Polinezja FrancuskaÎles Sous-le-VentHaapuVaiorea16°46’55” S 151°1’40” W
21 lutego 2023, Polinezja Francuska ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Close to Moorea Island, we snorkelled amongst Reef sharks (up to 6’ long) & manta rays, which were at least that length, including their tails. This was a fantastic experience, as we saw many of Czytaj więcej
Polinezja FrancuskaÎles Sous-le-VentPareaBaie d’Auea16°48’42” S 150°59’32” W
22 lutego 2023, Polinezja Francuska ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
After motoring overnight, we arrived at Huahine at around 8:00am. No luck trolling from 5:30 am till 8. After breakfast, we tied up to a dock & walked around a small village. We had less than an hour Czytaj więcej
Polinezja FrancuskaTahateaoBaie Fare16°42’49” S 151°2’15” W
23 lutego 2023, Polinezja Francuska ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Today was a lazy day. Captain Mata took Kim snorkelling in the morning while most of the group did a tour of the island. I stayed aboard, read & organized some photos. In the afternoon, Mata took us Czytaj więcej
South Pacific Ocean 16°43’26” S 151°13’1” W
24 lutego 2023, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
After breakfast, we set sail for the island of Raiatea. It was nearly a four hour full sail with the aid of the twin 110 hp Volvo Penta engines. We averaged 8 knots, & trolled the entire way. No fish Czytaj więcej
Polinezja FrancuskaÎles Sous-le-VentUturoaVallée Vaipao16°43’47” S 151°26’31” W
25 lutego 2023, Polinezja Francuska ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Early this morning, we motored back to Raiatea for the others to join an AM tour of the island. One of the others wanted to stay behind, so Kim joined the tour in his place. As we had docked at the Czytaj więcej
Polinezja FrancuskaÎles Sous-le-VentVaitapePointe Teaurufau16°30’43” S 151°46’21” W
26 lutego 2023, Polinezja Francuska
This morning, we made the 3+ hour trip to a beautiful shallow snorkelling area beside Bora Bora. The water is an amazing number of shades of blue/green. We motored past a school of dolphins along the Czytaj więcej
Polinezja FrancuskaMatiraMotu Piti Aau16°31’53” S 151°42’23” W
27 lutego 2023, Polinezja Francuska ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
This morning, our captain, Mata, took us to two very different snorkelling spots. We swam over some Eagle Rays in 20’ of water. We followed a female (no tail) & several smaller males who were Czytaj więcej
Polinezja FrancuskaÎles Sous-le-VentApuPointe Toamaro16°40’55” S 151°29’6” W
28 lutego 2023, Polinezja Francuska ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
We lazed around this morning, swam a bit and said goodbye to Bora Bora. We sailed to Taha’a, which is our captain, Mata’s home island. I learned to prepare Sashimi with Tuna. It turned out very Czytaj więcej
Polinezja FrancuskaÎles Sous-le-VentManaLac Mana16°43’29” S 151°28’0” W
2 marca 2023, Polinezja Francuska ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
After breakfast, we said goodbye to our shipmates & made our way to the Raiatea airport to fly back to Tahiti. We flew in a surprisingly large, island hopping, Air Tahiti aircraft. The scenery on the Czytaj więcej
Polinezja FrancuskaIumaruRivière Taiemiti17°31’53” S 149°54’18” W 3 marca 2023, Polinezja Francuska ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We drove our little Renault halfway around the island today, stopping at scenic lookout spots, including Belvedere, pineapple fields, art galleries, clothing stores, etc. Moorea is a beautiful island Czytaj więcej
