Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday morning. "Gloria".
We arrived back in port in Tahiti last night. We will hang out for the day and then take our overnight flight to LA. In the mean time, here comes another sailing ship into the port. "Gloria" from Columbia. Look closely at the picture. The ship is covered with sailors on the masts, all wearing the colors of the Columbian flag. They are singing a song and there is a small, official-looking delegation to meet them on shore. VERY impressive.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
What a difference a day makes!
It's a beautiful Saturday. We had a very fun ATV excursion this morning, visiting a pineapple farm and climbing a "mountain" for spectacular views of the bay and reef. Now we are reading in the shade, poolside on the ship.
Saturday sunrise, Moorea
Yesterday was a rough day at sea. Kyle couldn't read in the cabin and Susan couldn't read much anywhere. Susan napped off and on in the cabin or in a deck chair. Kyle read most of the day in a deck chair. it was better to be on deck with the ship pitching so much. It was very windy but dry so that was the place to be. This morning we are approaching Moorea, an island we visited earlier on the trip. This time we will drop anchor in Opunohu Bay instead of Cook's Bay. We are to go on an ATV excursion today. The sun is coming up and the weather is clearing so we are hoping for a better day today!
"The sea was angry."
Sounds like the opening line of a novel. We were supposed to drop anchor at Huahine this morning (Friday), but the weather was too rough to enter the narrow passage into the bay. Instead we are spending the day "at sea" and are traveling on to our next destination, Moorea. it is very rough going. The dining room is closed. The bar is closed. We and some others have been hanging out behind the bridge watching the ship pitch up and down, watching the wind driven waves, and occaisionally ducking when a downward pitch hits a wave just right, showering us with sea spray. A rough day at sea I'd still far better than being at work!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
"Bloody Mary's"
Updating from Bloody Mary's famous bar and restaurant in Bora Bora. The new movie "Couple's Retreat" was filmed on Bora Bora. This restaurant is hosting a private party for cast and crew Saturday night per the owner. Another guest at the bar saw Vince Vaughn at the Tahiti airport last night…
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wednesday Taha'a
We sailed to the sister island of Raiatea, Taha'a, and will spend the day on a motu (little islet, seen in background of this pic) of Taha'a. There will be a beach BBQ for lunch, followed by a Polynesian show on the beach. We set sail for Bora Bora this evening.
Tuesday, Raiatea island
Today we went on an excursion where we kayaked up the Faaroa River and visited a jungle with amazing tropical flowers. We then kayaked back down the gentle river. (This photo is not related to the excursion.)
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tuesday AM, Raiatea
Rainbow over the island of Raiatea just after dawn. Raiatea is our destination today.
Monday, Cook's Bay, Moorea
We took the tender to the island. this photo shows our ship, the Star Flyer, with coral in the foreground and a volcanic mountain in the background.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
the trip begins…
Tough to say "bye" to Kido. At the Indy airport now, on the plane… after slight delay caused by fire alarm and evacuation in the terminal.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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