01_View_from_Mount_Mokotu_towards_Taravai_and_the_south_of_the_atoll
03_The_reefs_in_the_bay_of_Taravai_at_spring_tide_low_water
04_A_fire_is_made_in_the_pit_and_stones_put_on_top_(cPichlers)
05_The_whole_goat_is_wrapped_into_a_palmtree_leave_(cPichler)
06_All_the_food_is_in_the_pit_on_top_of_the_fire_and_stones_(cPichler)
07_The_food_is_covered_with_palmtree_leaves
08_The_top_layer_is_lots_of_sand_(cPichler)
09_Professionaly_grating_coconuts_for_the_Polynesian_barbecue
10_Dinner_is_ready_(cPichler)
11_This_years_Christmas_tree
12_You_could_see_and_smell_the_coral_spawning
13_Coral_spawning_in_the_Gambier_Islands
14_Nice_beaches_in_the_Gambiers
15_The_island_of_Makaroa_has_been_cleared_from_rats_for_the_birds
16_Close_to_shore_only_a_few_corals_are_alive_between_the_algae_(Makaroa)
17_The_only_possible_landing_spot_on_Makaroa
18_View_from_Makaroa_towards_the_northeast_with_a_good_dive_spot_right_off_the_island
19_View_from_Mount_Mokotu_towards_the_north
20_The_shallow_bay_to_the_west_of_Mangareva_is_mainly_used_for_pearl_farrming
21_Buoys_used_for_pearl_farming
22_Pearl_farm_buoys_are_all_over_the_atoll
23_Visiting_Eriks_pearl_farm_to_see_how_the_famous_black_pearls_are_harvested
24_Special_plastic_ropes_attract_the_larvae_of_the_pearl_oysters
25_The_small_oysters_are_threaded_onto_a_thin_plastic_ropes
26_The_thin_plastic_ropes_with_the_medium_sized_oysters_are_put_around_a_bigger_rope
27_When_this_is_finished_they_are_placed_in_plasric_grating
28_Tubes_made_out_of_plastic_grating_to_ptotect_the_ropes_with_the_oysters
29_Big_oysters_are_kept_in_flat_plastic_grating_for_protection_against_predators
30_Sorting_the_pearl_oysters_according_to_size
31_Different_sizes_of_nucleus_which_get_inserted_after_the_pearl_is_taken_out
32_Watching_how_the_pearls_get_taken_out_of_the_oysters
33_With_special_tools_they_open_the_oysters_and_extract_the_pearls
35_Freshly_harvested_pearls_from_Gambiers
36_Pearl_oyster_shells_are_used_to_make_jewelry_and_ornaments
37_Machines_used_by_the_training_college_to_learn_how_to_carve_pearl_oyster_shells_and_pearls
38_Some_pieces_of_jewelry_made_out_of_shells_and_pearls
39_Ornaments_on_some_of_the_shells
40_Anchoring_on_a_sandy_spot_within_the_coral_reef_north_of_Kamaka
41_Old_house_on_the_private_island_of_Kamaka
42_Boats_are_flying_above_the_waters
43_The_main_street_of_Akamaru_village
44_Little_church_which_is_still_used_daily_by_the_few_people_who_still_live_here
45_Ruins_of_the_former_bigger_village
46_The_old_cemetary_of_Akamaru
47_Part_of_an_old_house_is_used_as_the_front_for_this_vacation_home
48_The_village_and_bay_as_seen_from_above
49_Wonderful_day_for_hiking_on_Akamaru
50_One_of_many_wild_goats_roaming_the_islands_which_help_the_erosion
51_You_can_see_all_the_small_Motu_on_the_eastern_side_from_Akamaru
52_The_western_bay_of_Akamaru
53_White-tailed_Tropicbird_from_above_(Phaethon_lepturus)
54_Two_White-tailed_Tropicbirds_dancing_together
56_Fruit_of_a_Pandanus_on_Tauna_Island
57_Box_jellyfish_showed_up_in_the_north_of_Gambier_(Cubozoa-Wuerfelquallen)
58_One_of_the_northern_outer_motu
59_Only_two_airplanes_a_week_land_at_the_little_airport_on_Totegie
60_Walking_along_the_old_road_across_the_hills_of_Mangareva
61_One_of_the_big_poisonous_centipeds_(Scolopendra-Hundertfüsser)
62_Beautiful_portal_of_the_church_in_Rotoava
63_Crystal-clear_waters_in_the_Gambiers
64_One_of_many_beautiful_sunsets_of_the_Gambiers_Islands
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