Our suite at the Radisson (bathroom)
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Black sand beach - Tahiti
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On our way to Moorea
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4-wheel tour of Moorea
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View of Cook's Bay
and our ship
Wild chickens everywhere
but they don't eat them
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Reconstructed marae
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Where they would have
sacrificed captured enemies
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Ginger flower
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Bird of paradise
growing like weeds
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At the end, we had a chance
to sample liqueurs
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Asail again
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Approaching Raiatea
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We slip in through a
break in the barrier reef
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On our 5-hour jungle walk
Tahitian chestnut tree
The reward at the top: a
waterfall and small pool
to cool off
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The intrepid hikers - 1st half
(I think the other half
made it back)
Topping off the day
with afternoon kayaking
Banana flower - the
bananas come from
the white blossom parts
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Elephant ear plant
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The beach and motu
where I snorkeled for
hours and got sunburned
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Our BBQ lunch coming ashore
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One of our guides for
swimming with stingrays
and sharks near Bora Bora
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The stingrays and sharks
know why we're there
They know they'll get fed
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Terns
Lots of smaller fishes
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Sharks are there, fortunately
not so personal
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Black-tipped reef shark
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Fruit snack on a motu
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Bob Nansen, our
Betchart guide
Some of the Betchart
group during one of our
sunset meetings
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Our path around
French Polynesia
(maybe hard to read)
Our ship is registered
in Luxembourg
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Visiting some
archaelogical sites
on Huahine
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Freshwater eels
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The Tropical Bar -
getting ready for
cocktail hour
Where you signed up
for snorkeling daily
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Was wondering why Heineken
was one of the few beer
choices - then I read the label
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Our failed search for
spinner dolphins at
Moorea
But we did get to see
waves crashing the reef
from ocean-side
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Paul Gauguin Museum
Tahiti