5/40: Western side of Mangareva, looking toward Mt. Mokoto.
6/40: Polynesian hospitality
7/40: More hot curries coming up.
9/40: Picknick with Liesbet and Mark (Irie) on the western side of Mangareva.
10/40: Chapel of St. Joseph in Taku in the north of Mangareva.
11/40: Pamplemousse break
12/40: Another pair beyond repair... The dilemma: so far we've only seen flip flops in the local shops.
13/40: The longed for supply ship
14/40: Statue of Teriapatura, son of the God Oro, the protector of the Societe Islands (this is a copy--the original is in a museum in France).
15/40: Rikitea's post and telecom office (also the only bank in town)
16/40: Baguettes are made twice a day (but you need to order before)...
17/40: ...and are delivered to Pitufa every other morning by Mark and/or Liesbet (inbetween one of us has to go...).
18/40: In the southern winter the weather turned nasty.
20/40: Our lockers are still better stocked than the local shops.
23/40: It can get quite choppy in the anchorage off Rikitea which means splashy dinghy rides.
27/40: Hiking up Mt. Duff. Some local strays follow the cruisers wherever they go.
28/40: The summit of Mt. Duff
29/40: The views from Mt. Duff are incredible: looking over to Mt. Mokoto.
31/40: Aukena (left) and Akamaru (right)
32/40: Rikitea and anchorage
33/40: During the festival somebody poured boiling water or oil over this poor guy.
34/40: He nevertheless enjoyed the hike and ran up the mountain much faster than we could.
36/40: Sunday mass in the cathedral of Rikitea.
40/40: The famous black pearls of the Gambier.
