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A family aboard Big Lost sails the Tuamotu Archipelago, covering the final days at Fakarava South Pass before a 165-nautical-mile overnight passage to Tikihau.▶ 20:21 At Fakarava's South Pass, the crew dives the grouper spawning aggregation on the opposite wall from the famous shark wall, where thousands of groupers gather annually and sharks arrive on cue.▶ 5:18 A spearfishing trip to a nearby fish aggregating device turns up curious sharks instead of dinner, including one that had been finned.▶ 1:24 Provisioning at Fakarava requires a stop at the mayor's office to pay 1,000 francs for trash disposal.▶ 13:55 The family visits a local black pearl farm, where each person opens an oyster — one yields a white, near-perfect sphere.▶ 15:41 The overnight sail to Tikihau brings gusting conditions instead of the forecast light winds, requiring two reefs in the main.▶ 20:37 Entering Tujiva Pass, the crew radios dive boats to check for snorkelers in the cut before committing, with 5-knot current running against them.▶ 25:02 The narrator reflects that the family's definition of success has shifted from reaching destinations to valuing unscheduled time together and ordinary daily moments aboard.▶ 28:53

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