Rocks of Motu Rakau, Aitutaki Toddler T-Shirt

This is a close up of the most unusual feature of Motu Rakau, the volcanic dark rocks instead of only coral rubble and white sand typical for an atoll.
Atolls are originally volcanic islands, but the volcanic core had eroded and sunk in the ocean, while the surrounding reef had kept growing to stay near the surface of the ocean, and eventually it forms a ring of islands around a central turquoise lagoon.
But Aitutaki is an Almost-Atoll, which later had a secondary volcanic eruption, building up a higher island as well as two small islets in the center of the lagoon. The brown-black rocks are tell-tale signs of the fresh volcanic activity. The volcanic soil also also provides nutrients for different trees than the hearty wiry vegetation usually growing on atolls.

Judith Kunzle is drawing dancers in action, paints mountains en plein air, and many other subjects she encounters. Judith lived for 30 years in the South Pacific, mostly in the Cook Islands, two years on Hawaii and six years in California. In 2021 she returned to Switzerland. Judith Kuenzle zeichnet Taenzer in action, malt Berge en plein air und andere Sujets die ihr begegnen. Judith lebte 30 Jahre im Sued Pazifik, vor allem in den Cook Inseln, zwei Jahre in Hawaii und sechs Jahre in Kalifornien. Seit 2021 lebt sie wieder in die Schweiz.