Cruising around Tahiti

I guess we've had fifty years to plan this trip.

In March 2002 we went to Tahiti with our daughter Betsy and one of our sons, Bill, and their spouses, Phil and Susannah.

After a week at Club Med on Bora Bora, we flew back to Papeete and boarded the M/S Paul Gauguin for a marvelous week of cruising around French Polynesia. ... (more)

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Anniversary couples
Phil and our daughter Betsy celebrated their 20th while her folks survived...

Red hibiscus

Moorea & Tahiti
Sailing almost full circle, we came to Moorea, the last island before...

Cook's Bay at Moorea
This bay gets our vote for the most beautiful one we have ever seen,...

Our ship in Cook's Bay
We cannot imagine a more stunning setting for our last island visit.

Tahiti ginger

Belvedere
Almost every island in Tahiti has its Belvedere, or Beautiful View....

Butterflyfish
These are some of the most common and most beautiful fish we saw every...

Stingrays
Their enlarged fins form 'wings' with which they fly through...

Among the sting rays
Wearing masks and foot protectors against the coral, we joined these...

Another stingray
Their tails are whip-like, and are venomous, acting as a defense against...

Sharks
We weren't alone with the sting rays. There were also a few black tipped...

Another shark

Two stingrays

Plumeria

Kayaking in Cook's Bay
Towering peak on the right, Betsy & Phil in a kayak at the lower left.

More kayaks
A peak above and two kayaks below.

Lunch aboard ship
Susannah, Phil, Betsy, Bob and Pat in our outdoor dining room for most of our...

Phil & Betsy, Susannah & Bill

Back to the ship
Susannah and Bill after kayaking around Cook's Bay

Gauguin Museum
'' Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Do We Go?'...

Betsy's pareo
Another beautiful design. (If you prefer, you can spell it 'pareu',...

Another tiki
These eye-catching statues remind us we're in a very interesting...

Up close
A closer look at the tiki.

Thinking ahead
Already planning a future trip to one of our very favorite places in...

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article published 4/1/2002

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Thanks so much for your wonderful photos of glorious Tahiti, it was great fun to share these!
— Eleanor Robb, September 20, 2006

Friends from St Martin
Hi Mr. Fairbanks, Remember me? I spoke with you while in the water on the French side of St. Martin while on a short stop while we were enjoying the "Random Wind" Sailing excursion. I truly enjoyed the pictures of Tahiti and hope to someday soon get to enjoy this island myself. Thanks for all the information and insight that you give on your web page.

I will look for more articles from you in the future.

Peggy King
— Peggy King, September 30, 2002

Beautifull!
VERY VERY NICE PHOTOS.GREETING TRUUS
— Truus Stotteler, April 2, 2002

I can see why you are enamored by the beauty and lifestyle of Tahiti! That opening shot of Papeete harbor reminds me of what Honolulu harbor looked like back in the late 1930s, and when one was able to see the mountains from anywhere along the beach at Waikiki. Let's hope that "progress" comes tres lentement to Tahiti Nui....
— Old Timer, April 1, 2002