Monday, January 25, 2016

Report # 25 Moorea, French Polynesia January 24, 2016 Sunday Partly cloudy & 83 degrees Part # 3 OF 3 49 Pictures Sailaway-5D


Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 1:21:34 PM
Subject: Report # 25   Moorea, French Polynesia   January 24, 2016   Sunday   Partly cloudy & 83 degrees   Part # 3 OF 3    49 Pictures    Sailaway-5D

 

Some photos of the sail away from Moorea………

 

 

 

The pilot boat

 

Opunohu Bay

 

Bungalows over the water

 

Nice shoreside huts

 

The crew gets to enjoy the sail away from deck nine

 

Leaving the bay

 

Towering peaks

 

Green hillsides

 

The colorful party

 

Captain said the yacht belonged to a wealthy man (escorted by local authorities)

 

Snacks being served

 

Blue cocktails sold

 

Small boat near the reef

 

Small village

 

Hillside gardens

 

Don't often see these peaks

 

More abodes

 

Lido waiter, Zulu

 

Fishing

 

Rain clouds hovered

 

Bungalows…..very expensive to stay overnight

 

Sailboat

 

The Church at Opunohu Bay

 

Beautiful setting

 

Mostly inaccessible

 

Leaving the bay

 

Very lush hilltops

 

Small dots of white are homes

 

Making tracks

 

Clouds covering the peaks

 

A few small boats in the bay

 

A container ship with some passenger cabins

 

The Intercontinental Moorea Resort

 

Some bungalows are on the water, some on the steep hillside

 

Reflecting clouds

 

The lagoon inside the reef

 

Getting cloudy

 

It may rain yet

 

Moorea getting smaller

 

Another sunset in paradise

 

Always some clouds in the way

 

Going fast near 7pm

 

Hot sky

 

Going fast

 

The best it got

 

Slipping away

 

Gone

 

The ship's brass bell

 

Our reflection in the navigation deck window on the bridge