| Opunohu Bay is the second of the bays of Moorea. It is the
site of the filming of each of the Mutiny on the Bounty movies. It is
where Capt. Cook landed, not Cook's Bay. |
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Moorea from the ferry to Tahiti. Although only 10 by 6
miles, the peaks are 4,000 ft. Look at those blues! |
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Everyone having fun. We're at the Temae beach and you can see Tahiti in
the background. |
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John and Simon have mastered the art of cracking coconut husks open.
Trust us, it's not as easy as it seems. Strength doesn't matter much. |
| There's a wonderful market in Papeete - Mapuru a paraita -
full of fresh fruit, vegetables... |
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fresh fish...
large tuna... |
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and many different small fish...
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...lots of food... |
| And Tahitian goodies |
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Tahiti is about a dozen miles from Moorea and rises 7,500ft out of the
water. Just like Moorea, it is a volcano. |
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Sunday is the day the locals come to the beach as families to eat, drink
and sing. Scooters are very popular with the young crowd. |
| Dancing is a part of traditional Polynesian culture |
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Mary likes the men |
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The ladies aren't bad either! |
| Rose always makes sure the music is top notch |
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All of the restaurants serve amazing Tahitian and French
cuisine. Te Honu Iti is one of the best (after Alfredo's of course!) |
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Even John, who is not the most adventurous of eaters really enjoys the
non-burger fare |
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Lisa sure is growing up! |
| Mary enjoys the cuisine, though she's not real keen on
poisson cru, the raw fish speciality that Steve eats all the time |
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And, here's our good friend Christian who now owns
Alfredo's. He was the manager when we first met him in about 1994. |
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