Service· Toau· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Teahuroa Cistern and Laundry Water (Toau)
15° 56.0′ S · 145° 53.4′ W
The wooden house at Teahuroa, south of Otugi Pass, with a rainwater cistern and a solar street lamp; the residents have let passing yachts take a little water and do laundry.
Practical
Position is sea-seek's Teahuroa point (15°56.00'S 145°53.39'W), the house on the rim; anchor off it (see Teahuroa Anchorage). Water is limited and is the residents' supply, so always ask first, take small quantities and offer something in return; in drought there may be none (sea-seek, Aug 2024 edition). Fish are plentiful here. Toau has no shop or fuel: the supply ship no longer calls (Sugar Shack, Nov 2020), so arrive full from Fakarava. Morton Palmer's farm, about 3.5 nm north of the passes, sells eggs, vegetables and honey.
Best for
Topping up water in Toau's lagoon
Nearby
- Teahuroa Anchorage (Toau)0.2 NM away
- Varua Hotspot Wi-Fi at Otugi Pass (Toau)0.2 NM away
- Otuigi Pass Dive (Toau)0.8 NM away
- Toau Southeast Corner Anchorage and Moorings1.7 NM away
- Fakatahuna Pass Drift Snorkel (Toau)1.8 NM away
- Toau South Motus Anchorage2.9 NM away
- West of Otuigi Pass Anchorage (Toau)3 NM away
- Morton Palmer's Farm (Toau)4.5 NM away