Diving, Whale watching,
snorkelling with Reef Sharks, scootering around Moorea and not
forgetting a luxurious cruise. This selection of photographs was taken
during a holiday (not an expedition, or a hike or backpacking but a
proper real holiday) in French Polynesia from 4th to 15th September
2004.
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A visit to Raiatea (formerly known as Havaiki: The Sacred
Island) in the morning to see the Taputapuatea Marae
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The marae on Raiatea |
Taputapuatea Marae |
Fish carving at the marae |
Carved tiki at the Taputapuatea Marae |
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Taputapuatea Marae, Raiatea |
Taputapuatea on the sacred island of Raiatea |
Coral and volcanic rock at the marae |
Marae on Raiatea |
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Base of marae |
Taputapuatea marae at Opoa, Raiatea |
Faaroa River on Raiatea |
Faaroa River near Faaroa Bay, Raiatea |
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We then spent time paddling up the Faaroa River before
stopping at some gardens for a botanical tour
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Paddling to the gardens |
On
the Faaroa River |
Paddling up the river on Raiatea |
The botanical tour begins |
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Touring the gardens at Raiatea |
Gardens on Raiatea |
Raiatea botanical gardens |
Windy morning on Raitea |
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Morning in Raitea then we're taken to the airport and fly
back to Tahiti. Next up a ten minute flight in a small plane to Moorea.
The following day we went on a whale watching expedition which included
some time spent snorkelling with Black Tip Reef Sharks.
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Looking out to sea from the top deck - Raitea |
Flying from Tahiti to Moorea |
Landing at Moorea then on to the hotel |
Black Tip Reef Shark (honest) |
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Snorkelling with Black Tip Reef Sharks |
Jayne on the Whale Watch boat |
Jayne and scooter on Moorea |
Time to scoot around the island |
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The following morning on Moorea we hired a scooter and
spent the day riding around the island. It's extremely hard to get lost
on Moorea given that there's really only one main road.
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| A
scooter stop at the beach |
Palm trees on Moorea |
Palm tree |
View of Sofitel resort from lookout on Moorea |
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Matthew on some crap scooter |
Jayne takes a dip |
The Moorea Pearl Resort |
Private beach at the resort |
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A tiki in the grounds of the Pearl |
Over-water bungalows at the Pearl, Moorea |
Beach at Pearl Resort, Moorea |
An
early flight back to Tahiti |
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Leaving Tahiti and heading home |
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