Moorea - Day 33

Moorea (Opuniho Bay) French Polynesia 80 square miles of undeveloped shoreline, and 16,000 people. It is located just 10 nautical miles from the main island of Tahiti. The soaring massif of Mount Roa and Mount Rotui watch over the narrow Opunohu Bay like sentinels. The Polynesians settled here over 1,000 years ago. British explorers in the 18th century Samuel Wallis and James Cook sailed into the Opunohu Bay, the adjacent Cook’s Bay was named for the later. The amazing white sand beaches rise up to jagged emerald green peaks and multiple shades of turquoise lagoons which is the trademark beauty of Moorea, we had the included tour of the water view ilof the Island and the 1:45 snorkeling tour which took us around the other side of the island due to stormy seas. Luckily we had very little rain on our tours.Read more