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Fakarava

We took an amazing trip to Fakarava, French Polynesia from September 10-18. We flew into Tahiti then connected the next morning to Fakarava. We boarded the beautiful 80 foot catamaran, Jambo, and that's where the real fun began...
Staging room
Staging room		 Says It All
Says It All		 Show time
Show time		 Getting off on the two right feet
Getting off on the two right feet
Heading to Fakarava
Heading to Fakarava		 Finally there
Finally there		 Our daily bread
Our daily bread		 Jambo in the distance
Jambo in the distance
Mark on Point
Mark on Point		 Paradise
Paradise		 Island time
Island time		 Small striped trevally
Small striped trevally
Our ever present trumpet fish
Our ever present trumpet fish		 Limey Time
Limey Time		 Ben follows suit and takes a back break
Ben follows suit and takes a back break		 Searching in the afternoon sun
Searching in the afternoon sun
The Electric Kool Aid Acid Fish
The Electric Kool Aid Acid Fish		 Bringing the tender up to the magnificent Jambo
Bringing the tender up to the magnificent Jambo		 Wow
Wow		 Rapt attention
Rapt attention
Favorite weapon
Favorite weapon		 Finally a bonefish
Finally a bonefish		 Checking the big boy
Checking the big boy		 Nice 6+ pounder
Nice 6+ pounder
Releasing a blue trevally
Releasing a blue trevally		 Beautiful blue trevally were prevalent
Beautiful blue trevally were prevalent		 Phillip bags another nice one
Phillip bags another nice one		 Obligatory local beer shop
Obligatory local beer shop
Mark flinging the long rod
Mark flinging the long rod		 Phillip sneaking up on a shark
Phillip sneaking up on a shark		 One of many large nurse sharks
One of many large nurse sharks		 More bones
More bones
He's purdy
He's purdy		 Pristine Point
Pristine Point		 One of the smaller bones from The Spot
One of the smaller bones from "The Spot"		 Nice one
Nice one
Our shuttle boat
Our shuttle boat		 Phil flinging the big 12wt
Phil flinging the big 12wt		 My retirement, ah, cottage
My retirement, ah, cottage		 Plenty of room for a nap
Plenty of room for a nap
The Spot
The Spot		 Catch and release
Catch and release		 Jambo posing again
Jambo posing again		 Peter jumps a mahi while trolling
Peter jumps a mahi while trolling
It's what's for dinner
It's what's for dinner		 View from the bow of Jambo
View from the bow of Jambo		 Approaching another beautiful flat
Approaching another beautiful flat		 A few important tools
A few important tools
Getting to work
Getting to work		 Into the Sunset
Into the Sunset		 Cinnamon Roll Flat
Cinnamon Roll Flat		 More tools
More tools
New friends
New friends		 Two good buddies on a great trip
Two good buddies on a great trip		 Mark's Suite
Mark's Suite		 Picasso Trigger Fish
Picasso Trigger Fish
Big Coral Trout
Big Coral Trout		 A bone poses with his captor
A bone poses with his captor		 Needle Fish
Needle Fish		 Heavenly Sight
Heavenly Sight
Leaving Jambo...heading home
Leaving Jambo...heading home		 Drinks anyone?
Drinks anyone?		 Harbor in Papeete
Harbor in Papeete
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