Rangiroa and the Blue Lagoon
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Mark & Helen Syrett
Fri 11 May 2012 09:01
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Here are the promised photos of Rangiroa, Tuomotu
Islands.
We went for a snorkel at the ''aquarium'' which is
just inside the pass into the lagoon which is renowned for it's drift
snorkelling and diving.there were an mazing number of fish of different sizes
and colours.
 The following day we went to the Blue Lagoon on a
fast speed boat. The Blue Lagoon is a lagoon within a lagoon on the other side
of the atoll from where we were anchored (approx 30 miles) but we decided that
it was better to go by fast boat than to dodge the bommies and then anchor off
in coral on a lee shore. We arrived on the edge of the lagoon and the boat went
into the shallows and we then walked across to the island.
  an amazing place with a small hut for us to have
our lunch although it was still only 1000, so paddling and swimming were
next.
 The black tipped reef sharks appeared at lunch time
and swam in the shallows around our feet
 we had a wade over to the next motu
 and were photographed by one of the
party.
 after lunch we returned to the boat for swimming
with sharks and feeding---two separate events!! Mark swam with the sharks until
it was feeding time and a tuna head was produced
  we then returned to the anchorage and in the
evening went out to supper and saw some Tahitian dancing
  an amazing place and day.
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