11 Jul 2010
My life as a dog on Anaa
My host had two dogs, and such harmonoius dogs! Being a total stranger I would suspect a greeting of loud barks and jumping to and fro. Not these dogs!…
11 Jul 2010
Anaa shell desert
Some areas the shelldunes stretched far and wide, and it resembled a desert more than an atoll. The enormity of shells deposited is is a grand display of how…
11 Jul 2010
Anaa shell dunes
In the lagoon there are huge deposits of shells in formations similar to what you see in the snowy and windswept mountains in winter. The different ages of…
11 Jul 2010
Anaa ocean channel
This is one of many openings in the chain of dry land and during storm surges the ocean will flood through here and rearrange shores and islets and deposit…
11 Jul 2010
Anaa coral reef
Anaa is incredibly diverse, and here the coral dominates the landscape. The outrcops are fossilized coral or limestone.
10 Jul 2010
In for landing on the Anaa atoll
Anaa is 1 hour 20 minutes flight from Tahiti, and is one of the closest of the atolls in the Tuamotu archipelago and the location for the viewing of the 2010…