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Misto - Days 88-90: First sight of the Tuomotus



The days and nights of the passage have passed more quickly than anticipated - however not quickly enough to make Fakarava on Thursday afternoon. Rather than just slowing down too much we decided to make a detour and sail around Takaroa and so this northern-most atoll was our first sight of the Tuomotus. With a large, visible wreck on its north east end, this atoll was more densely vegetated than I expected. Takaroa has many pearl farms and the cruising guide indicates that cruisers are not particularly welcome, however one of the WARC boats had gone inside. We sailed past enjoying our first view of these low lying coral atolls. Then we sailed south south west between Takaroa and Takapoto towards Aratika and Fakarava. Once out of the lee of the atoll we settled onto a bumpy beam reach, expecting to arrive at Fakarava around 10am on Friday.
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At 4/6/2017 4:55 PM (utc) our position was 14°12.18'S 144°14.28'W

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