Tuamotus Photos

Wow! What a place. We had a great opportunity to use the new underwater camera especially in Rangiroa where the clarity and variety of underwater life was astounding. Check out the following photos of fish, turtles, sharks and other creatures.

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Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef octopus - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef octopus - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef octopus - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Turtle & Moorish idol - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Wayne & Blechedemere Sea Cucumber - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Moray eel - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Blacktip reef shark - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - White tip reef shark- click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Double saddle butterflyfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Threadfin butterflyfish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Moorish idol - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Pennant bannerfish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - White tip reef shark - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - White tip reef shark - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - White tip reef shark - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Flowery flounder - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Stonefish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Longnose butterflyfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Longnose butterflyfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Longnose butterflyfish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Parrot Fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Ornate Butterflyfish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish- click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish- click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish- click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish- click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Longnose butterflyfish & Moorish Idol - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Coral dwellers - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Coral dwellers - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Double saddle butterflyfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Schooling reef fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Scissortail sergeants - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Double-saddle butterflyfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Friend with Scissortail Sergeants - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - White barred triggerfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - White barred triggerfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - White barred triggerfish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Remora (notice the sucker on the top) - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Remora - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Striped surgeonfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Striped surgeonfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Striped surgeonfish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Parrotfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Parrotfish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Regal angelfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Achilles tang - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Threadfin butterflyfish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish (Long-tom?) - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Achilles tang - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Achilles tang with cleaner fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Achilles tang with cleaner fish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Triggerfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Triggerfish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reticulated butterflyfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reticulated butterflyfish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Trumpetfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Blue spotted cornetfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Trumpetfish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Goldrimmed surgeonfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Goldrimmed surgeonfish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Double saddle butteryfly fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish in a coral garden - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Racoon butterflyfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Racoon butterflyfish- click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Double saddle butterflyfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Double saddle butterflyfish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Double saddle butterflyfish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Six Barred Wrasse - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Unicorn fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Reef fish - click to enlargeJun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Parrot fish - click to enlarge

Jun '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Supply ship pulling up its tug - click to enlarge

These following sequence shows “Daydream” entering the pass at Rangiroa. Compared to the size of the lagoon, the passes are quite narrow. The standing waves that you see in these photos are created when the ebbing tide meets an opposing wind which made for a very turbulent few minutes on our way in. These three photos were provided by our friends on the German sailboat “” who entered the pass just before us.

May '09 - Rangiroa atoll - "Daydream" approaching the pass - click to enlargeMay '09 - Rangiroa atoll - "Daydream" entering the turbulence - click to enlargeMay '09 - Rangiroa atoll - "Daydream" being bounced around pretty good - click to enlarge

May '09 - Ahe atoll - Village anchorage - click to enlargeMay '09 - Ahe atoll - Solar street light - click to enlarge

May '09 - Ahe atoll - Giant Clam - click to enlargeMay '09 - Ahe atoll - Giant clams - click to enlargeMay '09 - Ahe atoll - Giant clam - click to enlarge

May '09 - Ahe atoll - Sunset - click to enlargeMay '09 - Ahe atoll - Sunset - click to enlarge

May '09 - Ahe atoll - Pincusion starfish - click to enlargeMay '09 - Ahe atoll - Surgeonfish - click to enlargeMay '09 - Ahe atoll - Christmas Tree worms - click to enlarge

May '09 - Ahe atoll - Horse's head coral formation - click to enlargeMay '09 - Ahe atoll - Coral head formations - click to enlarge

May '09 - Ahe atoll - Palms - click to enlargeMay '09 - Ahe atoll - Palms in the wind - click to enlargeMay '09 - Ahe atoll - Palm - click to enlarge

May '09 - Ahe atoll - Supply ships - click to enlargeMay '09 - Ahe atoll - Supply ship - click to enlarge

May '09 - Rangiroa atoll - Kia Ora resort - click to enlargeMay '09 - Ahe atoll - Village home - click to enlargeMay '09 - Ahe atoll - Village home- click to enlarge

May '09 -Ahe atoll - Coral reef - click to enlarge