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First look at Bora Bora
At the end of a 45 minute flight from Papeete, we're greeted by a simply...
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Otaymanu
That's Otaymanu in the background, probably the most photographed...
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Polynesian water taxi
This modern boat will take us across the lagoon and half way around...
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Betsy and the French gendarmes
She's surprised by the short pants on the island police who are also...
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Enjoying the ride
Betsy and her mom on the top deck of our water taxi. Our resort is...
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Bora Bora boys
Some local kids enjoying the ride
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Looking down on Club Med
Every day we'd walk down the pier and take that boat beyond the motu...
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The grounds
Our view as we walked over to the Club Med restaurant and activity center.
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The beach
Looking down our beach. That's our little yellow bungalow off to the left.
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Living on the water
Some of our fellow guests were staying right over the water.
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Sunrise
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Tiki
A tiki represents a god, and this one graced the prow of the boat that...
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Mullet
Lots of mullet linger around our pier, looking for one of us to toss...
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The waters off Bora Bora
Pictures really don't do justice to these waters which just may be...
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Betsy
Betsy among some brain coral. Millions of little animals called polyps...
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Phil
Betsy's husband is Irish, doesn't tan well and wisely wore a...
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Susannah
Our daughter-in-law used to be an flight attendant in the Gulf States and has...
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Bob
A piece of bread really attracts these butterfly fish. A good tip: fill a...
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Sergeant majors
Most of Pat's friends here are striped sergeant majors.
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Eel
A very big eel fed by our very big boat guide.
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Burnt Betsy
Traveler's tip: put on plenty of sun block, especially on the...
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Another new day
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Le Truck
This is the standard way of getting around Bora Bora and other...
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Windsurfing
Betsy and her brother Bill and their first attempt at the not-too-easy art of...
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Susannah's turn
She's done this before so she can show hubbie Bill how it's done.
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