Greetings
from Moorea,
In my
opinion, Moorea is the most beautiful of all the Society Islands because of its
unique geography. Eight mountain peaks
carpeted in lush vegetation including the famous peak immortalized by the hit
song “Bali Hai” from the Broadway musical and famous movie, “South Pacific”. (see below)
The
island rises from a translucent lagoon and two tranquil bays, Cook’s Bay and
Opunohu Bay, all surrounded by a barrier reef. The bay named after Captain Cook isn’t even
the bay he sailed into back in the 1700’s.
It was actually Opunohu Bay, which is the most beautiful.
We swam
with the sharks and Manta rays again, only they were even more plentiful. Lots of photos to follow, here and in a
subsequent post.
We also got to swim with a huge bottle-nosed dolphin, pet him and play with him. Vicki kissed this dolphin on the mouth, if you can believe that. It was a fabulous experience.
Moorea is
at latitude 17° 32.43’ S and longitude 139°47.39’ W, for you mapheads.
Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
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