 This looks like a good place to stop
This looks like a good place to stop
 
 Further from the dock
Further from the dock
 
 Local boat
Local boat
 
 A small cafe
A small cafe
 
 A bit of shade to dine
A bit of shade to dine
 
 Fast food: Fakarava-style
Fast food: Fakarava-style
 
 Le Paillote Cafe
Le Paillote Cafe
 
 House on piers
House on piers
 
 Many pines along the shoreline
Many pines along the shoreline
 
 An artist's studio
An artist's studio
 
 Which way to go?
Which way to go?
 
 Here is a beautiful spot
Here is a beautiful spot
 
 Pines
Pines
 
 A pier to a boat house
A pier to a boat house
 
 Following the dirt road
Following the dirt road
 
 Snack shack at the Havaiki Pearl Guest House
Snack shack at the Havaiki Pearl Guest House
 
 Sheltered boat
Sheltered boat
 
 The menu of the day
The menu of the day
 
 The two chefs
The two chefs
 
 Condiments included
Condiments included
 
 Found a good table
Found a good table
 
 Found even better beers
Found even better beers
 
 The beeper buzzed when our order was done
The beeper buzzed when our order was done
 
 Cash only
Cash only
 
 Covered patio
Covered patio
 
 Pier with two barrel chairs
Pier with two barrel chairs
 
 This is where we saw the reef sharks
This is where we saw the reef sharks
 
 Sharks had circled this table
Sharks had circled this table
 
 Amsterdam close by
Amsterdam close by
 
 Havaiki Resort activities
Havaiki Resort activities
 
 Hen looking for crumbs
Hen looking for crumbs
 
 Covered boats
Covered boats
 
 That is definitely rain
That is definitely rain
 
 Gorgeous water
Gorgeous water
 
 Captain's fiancée – Brooke on the right
Captain's fiancée – Brooke on the right
 
 Should we warn them of the sharks???
Should we warn them of the sharks???
 
 Dining in the breeze
Dining in the breeze
 
 A bungalow at the Havaiki
A bungalow at the Havaiki
 
 Deep enough for many fish to hide
Deep enough for many fish to hide
 
 Two little girls swimming around the table
Two little girls swimming around the table
 
 The largest fish hiding
The largest fish hiding
 
 Not dangerous
Not dangerous
 
 Sharp corals
Sharp corals
 White powder sand
White powder sand
 
 Plenty of shade
Plenty of shade
 
 Inviting
Inviting
 
 Private and hidden from the general public
Private and hidden from the general public
 
 Nicely landscaped
Nicely landscaped
 
 Perfume of the frangipani was strong
Perfume of the frangipani was strong
 
 Local home and grave marker
Local home and grave marker
 
 The huts of the Havaiki
The huts of the Havaiki
 
 Le Snack Requin
Le Snack Requin
 
 Yellow blooms
Yellow blooms
 
 Conservative signage
Conservative signage
 
 Hotel dining room opened at 5:30pm
Hotel dining room opened at 5:30pm
 
 Resident cat
Resident cat
 
 The dining room
The dining room
 
 Pearl Havaiki Boutique
Pearl Havaiki Boutique
 
 View of the ship
View of the ship
 
 Bill starting the hike back
Bill starting the hike back
 
 It really was not that far
It really was not that far
 
 Houses in the shade of the trees
Houses in the shade of the trees
 
 Never did get rain here
Never did get rain here
 
 Elevated houses get air circulation underneath
Elevated houses get air circulation underneath
 
 A telephone booth?
A telephone booth?
 
 Tern in the tree
Tern in the tree
 
 Local with her swimming dogs
Local with her swimming dogs
 
 A dive boat returning
A dive boat returning
 
 Concrete road
Concrete road
 
 Floats used for fishing nets
Floats used for fishing nets
 
 Raised boats
Raised boats
 
 Tablemates Bill & Sylvia (England) & Annie & John (Alabama)
Tablemates Bill & Sylvia (England) & Annie & John (Alabama)
 
 Buying some treasures
Buying some treasures
 
 Our tablemates
Our tablemates
 
 Going back
Going back
 
 Leaving the beach behind
Leaving the beach behind
 
 Getting close
Getting close