Saturday, January 23, 2016

Report # 23 Avatoru, Rangiroa January 22, 2016 Friday Partly cloudy & 82 degrees 58 Pictures-Part #2 Afternoon


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Subject:  Report # 23   Avatoru, Rangiroa   January 22, 2016   Friday   Partly cloudy & 82 degrees        58 Pictures-Part #2  Afternoon

 

 

 

The photos of our PM walk…………..

 

 

The shore side reminder

 

The blue colors of the lagoon

 

Things to do…..cheap

 

The bikes of Rangiroa

 

This group of ladies sang all day

 

Table of treasures

 

The handicraft hut

 

More tables of jewelry out of the sun

 

Pareos

 

The small pier at Tiputa

 

Many people swam here later

 

So did the dogs

 

The only little beach we saw

 

Locals cooling off

 

Ship folk

 

Sure was inviting

 

Amsterdam looked good in the lagoon

 

Small boat harbor in Tiputa

 

Coral-strewn beach

 

Favorite shades of blue

 

A hidden spot we found

 

You needed aqua shoes for sure

 

The most seen birds here

 

A shrine

 

A skinny puppy

 

Sandy roads

 

Groves of coconut trees…….watch your head

 

Walking the coastline

 

Surf's up

 

Kids riding bikes

 

Big pieces of broken coral instead of sand

 

There were many fish in the shallows

 

A good place for shade

 

The road was concrete

 

What scenery

 

The bridge over the smaller channel

 

The water rushes under the bridge into the lagoon

 

Swift current here

 

Resembled a river

 

Also full of tropical fish

 

Lined by coconuts

 

The channel depth rises with the tide

 

Pounding waves

 

The scenery is the same

 

No swimming here

 

The ship is still there

 

Where are the beaches?

 

Most of the palms are not this tall

 

Natives enjoying the rushing channel

 

An afternoon swim with the kids

 

At one point, it looked like a tsunami

 

The waves build up

 

A huge rip tide here

 

There are divers near the boat

 

The fan did help somewhat

 

The front yard ladies

 

Frangipanis bloom well here

 

Time to go back home