 Wonder how much a day pass costs here?
Wonder how much a day pass costs here?
 
 Nice protected cove at the Maitai resort
Nice protected cove at the Maitai resort
 
 A few boats in the lagoon
A few boats in the lagoon
 
 Kia Ora
Kia Ora
 
 Safety in the lagoon
Safety in the lagoon
 
 The tender boat landing
The tender boat landing
 
 The wall and Tiputa village in the backround
The wall and Tiputa village in the backround
 
 Not much there
Not much there
 
 Lagoon beach
Lagoon beach
 
 Tiputa village
Tiputa village
 
 We were here in January
We were here in January
 
 Sunny with many clouds
Sunny with many clouds
 
 The day was coming to an end
The day was coming to an end
 
 Local boater
Local boater
 
 Small sailboats
Small sailboats
 
 Communications tower
Communications tower
 
 The wall where the sharks live
The wall where the sharks live
 
 Very close to shore
Very close to shore
 
 Shore buildings at Maitai resort
Shore buildings at Maitai resort
 
 Nice house
Nice house
 
 Civilized
Civilized
 
 Airport as seen from the ship
Airport as seen from the ship
 
 Tiputa Pass
Tiputa Pass
 
 The church in Tiputa village
The church in Tiputa village
 
 The sun had 1 hour before setting
The sun had 1 hour before setting
 
 The church
The church
 
 Boat landing at Tiputa
Boat landing at Tiputa
 
 Lone palm on the wall
Lone palm on the wall
 
 Going out through the pass
Going out through the pass
 
 Beach combers on shore
Beach combers on shore
 
 Watching us run the pass
Watching us run the pass
 
 Kids came to watch us
Kids came to watch us
 
 Rough and turbulent waters
Rough and turbulent waters
 
 Onlookers
Onlookers
 
 Waving as we sailed by
Waving as we sailed by
 
 White monument in Tiputa village
White monument in Tiputa village
 
 Leaving the pass
Leaving the pass
 
 Opposite side
Opposite side
 
 The monument
The monument
 
 Opening to the lagoon
Opening to the lagoon
 
 Another communications tower
Another communications tower
 
 We walked here
We walked here
 
 Surrounding coral reefs
Surrounding coral reefs
 
 Must have been lots of shipwrecks here
Must have been lots of shipwrecks here
 
 Sighting one dolphin
Sighting one dolphin
 
 Sunset at 6pm
Sunset at 6pm
 
 Many clouds
Many clouds
 
 Dipping behind the clouds
Dipping behind the clouds
 
 Looking towards the airport
Looking towards the airport
 
 Minutes to go
Minutes to go
 
 Not a lot of color yet
Not a lot of color yet
 
 Sun was down as we headed towards Fakarava
Sun was down as we headed towards Fakarava