Raiatea - Photos
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Mike and Liz Downing
Mon 30 Aug 2010 06:28
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Raiatea is the second largest island in the Societies after
Tahiti. We went into the Apooiti marina for a couple of days to do a number of
jobs that it was safer to do tied alongside and in shallow
water. Once complete we anchored in the lagoon on the west coast
before going to Tahaa.
 Tied up on the visitor's dock, with less than 12
inches under the keel. The water was clear and you
could
see the keel just above
the rocks and coral on the
bottom.
 From the opposite end of the marina. All the
charter boats moor stern to the
docks and tie up to the mooring buoys in the
picture. (The maneuver to tie up the
charter boats is carried out by the charter staff
who board the boats before they
enter the marina.)
 Bora Bora in the distance, from the
marina.
 Local church on the way into Uturoa, the
main town.
 The hill overlooking
Uturoa.
 At anchor in the lagoon on the west side of
Raiatea, with another yacht close by and Bora Bora
just
visible in the
background.
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