#140e | mystical FIJI | between NATIVES and SHARKS | SY MariaNoa

By chance we anchored in front of the Vuda Marina on the day of the Ocean Film Festival. In the Boatshed Restaurant, one performance follows the next. To welcome you, a band plays well-known songs. On it, men dressed in traditional raffia skirts hold a ceremony that includes crossing a ship. In Fijian mythology, crossing a ship has a deeper symbolic meaning. It is often seen as a metaphor for the transition between different stages or states of life. The ship can be seen as a symbol of life itself, while translating represents the process of traveling through challenges and changes. ▬ keywords ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #Levuka #Vuda #Tonga #Vavau #Aitutaki #Morea #Raiatera #Bora-Bora #ilesdesociete #borabora #bora-bora #doldrums #lagoon40 #marianoa #plan #planinternational #blog #vlog #viral #vlogger #lavagabonde #delos #bluehorizon #loveworx #expedition #fiji #cooksislands #societyislands #frenchpolynesia #barefootroute #boatlife #boat #cruising #huricane #hurricaneseason #roundtheworld #circumnavigation #sailing #summer #sunset #travel #pacific #atlantic #catamaran #friends #luck #happiness #sunset #sunrise #beach ▬ about this movie ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ We go snorkeling in search of Nemo in front of the Blue Lagoon Resort on Malakati. A white tip reef shark keeps roaming around us. We actually meet a subspecies of the movie-famous clownfish. The blue subspecies is also called false anemonefish. We disembark in Somosomo Village. A resident immediately takes care of us and leads us across the village to the chief. After a short delay we will be in a so-called SevuSevu received. We hand over a bunch of kava roots and make a donation. The chief welcomes us warmly. We can walk through the village and anchor in the bay as often as we want. For the children we brought, among other things, coloring books, colored pencils, balloons and toothbrushes. You have specific questions? We love to answer on MariaNoa@gmx.de. ▬ about this channel ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ We are Brigitta and Hannes. Together we do circumnavigation. We bought the catamaran Lagoon 40 MariaNoa with which we set off on the barefoot route from the French Atlantic coast at the beginning of March 2021. For many years, sailing around the world had been my (Hanne's) big dream, which I wanted to realize when I retired due to my career. But sometimes life turns out differently than you planned. In spring 2020 I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Suddenly my life sped up considerably, I sold my house, cleared out the household contents and started buying mountains of marine equipment. “Cast off!” was planned for the beginning of March 2021 - and that's how it happened, despite Corona. Brigitta was of course completely surprised at first, even though a circumnavigation fit much better into her professional life as a pre-retiree than into mine. In the last 6 months she has made an amazing development and is looking forward to our big adventure just like I am. Plan International is an international children's aid organization. On our trip we don't just want to chill in dream bays but also visit Plan program countries and document the work there. Become part of our journey and subscribe to our channel! Have fun with our articles – we look forward to your comments! ▬ Music ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ https://www.epidemicsound.com ▬ more about us ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Sailing MariaNoa: https://sailing-marianoa.de/ Plan International Germany: https://www.plan.de/ Plan actiongroup Hamburg: https://www.plan-aktionsgruppe-hamburg.de/ ▬ Social Media ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ @ follow our blog: www.sailing-marianoa.de 📱 always up-to-date on INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/sailing_marianoa 📧 direct connected by email an MariaNoa@gmx.de ▬ capitels ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬