Fakarava, French Polynesia

Fakarava, French Polynesia

After a quick day in Rangiroa, we headed north to another atoll called Fakarava.  There isn't much to see on land here, as its just a narrow ring of sand and palm trees surrounding a huge lagoon, but the diving was incredible.  We booked two dives and everything we read said that the diving here would be very similar to the diving in Rangiroa.  Other than the unbelievably clear, 80 degree water, we found it to be a completely different experience. 

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Kauai & Oahu, Hawaii

Kauai & Oahu, Hawaii

After a very full 30 days in Vietnam, Samantha and I were very much looking forward to our next stop.  Our friends Greg and Kathy live in Honolulu and we felt like a visit with some friends was in order.  We planned to spend two weeks in total in Hawaii, and split that time evenly between one week on Kauai followed by a week with them on Oahu.  

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Gili Meno - Indonesia

Gili Meno - Indonesia

We left Cairns heading north to Indonesia for a two weeks on a tiny little island called Gili Meno.  We were looking for a little beach time after what was a fairly fast paced month and half beginning in New Zealand, and Gili Meno proved to be exactly what we needed. 

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