Jacaranda Journey
Google Earth image shows Garue Pass (left) and the bommie field we needed to navigate to transverse the lagoon to Kon Tiki Island on the other side (right).
Our track across the lagoon on the chartplotter (note the lack of detail for navigation)
by Erik Hesselberg, 1947
svBeach House & rainbow
Us on Jacaranda
Us standing on the deck under a rainbow (Photo: Kim on svMaluhia)
(Photo: Scott on svBeach House)
Kon-Tiki Motu and the reef where the vessel shipwrecked in 1947
In Papeete, Tahiti after its removal from Raroia (1947)
In Papeete, Tahiti after its removal from Raroia (1947)
The original raft restored in the Museum in Oslo, Norway (internet photo)
The original raft restored in the Museum in Oslo, Norway (internet photo)
Chuck at the Kon-Tiki memorial on the motu
Commemmorative plaque placed there by Heyerdahl's grandson after a reenactment of the voyage
Chuck with Scott and Nikki
Ryan from svNaoma kiteboarding in front of the Kon-Tiki Motu
Yoga on the beach
Black tip shark with an aquarium escort
Noddies nesting
Noddy sitting on eggs
Jacaranda anchored in the northeast corner of Raroia
svMaluhia anchored near us in the northeast corner of Raroia
Outer reef
Fisherman's hut on the outer reef
An FAD (Fish Attracting Device) washed ashore on the reef - probably from South America
Gooseneck barnacles on the FAD raft found on the reef
Electric sunset
Electric sunset
Electric sunset
Jacaranda and sharks
Jacaranda
Outer reef
Lizard
Hermit crab
Tridacna clams - jewels on the reef are collected for food
Tridacna clam
Giant moray eel at a cleaning station
Tiny Nudibranch (about an inch in length) has a carnival costume
Pin cushion star
Octopus in shallow water changing color - Camouflage 1
Octopus in shallow water changing color - Camouflage 2
Octopus in shallow water changing color - Camouflage 3
Octopus in shallow water changing color - Camouflage 4
A typical Puamotan town where the Raroians live principally by fishing, copra cultivation, and pearl farming.
Quay with a bicycle - the common mode of transportation on the atoll
