Daily Archives: Saturday September 15th, 2012

Apataki, Tuamotu Archipelago

Posted on Saturday September 15th, 2012 by dafdaf

On the way to Papeete we stopped at the atoll of Apataki to have a look at the place where we could possibly haul out the Rancho Relaxo to do a little maintenance. So here are a few pics of this wonderful island.

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From the Marquesas to the Tuamotus (pics)

Posted on Saturday September 15th, 2012 by dafdaf

Pics from the 580 mile trip Marquesas – Tuamotus. The original blog posts are somewhere down there, but too many to put links now.

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Beach days and engine repairs in Tahoata (pics)

Posted on Saturday September 15th, 2012 by dafdaf

And here come the pics of that amazing beach we found on the island of Taohata in the Marquesas. Here we spent a few really lovely days of which I spent an impressive share in the engine room finally getting our good ol’ Benz running again. The original blog posts are here and here.

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Picture torrent in the Pacific

Posted on Saturday September 15th, 2012 by dafdaf

Now that we finally have an internet connection, I’ll start to upload pictures of the last islands. Starting with our car trip through the island of Hiva Oa of the Marquesas archipelago, where we visited some archaeologic sites with ‘Tikis’. It was an amazing trip but see for yourself: