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We visited Taravai, the second biggest island in the archipelago, in June 2013 and instantly fell in love with it: rugged mountains, pristine corals, remote bays, beautiful beaches, and only a handful of friendly people.

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1/50: Ile Taravai (middle)
2/50: Baie Anganui, western coast of Taravai
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9/50: Finally an anchorage with sunsets again.
10/50: Baie Onemea, south-west Taravai
11/50: Picknick on the beach with Liesbet and Mark from Irie.
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13/50: Venus and crescent moon
14/50: Auffi aufn Berg!
15/50: No trails up the mountains on Taravai...
16/50: Coconut harvest
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25/50: Irie is joining Pitufa in Baie Onemea
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28/50: Looking towards Ile Agakauitai, south of Taravai
29/50: The outer reef in the south
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33/50: Irie
34/50: Dinghy trip from the southern anchorage of Taravai to the village on the eastern side.
35/50: Ile Agakauitai
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37/50: The village on Taravai was abandoned long ago, only Hervé and his family live here as caretakers.
38/50: Church of St. Gabriel
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40/50: Hervé keeps everything neat and tidy
41/50: Hervé's house
42/50: Hervé's wife, Valerie, is an artist who makes sand pictures
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44/50: Ile Agakauitai
45/50: The only permanent residents of Agakauitai are pigs, chickens and goats...
46/50: ...who have a really good time here.
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50/50: Looking towards Mangareva