This is a beautiful atoll where we stopped for a day on our
way to the Marquesas Islands. It was
formed long ago by a volcano. Today all
that remains is a very large (many kilometers) rectangular lagoon. We entered through an opening in north and
anchored for a day and spent the day in the village of Rotoava. We walked along
the shore for several miles, passing a grocery store, the local city hall (aka Marie),
a beautiful church and many little modest but comfortable homes. Since the atoll is flat many bike while
others drove trucks. The day was bright,
sunny and very hot.
This is a lovely Catholic Church which we pasted. From the ceiling are large lantern like structures made of shells along with strings of shells leading from each "lantern". (They were not really lights.)
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