĂ©ricains sur son Ăźle. Le reste de la journĂ©e est partagĂ© entre les traditionnelles petites rĂ©parations sur des circuits Ă©lectroniques que mâapportent les gens du village, quelques jeux avec les enfants venus depuis la plage me saluer, et ce divin crabe de cocotier que la femme de Dominique mâa prĂ©parĂ© pour dĂźner. Dominique mâaccompagne dans mes plongĂ©es en suivant mes bulles depuis la surface. Ici, une ancienne base militaire amĂ©ricaine est en Ă©tat de dĂ©composition. Tout ce qui ne pouvait pas ĂȘtre Ă©vacuĂ© a Ă©tĂ© abandonnĂ© sur place ou jeter Ă la mer. Sous lâeau, je retrouve plusieurs ailes dâavion, quelques Ă©paves dĂ©jĂ rĂ©pertoriĂ©es et des cartouches dissĂ©minĂ©es un peu partout. La seconde guerre a laissĂ© un terrain de jeu extraordinaire pour les chercheurs dâĂ©paves modernes, mais cela ne me procure dĂ©finitivement pas la mĂȘme excitation quâun petit morceau de terre cuite mĂ©diterranĂ©en...
Ne pas partir fĂąchĂ©, câest important. Concernant les Iles Salomon, cet objectif Ă©tait complĂštement surrĂ©aliste il y a seulement quelques jours de cela. Mais cette derniĂšre escale mâaura rĂ©conciliĂ© avec ce peuple qui vit de toute Ă©vidence une pĂ©riode de transition assez redoutable perdu entre une autonomie difficile Ă trouver, et une main facile Ă tendre vers le pays moderne voisin, lâAustralie. Je quitte la baie en compagnie de deux autres flĂšches blanches. Lâune barrĂ©e par Eric et Ella, en croisiĂšre depuis La Nouvelle ZĂ©lande, et lâautre par GĂ©rard parti de France depuis plusieurs annĂ©es. Câest la premiĂšre fois que je partage un bout de route hauturiĂšre en compagnie dâautres voiliers. Direction La Papouasie Nouvelle GuinĂ©e...
A suivre...
đŹđ§My journey continues by applying the tactics of Adventist hotels and villages. I still manage to maintain my diving goals. Among my best memories, the incredible beauty of the lagoon of Tavanu Pupu and the wreck of Nono Lagoon on which my friend Jonathan, one of the few Salomonians holding a tourist cottage, lets me go from his fast boat.
Around Vona Vona Lagoon, I willingly put aside my solitude to share a bit of the road with Marie, Enrico and Nathan on Ibild3. After 2 months of solitary nomadism, it feels good to meet up with friends around a good table or a fishing trip. Unfortunately, I have to abandon them in Munda where Marie will have to wait for medical reasons. Seeing some small infections that take longer to heal than usual, I also think I need a suitable treatment. Certainly a staphylococcus, very common in this region. But I have neither a fever nor pain and I am not in the habit of getting treatment when I do not feel an imposing need for it. I then continue my journey with the certainty of seeing my friends further north.
The night at sea was rather eventful. Storms followed each other, from flat calms to wind reversals. I had to maneuver all night, giving myself only two small hours of sleep. But in the early morning, everything seems to be back in order and it is on a smooth sea and an extraordinary light that I enter the bay of Treasuary Island, my last port of call in Solomon Islands. Upon my arrival on the beach, I am taken to Chief Johnâs house. This old man seems to have managed to maintain healthy customary values at the heart of his village of 300 souls. He invites me to sign his Guess Book, on which I write a little word of thanks and check the passage dates of other sailboats. There are about fifteen of them every year. After a recovery nap, I return the courtesy to Chief John who recalls his childhood memories to tell me some scenes dating from the presence of the Americans on his island. The rest of the day is divided between the traditional small repairs on electronic circuits that the village people bring me, some games with the children who come from the beach to greet me, and this divine coconut crab that Dominiqueâs wife prepared for dinner. Dominique accompanies me in my dives by following my bubbles from the surface. Here, a former US military base is in a state of decomposition. Everything that could not be evacuated was abandoned on the spot or thrown into the sea. Under the water, I find several airplane wings, some wrecks already listed and cartridges scattered everywhere. The second war left an extraordinary playground for modern shipwreck diggers, but it definitely doesnât give me the same excitement as a small piece of Mediterranean terracotta...
Not leaving angry, itâs important. Regarding the Solomon Islands, this goal was completely surreal just a few days ago. But this last stopover will have reconciled me with these people who are obviously going through a rather formidable transition period lost between an autonomy difficult to find, and an easy hand to extend towards the neighboring modern country, Australia. I leave the bay with two other white arrows. One crossed by Eric and Ella, on a cruise from New Zealand, and the other by GĂ©rard who left France several years ago. This is the first time I have shared a stretch of offshore road with other sailboats. Heading to Papua New Guinea...
To be continued...
Pirogue traditionnelle
Carte postale !
Les jeux d'enfants autour de nos bateaux
Village Ă Treasury island
Algues marines et noix de coco au repas
Reste d'avion de la 2nd guerre
Fonds marins Ă Treasury Island
Fonds marins Ă Treasury Island
Quand les amis montent aux arbres pour chercher les cocos
Fonds marins Ă Treasury Island : Nephtya
Fonds marins à Treasury Island: éponge barique
Fonds marins Ă Treasury Island : Gorgone
Fonds marins Ă Treasury Island: gorgone
A la quĂȘte des cocos
Part 1 : https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-the-book-part
Part 2 : https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie
Part 3 : https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-c1c041d6bcefd
Part 4 : https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-4-new-caledonia
Part 5 : https://peakd.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-9a83ce8fd682a
Part 6: https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-6c3e2a00f0704
Part 7: https://peakd.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-dffa5ae35505f
Part 8 : https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-902f2fd33c9da
Part 9 : https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-f480a024d40b3
Part 10: https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-c65cb63d4aacf
Part 11: https://ecency.com/hive-180164/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-c6f6acc86dab2
Part 12: https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-d9d2e7f95253b
Part 13: https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-7fa42a56585ba
Part 14: https://ecency.com/hive-163772/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-cfd03233e6c21
Part 15: https://ecency.com/hive-163772/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-my-book-part
Part 16 : https://ecency.com/hive-163772/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-df55a961147ee
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