After about 5km, the shoreline of Hawaiki Bay beckons.

BBC: Lakeside treks in a geothermal land

Every October attention turns to the sea during the Hawaiki Nui Va'a, an outrigger canoe race that attracts more than 100 teams which navigate around the Society Islands between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha'a and Bora Bora.

BBC: Getting in the Tahitian spirit