Oct 10, 2009 - Moorea

Jan Prince, in her excellent French Polynesian guidebook , says that Moorea (Mo-oh RAY-ah), while some people say it is an island shaped like a heart or an isosceles triangle, she thinks it looks like a swimming turtle. ... She says that some people feel it’s worth the airfare to Tahiti just to see Moorea. ... Moorea is dated by scientists to be about two million years old. ... In the morning we went on a bus tour of part of the island with a research director from the University of California at Berkeley, Gump Research Station here on Moorea. ...

Sep 8, 2008 - Mo'orea

Tome un ferry a Mo'orea, que queda al frente de Tahiti.Tome un ferry a Mo'orea, que queda al frente de Tahiti....

Jun 12, 2008 - Moorea - Cook's Bay

We hadn't planned to stop here, but when our new autopilot didn't pass the first sea trial, we decided to pull in to investigate. On these quick trips ashore, we really liked to atmosphere of Moorea. ... Unfortunately, we are very conscious that our days remaining in French Polynesia are numbered, so with just a short stay on Moorea, we took advantage of a break in the weather to head for Bora Bora. ... It will be blowing strong again tomorrow so we'll need to be safely at the next anchorage.We hadn't planned to stop here, but when our new autopilot didn't pass the first sea trial, we decided to pull in to investigate. On these quick trips ashore, we really liked to atmosphere of Moorea. ... Unfortunately, we are very conscious that our days remaining in French Polynesia are numbered, so with just a short stay on Moorea, we took advantage of a break in the weather to head for Bora Bora. ... It will be blowing strong again tomorrow so we'll need to be safely at the next anchorage....