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21 April 2008

Papeete paddlers
by © 2008
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David adds:
"Here you can see the teams lined up on the Papeete waterfront for an outrigger race around Moorea Island as part of the Heiva i Tahiti festival. The race takes several hours to complete, with hundreds of Tahitian paddlers participating."
David has spent several years on the move around the South Pacific. You can learn much more about the many destinations in the South Seas on his website:
South Pacific Travel
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