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In April 2016 we made a short stopover in Kauehi on the way back from the Marquesas to Tahiti.

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1/22: We had very little wind on the way from Tahuata to Kauehi.
2/22: Not an additional spinnaker, but air conditioning.
3/22: Lots of sail changes take their toll.
4/22: We reached Kauehi at dawn.
5/22: The lagoon is easy to navigate.
6/22: Arrived! The boat is standing really still for the first time in months.
7/22: Leeloo's watching the noddie evening spectacle.
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12/22: Towers of unknown purpose are built along the outer reef.
13/22: The few houses on the southeastern motus are mainly ruins.
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15/22: Strong current in the channels between the motus.
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17/22: Curious little black tip reef sharks .
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21/22: Our Australian friends on Ednbal joined us for a few days.
22/22: Leaving the atoll we had 5 knots of current in the pass, short, steep waves (wind against current) and eddies.