Extrait Îles et Lumières de Philippe Bacchet

16 17 There are places in the Marquesas where the scenery takes your breath away. As it does here, in the valley of Hakaui. Protected by its bleak vertical walls, drowning in luxuriant vegetation, it seems to emerge from the deepest past. It takes on... More

16 17 There are places in the Marquesas where the scenery takes your breath away. As it does here, in the valley of Hakaui. Protected by its bleak vertical walls, drowning in luxuriant vegetation, it seems to emerge from the deepest past. It takes on human dimensions only when the clouds let themselves slip slowly through the great canyons, revealing a sky washed smooth by the long rains. Il est, aux îles Marquises, des paysages à couper le souffle. Ainsi, la vallée de Hakaui. Protégée par d’austères parois verticales, noyée dans une végétation foisonnante, elle semble émerger du fond des âges. Elle ne reprend une dimension humaine que lorsque les nuages se laissent lentement glisser le long des grands canyons, découvrant ce ciel lisse d’après les longues pluies. Less