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26/07/2008: "MY DESTINATION .... Polynesian islands"
Here are some of my favorite pictures taken during a memorable expedition to a true Polynesian culture almost on the equator.
Transport was courtesy of a US Navy seaplane which departed Guam, made a refueling stop and proceeded to a pair of isolated atolls. These are Nukuoro and Kapingamarangi.
It is now believed (via DNA testing) the original inhabitants of these and other Polynesian islands immigrated from Taiwan many hundreds of years ago.
I'm booked to attend a conference (as a guest) on this subject in Taiwan next week.
Maybe able to add a postscript or two, and comments on these favorite pictures which are now quite probably very rare images.
