The Tuamotus are the largest group of coral atolls in the world. (Atoll – a low-lying ring –shaped coral reef enclosing a lagoon). There are seventy eight in the group, thirty one have passes. We arrive at one Fakarava, love it so much we spend all our time there! Entering one [...]

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Photos in the gallery. Big Fish, Celebrations, Deserted Motus, Sailing Mouse
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The crests of the breaking waves are the highest thing around when you look out over the reef!
Waves on Reef
Video from one of the festival competitions
Coconut Shelling
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At anchor, Cooks Anchorage, Tautira on the north coast of Tahiti iti.
Wind came up and we had water all over the decks for a while last night. Quieter second half of the night. Then the wind went back into the SSW so we came to the north coast of Tahiti Iti. Probably [...]

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Wind died last night at 19:00 and came up this morning from the west in a light force 3. All predicted but a little irritating.
Position: 17°18.6′S 147° 2.8′W [-17.309,-147.046] at 16:00 local, 02:00 Wed 5th August GMT
24hr run: 89 miles by GPS, 93 miles through water.
miles to 179 Tahiti. ETA [...]

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We are on route to Tahiti in a reflective mood. We have said our good byes to Scott and Cindy on Beach House and Steve, Kathleen and Emmett on Uliad. We expect to have to wait until they visit Scotland before our paths cross again. We have a few days in hand [...]

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Arrived at Rotoava, Fakarava yesterday morning (July 21st)
Iconic Pacific with low islands and the highest point the palm trees. This is the main atoll of the group so a few more houses etc. Got out Mouse and had a great sail up and down the anchorage. Children off one of the boats [...]

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Wind eased late morning and we were about to shake out a reef when we caught a 11 lb spanish mackerel.  The elastic shockcord played it very well and it was about dead by the time we had slowed the boat and had pulled him in.  I pulled in the tow generator before we recovered [...]

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We had a sail by today by an Oyster 66 - Elvis the Gecko.  Great to see sailing boats at close range, especially in the middle of nowhere.  They have been in several of the same anchorages as us in the Marquesas and are Scottish - Martin is from Dumfriesshire and Sammy from Perth.  We [...]

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