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No: 052 | Date: 2004-07-04 | French Polynesia, Tuamotu Archipelago, Gambier Islands
Blue lagoons, steep volcanic mountains and coral heads of different variations.
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The French Jesuit priest, Honore Laval, converted and dominated the island as their last king and ruined a whole culture.
Photo by:
JF Thye
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Thousands of coral pieces created this tower. Hundreds of people died when the church was built.
Photo by:
JF Thye
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Extremely well kept gardens and turquoise designs were a real treat to all of us after our 15 day passage.
Photo by:
JF Thye
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The immigrations officer welcomed us in shorts and a casual t-shirt. Uniforms didn't seem to be to important.
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JF Thye
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Le boutique, the local supermarket consisted of two rooms and a few shelves with mostly canned food.
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JF Thye
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The traditional artifacts of Gambier are decorated oyster shells which children learn very early. After class the students play Monopoly.
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JF Thye
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An impressive personality is Bruno. He is a black pearl farmer to whom we delivered a package from Easter Island.
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JF Thye
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He thanked us with a whole bag of fresh grapefruits from his garden.
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JF Thye
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The smell of the grapefruit is heavenly.
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JF Thye
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Turquoise water and a deserted beach was the right place for Kate to pick incredible shells for her necklaces.
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JF Thye
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'Hang loose' the kid in the green shirt said. The only two words he knew in English.
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JF Thye
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All children in the street were greeting us.
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JF Thye
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We invited Bruno the pearl farmer for breakfast onto WILDLIFE.
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JF Thye
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Arranging dinner plans for Indian food on WILDLIFE with Matt and Kathy from the boat LIONHEART.
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JF Thye
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Kate decided to cycle around the island while Daniel, Christian and JF were about to claim Mount Duff.
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JF Thye
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Mangareva from the top of Mount Duff. The outer reef at the far end protects the island from the strong pacific swells.
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JF Thye
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A breathtaking view. There are 25 motus = islands along the northern half of the reef. The southern half is partly submerged.
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JF Thye
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Steep cliffs provided a rather small spot for our pick nick.
Photo by:
Daniel Michahelles
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