• Spring 2025 Trip
    1Arriving at the airport (silly windy!!!)Local beer (vodka- & tequila-flavored. Meh.)Kayaks were available to hotel guests.2View of the property (Le Maitai Rangiroa) from the pier.More view from the pier.Location of our hotel along the atoll.

    Rangiroa (pron: ran GEE roa)

    January 26, 2025 in French Polynesia ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F

    Goodby cruise ship, Hello Rangiroa!
    Rangiroa is an atoll made up of 240-415 islets (exact number varies by source). It is considered one atoll, is the largest in French Polynesia (approx. 20 miles x 50 miles), and the second largest in the world (behind Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands). Its highest elevation is only 39 feet!
    Rangiroa is known to divers as 'God's Aquarium'. Janine & I are scheduled for 3 2-tank dives over the next three days while lodging at Le Maitai Rangiroa.    Read more