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No: 057 | Date: 2004-08-06 | French Polynesia, Society Islands, Huahine

A lush countryside, turquoise lagoons and a visit at coral city.



No. of Image: 1
Description: Typical for the French Polynesian Islands are the roulettes which serve us with a great lunch.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 2
Description: Fresh fish hanging in the sun is always a rather scary business for us but the locals love it.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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Description: A huge manta ray with an long tail patrols the shallow harbor bay.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 4
Description: JF and Daniel holding the head of a fresh blue marlin which was caught by a local fisherman.
Photo by: Kate Hagerman
   
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Description: For the local kids it's just another fish they play with. For us it seems very sad that such beautiful creatures are caught and sold on the market.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 6
Description: Entering a new dimension of the underwater world at coral city what Huahine is famous for.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 7
Description: The pretty photogenic clown anemone fish is fast and hard to capture.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 8
Description: Trumpet fish, scissor tail sergeants, lemon damselfish and emperor angelfish were our constant snorkel partners.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 9
Description: Several types of blue, neon, andaman and similar damselfish lived in coexistence together.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 10
Description: Christian is ready to capture the famous blue-eyed sacred eel in river of Faie.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 11
Description: The eels look aggressive and live of the village's sewage.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 12
Description: It's feeding time. Locals serve them old tinned tuna which drive the eels crazy.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 13
Description: The eels were about 6inches wide and roughly 4ft long. They robbed out of the water to reach the food.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 14
Description: The motorized outrigger canoe is approaching to take us over to a black pearl farm.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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