Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Report #45 Fakarava, Tuamotu, French Polynesia November 7, 2016 Monday Part #2 Of 3 77 Pictures

More photos to follow…………

 

 

This looks like a good place to stop

 

Further from the dock

 

Local boat

 

A small cafe

 

A bit of shade to dine

 

Fast food: Fakarava-style

 

Le Paillote Cafe

 

House on piers

 

Many pines along the shoreline

 

An artist's studio

 

Which way to go?

 

Here is a beautiful spot

 

Pines

 

A pier to a boat house

 

Following the dirt road

 

Snack shack at the Havaiki Pearl Guest House

 

Sheltered boat

 

The menu of the day

 

The two chefs

 

Condiments included

 

Found a good table

 

Found even better beers

 

The beeper buzzed when our order was done

 

Cash only

 

Covered patio

 

Pier with two barrel chairs

 

This is where we saw the reef sharks

 

Sharks had circled this table

 

Amsterdam close by

 

Havaiki Resort activities

 

Hen looking for crumbs

 

Covered boats

 

That is definitely rain

 

Gorgeous water

 

Captain's fiancée – Brooke on the right

 

Should we warn them of the sharks???

 

Dining in the breeze

 

A bungalow at the Havaiki

 

Deep enough for many fish to hide

 

Two little girls swimming around the table

 

The largest fish hiding

 

Not dangerous

 

Sharp corals

White powder sand

 

Plenty of shade

 

Inviting

 

Private and hidden from the general public

 

Nicely landscaped

 

Perfume of the frangipani was strong

 

Local home and grave marker

 

The huts of the Havaiki

 

Le Snack Requin

 

Yellow blooms

 

Conservative signage

 

Hotel dining room opened at 5:30pm

 

Resident cat

 

The dining room

 

Pearl Havaiki Boutique

 

View of the ship

 

Bill starting the hike back

 

It really was not that far

 

Houses in the shade of the trees

 

Never did get rain here

 

Elevated houses get air circulation underneath

 

A telephone booth?

 

Tern in the tree

 

Local with her swimming dogs

 

A dive boat returning

 

Concrete road

 

Floats used for fishing nets

 

Raised boats

 

Tablemates Bill & Sylvia (England) & Annie & John (Alabama)

 

Buying some treasures

 

Our tablemates

 

Going back

 

Leaving the beach behind

 

Getting close