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Category: Oceania

It’s a small world: The Moorea shopping edition

Posted onDecember 19, 2009November 13, 2019Leave a comment

There is no village to speak of near the dock where we landed, but there is a small market area with a few local residents selling colorful wraps, carvings, black pearls, and shell jewelry. Because Read More …

CategoriesFrench PolynesiaTagsislands, Pacific Cruise

A Quick Driving Tour of Moorea

Posted onDecember 19, 2009December 14, 2020Leave a comment

Back on shore there isn’t enough time to go up to Belvedere lookout, so we cast around for what to do and end up hiring a driver to give us a tour of part of Read More …

CategoriesFrench PolynesiaTagsislands, Pacific Cruise

Catamaran tour of the lagoon on Moorea

Posted onDecember 19, 2009May 6, 2021Leave a comment

The captain welcomes us on board and then we are off. (So, right from the start the scenery is good :-)It’s a still day, so not great for sailing, but Opunohu Bay would be lovely Read More …

CategoriesFrench PolynesiaTagsislands, sailing and cruising

A few last-minute errands in Papeete, Tahiti

Posted onDecember 19, 2009November 13, 2019Leave a comment

We haven’t had a chance to do any shopping today and we want to pick up a few items (including wine and some flowers to brighten our cabin), so we leave the ship and head Read More …

CategoriesFrench PolynesiaTagsislands

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