We have internet once again so it's time for an update. This update covers the Tuamotu Islands. These islands are very different from the Marquesas because they are coral atolls. Which means they are a ring of very low islets surrounded by a reef with a large lagoon in the middle. They were formed hundreds of millions of years ago when a volcano sank underwater and left the fringing reef. So we'll share a few pictures with you of our 4 weeks visiting two islands in the Tuamotus.

Our big news is that we have decided that we will not be ready to leave French Polynesia when our 3 month visa expires. So we are planning to leave Liward at a marina in Tahiti while we fly back to the USA for 7 months. We will return to Tahiti in April 2014 and continue exploring the Society islands. We have found someone to stay on the boat while we are gone so Liward should stay in good shape.