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These things SUCK!!!!!  
   

These things SUCK!!!!!

These little tiny snails can be found at the end of the river that originates from the falls. I ended up stepping in a patch of these in the river, and ended up with over 10 of the little barbs breaking off and lodging themselves in my right foot. I spent a couple of days trying to dig/cut/any home remedy/tweeze the barbs out of my foot.
Vaipo Falls

May 4th 2012
The Vaipo Falls are meant to be the largest waterfall in Polynesia, outside of Hawaii and New Zealand, standing 1148ft tall. The journey to get to the falls, although not a very strenuous hike, was quite an interesting jaunt into a very isolated sector of a very isolated island. The falls are located in the Hakaui Valley, which is only accessible by boat from as far as I could tell. Nuku Hiva&# ... read more
Oceania » French Polynesia » Nuku Hiva

French Polynesian Flag The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January ... ... read more
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