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    • skip's retirement travelFrench Polynesia
      Day 4

      Mo'orea

      April 12, 2023 in French Polynesia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      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.      Read more

    • chantal muellerEinisch um d Wäut
      Day 57

      Moorea

      May 16, 2017 in French Polynesia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Sunday night me and my hungry state were rescued by Teui, my host, and a pizza. Monday morning I woke up very early. The days lasts around 12h with the sun out from 6 to 6. For me as a morning person this is perfect. I had to get on the scooter to get food since my room is on a hill. I've never driven a scooter before. Teui showed me how it worked. I think he was a bit worried by my driving skills (mängisch bini ächt e depp) but I made it into town. I went on the market first to buy some fruits and had a coffee and une galette de poissons for breakfast. I didn't really know what to do next even more because there were some threatening grey clouds coming in. I decided to get some information about diving and drove to the Intercontinental, where the dive company is. I bought ten dives, so I can also dive at some places when I am on my cruise. They figured out that I needed a refresher and could not do that on Wednesday while diving with the sharks. So they ask me if I wanted to do it now? As in half an hour? Yup. I was all in, literally. So I had a nice wreck dive with two ships and a plane and lot's of fishes. I am way more interested in living things. So I am very looking forward for the dives to come. The water temperature is 28 degree. I was nevertheless freezing when I got out of the water at 3:30h, no wonder with no food in me. I was so hungry I could have eaten a whole buffet. I restricted myself to two chocolate éclairs right away.
      The last picture is from the place I am at the very moment, enjoying a fresh pineapple juice after a first bath at Temae beach and watching the fishes. The beauty of this island can't be put in words. It's right as it is in the catalogue, just better because I am actually there. Tina recommended to take the first ferry at 6:30 which I did. With the scooter. So now I am driving around the island grinning like a fool because it's just marvelous.      Read more

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