Mo'orea

Mo'orea is another island is French Polynesia very near Tahiti. It is part of the archipelago of the volcanic Society Islands, of which Tahiti (see other posts) is the largest.
Many folks consider Mo'orea the most beautiful of the Society Islands. I think they're probably right.
The 1st picture is taken from the ship as we enter Cook Bay. The 2nd picture is taken from an overlook. To the right you can see over water bungalows of the Sofitel, and to the left, under the clouds is the island of Tahiti.
The 3rd picture is at the tourism office. You can see some of the landscape over the map of the island. The 2 bays at the top will come up again.
The 4th picture looks at Bali Hai, the narrow mountain with it's top in the clouds. The movie wasn't made here, but they did film that mountain to insert were they needed it.
The 5th picture is the largest Catholic church on the island. Between the towers, lost in the clouds is that mountain called Bali Hai. The 6th picture is one of the protestant churches. The island is mostly protestant as the 1st missionaries were from the London Missionary Society.
The 7th picture looks out the length of Opunohu Bay. This is where Captain Cook landed, and this is where Mutiny on the Bounty was filmed.
The 8th picture is taken from an overlook. To the left is Opunohu Bay and to the right is Cook Bay. (They put the Captain's name on the wrong bay.) These are the 2 bays I mentioned above, both are excellent anchorages.
The 9th picture is a marae, said to be the largest on Mo'orea. This is a sacred space where the Polynesians gathered to worship their 3 gods (sea, war and weather).
The last picture is the agricultural school for French Polynesia. Up to 500 students at any one time and from all of islands are taught how to best farm on these islands.Weiterlesen