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Fakarava - dives in the North Pass and discovery of Rotoava
February 22, 2025 · 11 min · 607 views · Rotoava, Fakarava
What this video covers
Ivo and Dajana anchor their boat in Rotoava, the main village of Fakarava, where they find limited provisioning options including three small grocery stores that stock only frozen meat.2:21 The couple sources fresh bananas from a local plantation and utilizes the village’s medical center for treatment of a severe eye infection.1:37 While anchored in the lagoon, they host the crew of the catamaran Black Lion for dinner.6:56 The pair conducts two drift dives in the North Pass of Fakarava with Kaina Plongée, timing their entries to coincide with the incoming and outgoing tides.3:31 Despite local reputations favoring the South Pass, they find the North Pass superior in biodiversity and underwater topography.4:11 Onboard, they use two solar ovens to slow-cook chicken and prepare meals for upcoming passages to the isolated atoll of Toa O.10:56
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