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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 1174093" data-attributes="member: 1125">As the questioning continues you recall that Hiva is an archipelago laying eight to twelve days travel to the northeast beyond Tafitinui. The people of Hiva are considered uncivilised barbarians by the people of Tafitinui and by association Nukutea but you do not know much of the islands themselves as they lie outside the normal contact area of the Nukutere.  The Hiva explain that they heard that the Festival was being hosted by Takanui and that Haumea called them together to travel south for the 'adventure' - all are young men in their late teens and as 'Poea' (adventurers) likely all the sons of chiefs. They travelled south but avoided Tafitinui due to conflict between that nation and Hiva and instead came via the more dangerous atols and reefs of Makatea and Rakahiki.Upon reaching Nukutere two days before the Ritual of Welcome they camped on a beach about 12 miles east of Takanui - which is probably in the vicinity of Kahe beach or Waihoro cove.</blockquote>