Stores· Fakarava· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs

Tumoana Market (Rotoava fuel station)

16° 3.3′ S · 145° 37.2′ W · approximate

The shop attached to the quay fuel station. Its vegetable shelf briefly fills a couple of hours after the supply ship docks.

Practical

Hours (Soggy Paws): Monday to Saturday, 7:30 am to 5 pm; closed Sunday. Ph +689 40 98 40 11. It sells groceries, some fishing gear, household goods, clothing and oil, but no beer. Jacaranda (2019) found a terrific vegetable selection about 2 hours after the ship docked; get there early. Paid Wi-Fi reached the moorings in 2018. Coordinate approx: placed at the Rotoava quay area, between Kaina Plongee (OSM, which Soggy Paws puts just north of the quay) and the public slipway (OSM). The building itself is not individually mapped.

Best for

Groceries and veg on ship day while fuelling

Place data includes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).