French Polynesia

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We made landfall in the Marquesas after the Pacific crossing, sailed the Tuamotus, and spent late June and July in the Society Islands.

We cleared in at the gendarmerie in Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, on 30 April 2026. We have not cleared in at Tahiti, Moorea, or any other outer-island gendarmerie. Tahiti, for us, was the vet visit for the pugs, at the anchorage south of Marina Taina. That call to Papeete Port Control was a port call, not a second inward clearance.

In this country

• Clearing in.
• Forms tool. It fills in the paperwork on your device. You check it, sign it, and send it.
• The Marquesas: Anaho Bay and Nuku Hiva, after 28 days at sea.
• The Tuamotus: Raroia, Makemo, and Rangiroa.
• The Society Islands: Tahiti, Moorea, and Bora Bora. Notes and Bora Bora photos are still coming.