Primož Jakopin, photo diary

Rurutu, January and February 2003, part VIII

All images are 400 x 300 pixels in size. Numbers in front of picture descriptions are serial numbers of the original shots (2560 x 1920 pixels). (c) P. J. 2003 - 2015

From the saddle between Moerai and Avera to Mt. Manureva, Mt. Taatioe, Mt. Teape and Vitaria

6276. Small ferns, Anuhe or Gleichenia linearis, form a dense impenetrable cover on the western slopes of the highest Rurutu peaks

6277. Butterfly on the road to Mt. Manureva

6278. Orange coloured flower just below Mt. Manureva

6279. A view of Mt. Taatioe from Mt. Manureva

6281. A miniature pine tree relative

6282. A view of the Avera bay from Mt. Manureva

6283. Mt. Taatioe and Mt. Teape from the northeast

6284. Central plateau of the island with Pointe Arei on the left from Mt. Taatioe

6286. Three-pronged grass grows on most paths around Mt. Manureva

6288. Tree ferns, Cyathea affinis to the west of Mt. Teape

6289. Boulders in the riverbed of a small stream on the slope of Mt. Teape

6291. Cutting banana plants at the roadside in Vitaria

6293. Mr. Mairau enjoying some peaceful moments after the pandanus harvest

6294. Mrs. Mairau cutting the back of pandanus leaves, Pandanus tectorius

Index  Part IX - From Moerai to Pointe Mauo and the Mauo caves