The outer reef and motus of Gambier
One of the great things about Gambier, is that there are both luscious islands as well as smaller motus (islets)
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Akamaru, Gambier – turquoise lagoon and lovely vanilla
The third largest island in Gambier, Akamaru, lies just a few miles east of the main island of Mangareva. It
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Taravai, Gambier – generous hospitality and bays to hide
Taravai is the second largest island in Gambier. It used to house 2,000 people, split between the east and west
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Rikitea, Mangareva – the capital of Gambier
The anchorage in Rikitea is well protected by a reef, that has a marked channel where we entered in good
Toau false pass and sad news
We sailed two nights from Tikehau to the false pass of Toau. A distance of 140nm, which normally should be
Tikehau – the perfect atoll
Tikehau is known as the atoll with the most fish life in the Tuamotu archipelago. It is also known to
Makatea – a unique raised atoll
We reached Makatea after an overnight sail from Moorea. It went fairly smooth, as we are now getting used to
Moorea – beautiful little sister of Tahiti
Moorea is a very short sail from Tahiti, only 10 nm. It normally takes less than two hours to get
Tahiti – main island in French Polynesia
After a two night sloooow sail from Fakarava, Tuamotus, we arrived in Papeete, Tahiti in the late afternoon. Unfortunately, the
Tetamanu, Fakarava – legendary diving with sharks
Diving the Tetamanu or South pass in Fakarava, is on most divers’ bucket list. The pass supposedly has up to
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