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1. French Polynesia Cruise
March 25 – April 5, 2014

2. Finally we arrive
Not Our Plane!

3. Our Ship: The Marina

4. • French Polynesia consists of five archipelagos;
Austral, Gambier, Marquesas, Society and
Tuamotu
• We visited Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora and
Raiatea in the Society Islands; Rangiroa and
Fakarava in the Tuamotu atolls; and Nuku
Hiva in the Marquesas.
• Today’s economy is based on tourism. After the
black pearl, the main exports are coconut oil,
unworked shells, perfumed soap, vanilla and fish.
Monoi is the legendary oil made from soaking
Tiare flowers in oil extracted from copra
(coconut).

5. Day 1: Welcome to
Moorea

6. How people
originally reached
the Islands versus
today’s transport.
We took the bus!

7. Copra,
Vanilla
and the
Tahitian
Tiare

8. Mango,
Papaya and
Breadfruit
Trees

9. Moorea Tour Route

10. Gauguin Home Replica,
Courtyard and
Painting

11. View from Belvedere lookout on
Moorea

12. Mt. Tearai, Moorea

13. Cook's Bay, Moorea

14. Cook's Bay, Moorea

15. Moorea Crystal Clear Lagoon

16. The Real Bali Hai

17. Moorea Sunset

18. Day 2: Beautiful Raiatea

19. Utoroa Port, Raiatea

20. Raiatea - Birthplace of Tahitian
Religion and Culture

21. Raiatea Island Tour

22. Land of
Rugged
Interiors,
Beautiful
Beaches and
Lagoons

23. and Sacred Places . . .
Like this 1,000-year old Taputapuatea
Marae

24. Marae of Tainuu in Raiatea
(where wild chickens wander!)

25. The Valley Of Tehurui, Raiatea

26. Mount Temehani, Raiatea

27. View from Mount Temehani

28. Faaroa River, Raiatea

29. Raiatea Church

30. Next Stop:
View of Bora-Bora
from Raiatea

31. Days 3 and 4:
Bora Bora
Greeted at
Every Port

32. Glass Bottom
Boat Cruise
and
Snorkeling
the
Aquarium

33. Crystal Clear Waters with Inset
of Bungalows

34. Fondo Playa -
Pricey Digs!

35. Tahitian Longboat

36. Cloud-covered Peak in Bora Bora

37. Day 5: Cruising the Tuamotu
Archipelago
View from Ship en route to Nuku Hiva,
largest of the Marquesa Islands

38. Days 6 & 7: Nuku Hiva
Bay of Taihoae

39. Getting to remote Places
Snack Hae Kohe

40. Cathedral
Notre Dame
inside and out

42. Mea'e
Kamuihei
and
Temehea
Tohua,
Ancient
ceremonial
sites

43. Interior:
A Tropical
Wonderland

44. Vaipo Falls,
Nuku Hiva

45. Taipivai Valley

46. Taipai Valley

47. Typee Village
where Melville
lived

48. Nuku Hiva Beach

49. Beach Reflections:
Nuku Hiva

50. Traditional
Dance
Performance
Onboard

51. Sunset – Leaving Nuku Hiva

52. Day 8: Fakarava . . .
One Endless Beach

53. Snorkeling right from the beach

54. Another view of the
Marina in port with
inset of private yacht
with slide

55. Day 9: Rangiroa (Huge Sky):
the 2nd largest Coral Atoll
in world

56. Pink Sands
of Rangiroa

57. Glass Boat Tour Guide plays Ukulele
En Route to Snorkeling the Aquarium

58. Feeding Frenzy and
Nurse Shark Inset:
Snorkeling Rangiroa's
Aquarium Garden

59. Small Islands are called Motus

60. French Polynesia is known for its famous Black
Pearls. We visit the Gauguin Pearl Farm to learn
how oysters are grafted, tied, hung and
harvested

62. It takes five Years
to get pearls like
this

63. Rangiroa Village and Tip of the
Island Inset

64. Day 10: Tahiti Nui and Tahiti Iti
Aerial view

65. Papeete, Capital of Tahiti

66. Papeete Port

67. A Day of Sightseeing with
Myra, Lila and Dennis

68. We toured the northern route of
the Monoi Road from Papeete to
the Blowholes at Tiarfi

69. Downtown Papeete
Inset of Restaurant
where we lunched

70. Papeete City Market

71. Papeete City Hall

72. Notre Dame Cathedral,
Mormon Temple and
Universite’

73. Memorial Park at Venus Point:
Cook Monument and Lighthouse

74. The stone
wall at
Memorial
Park displays
the five
archipelagos

75. Tahiti Coastline Views

76. Two Cliff Views

77. Blowholes at Tiarfi

78. Papeete Port at Night
Departure point for return trip