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Polynesian is a language that has been very
short-changed in the consonant department (I think 10) so it makes sure
that its vowels work hard for their living, Raiatea for example is a 5
or maybe 6 syllable word |
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We went round to the carenage because we had a bit of
welding to do on one of the hatches and there was internet there |
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Where old boats come to die
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and new ones get an overhaul
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The French work awfully hard at improvements such as
this storm culvert but it isn't a pretty sight
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Oh well, we can always relax with Jurg, Marianne and a
beer on Brio
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Inside the lagoon behind the protection of the
fringing reef with its motus you can see the coral heads through
the clear water |
Motus are islands formed from coral broken and tossed
up by the big seas beyond the reef |
We don't even have to go outside the fringing reef to
get to
TAHAA ( that's Ta-Ha-a) |
