Aitutaki - quite possibly the prettiest blue waters I've ever seen

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September 7th 2018

Published: September 22nd 2018

There's a saying on the island that there's no blue like Aitutaki blue, and they're not lying. I've been incredibly lucky to visit some incredibly beautiful places, but when it comes to amazing blue water - one of my favorite things - Aitutaki was absolutely mind blowing. You don't want to know how many pictures I have of nothing but water. The main island is surrounded by the amazing lagoon and a... Read Full Entry

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Lagoon

I could look at that blue for ever...

and ever...

Take me back right now

Our boat for the day

Seriously, right now.

Giant clams in the lagoon

View from One Foot Island

One Foot Island

Not named for it's shape - a fisherman and his son were fishing here when they shouldn't have been. The local warriors saw them and the father knew they would be killed. To save his son, he sent him to hide in a tree - then the father walked in his son's footsteps, and continued past the tree across the island. When the warriors came, they found and killed the father - they were confused because they thought they'd seen two people, but there was only one set of footsteps...and the son was saved.