oira79
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Just finished 3 very good two-dive days with the Six Passengers in Rangiroa. We've seen dolphins almost every dive. Today I saw a silvertip shark so close up that I saw a hook in its mouth. Spotted eagle rays, no mantas yet, but hopeful. Huge schools of jackfish. This morning I hung onto a rock and the school came so close to me that I practically joined it.
The water temperature is reasonable with a 3mm wetsuit. Current varies; today we had a strong-current drift dive, which was fun. Good viz, 20-30 meters.
The Six Passengers used to be named after the number they would take on any one dive but now there's a boat called The Double Six. I still like the divemasters. They set up your gear and put it on the boat, very nice if you're using a heavy negatively-buoyant tank as I am.
We're staying in Raira Lagon, also so far so good. We paid for garden view but we have semi-ocean view. Nice view from the restaurant and very peaceful here. It's a good mid-priced option. I'm a wine lover (blog.wblakegray.com) so I'm pleased that their wine list is decent and reasonably priced, not the case in much of French Polynesia. Very solid Petit Chablis last night for 3400 francs.
If you're thinking about coming to Rangiroa, there are grocery stores open with reasonable stocks, unlike Fakarava where we're headed next. But I don't see any dive shops, so bring any equipment you need. We're renting everything save masks. The Six Passengers does not have strap-on fins, so I'm not using my booties, and fortunately I brought business socks as quasi-booties (veteran tip).
The water temperature is reasonable with a 3mm wetsuit. Current varies; today we had a strong-current drift dive, which was fun. Good viz, 20-30 meters.
The Six Passengers used to be named after the number they would take on any one dive but now there's a boat called The Double Six. I still like the divemasters. They set up your gear and put it on the boat, very nice if you're using a heavy negatively-buoyant tank as I am.
We're staying in Raira Lagon, also so far so good. We paid for garden view but we have semi-ocean view. Nice view from the restaurant and very peaceful here. It's a good mid-priced option. I'm a wine lover (blog.wblakegray.com) so I'm pleased that their wine list is decent and reasonably priced, not the case in much of French Polynesia. Very solid Petit Chablis last night for 3400 francs.
If you're thinking about coming to Rangiroa, there are grocery stores open with reasonable stocks, unlike Fakarava where we're headed next. But I don't see any dive shops, so bring any equipment you need. We're renting everything save masks. The Six Passengers does not have strap-on fins, so I'm not using my booties, and fortunately I brought business socks as quasi-booties (veteran tip).