Anse Amyot, Toau

We are currently at the anchorage of Anse Amyot, on the atoll of Toau (pronounced Toe-ah-oo). It's actually at the west end of Toau, on the outside, not actually in the atoll. We've been here 3 days already, but Gail had a horrible crossing from Takarava to here, even though it was only 35NM (nautical miles).

All together, we spent about 3 weeks in Fakarava, with the highlights being 3 scuba dives at the Gaure, or North, pass and 5 at the south pass. Never in my life have I ever dreamed of seeing sooooooooo many sharks in one location. We thoght we'de seen a lot of sharks at the North pass when we saw about 50+ on our drift dive there. But, the South pass is so confined that we literally saw hundreds on each dive. More than I ever need to see again.

So, now were are here at Anse Amyot, and I am planning a dive tomorrow with some other cruisers just outside this pass. Anse Amyot is actually inside the fringing reef, even though it is outside the lagoon. Then tomorrow mid day we may get a tour of an actual pearl farm. And, then have dinner shore tomorrow evening at a small restaurant (in the most meager of terms) here.

It should actually be one heck of a feast according to the guide books. But - Hey! In doing so, we are supporting a very small local economy.

In a few days we will make the 220NM jump to Papeete, Tahiti.

Love,

John