Moorea - French Polynesia

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From Papeete we took a half hour ferry over to the island of Moorea. Now this was more like it! 
Coral reef all around, blue lagoons, white sand and palm trees. 

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Moorea - volcanic peaks covered 
in lush vegetation and turquoise lagoons filled with tropical fish. 		 The main beach of 
Les Tapaniers Hotel. Idyllic!		 Our hotel room, 20 metres
from that beach.
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The view from the beach. I took a boat trip out into the far 
reef where we swam (or stood) 
with Stingray and other fish		 The Stingray were about 
1 metre across
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Classic shot!
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Outside the reef we swam with 
Black Tipped Reef Sharks.		 Feeding frenzy. We were 
safely back inside the boat.		 Silent but Deadly?

All underwater shots were taken with one of those disposable Kodak 
waterproof cameras. Not bad quality. Difficult to use with a mask on though!

We could have stayed in Moorea for weeks, truly a tropical paradise.

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