PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW It is time to say farewell to the lovely group of islands and reef motus that make up the Gambier Archipelago. It is time for us to spread our winds (sails in our case) and move onto new adventures. There are still many places […]
Yearly archives: 2019
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YES, WE ARE BACK AGAIN The humans know a good thing when they see it. The friendly hospitality of the locals Herve and Valerie are famous among the cruisers that make it this far south to the Gambier Islands. Most […]
) GETTING AWAY FROM IT ALL Some times it is nice to leave the crowds behind and find a little island all to yourself. In the Gambier islands that is not too hard. There are a multitude of anchorages through out […]
WHERE IS TOTEGEGIE MOTU? The group of islands called the Gambier Archipelago are surrounded by an outer barrier reef. The northern and eastern sections of this reef rise, just high enough out of the water, to form slender islands called […]
RIKITEA If you come to the Gambier Islands, there is no avoiding the main village of Rikitea. Situated on the largest island of the group it has the only links with the ‘outside’ world. For those first arriving by boat […]
COMING FROM THE ISLAND OF MANGAREVA For most cruisers and passage makers the island of Mangareva, and the village of Rikitea, is their first port of call in the Gambier Archepelago. Rikitea is the main village and the only link with ‘civilisation’ this far south in French Polynesia. It is […]