Having arrived in the Marquesas Islands in mid April the rally has now moved on to the vast expanses of the Tuamotu atolls and is now due to converge on the capital of Tahiti and French Polynesia at Papeete.

It will be a busy time for the rally as they will be able to re-provision at the wonderful Papeete market (possibly the most colourful in the world) and at European-style hypermarkets and chandleries. There will of course be a rigorous social programme to accompany this activity.

After a week berthed to the bustling `Bounty Quay' right in the centre of Papeete, the beautiful Society Islands lie a short distance away. Moorea is the first of these islands and Cook's Bay will be the base for island-wide activities. Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa and Bora Bora will follow in close succession making the Polynesian experience complete by the 7th June when the rally will strike out for the Cook Islands and Tonga.